His full name was Pedro Eliezer Rodríguez Ledesma .He was  known most  as Pedro, is a Spanish professional footballer. He  plays as a forward or winger for Serie A club Lazio.

Pedro is known for his pace, dribbling and ability to convert from counterattacks.He  scored 99 goals in 321 games for Barcelona between 2008 and 2015 in all competitions before joining Chelsea in 2015, where he scored 43 goals in 206 games and helped them win the Premier League in 2017, the FA Cup in 2018 and the European Championship UEFA league  in 2019. He joined Serie A club Roma in 2020.

He won 26 major awards, including five La Liga titles and three UEFA Champions League titles.During the 2009–10 season, he became the first player in history to score in every official club competition in a single season and in a single calendar year.

Pedro has represented Spain at two FIFA World Cups and two UEFA European Championships, winning the first in 2010 and the second in 2012.

Pedro started his career on the local side of San Isidro. In the 2003–04 season, he scored 35 goals for their Juvenil and also featured for the first team in the Tercera División. At the age of 17, he joined the youth team of Barcelona.

Padro  a player of Barcelona.

Pedro was a key player for Barcelona B as the team achieved promotion from the fourth division, making 37 appearances and scoring seven goals. He made his first-team debut on 12 January 2008, playing one minute in a 4–0 home win against Real Murcia in La Liga, but he only picked up four more in his only two games combined.

Development and breakthrough 2008–10

Pedro was part of the 2008–09 first team per-season and showed early promise, scoring against Hibernian and New York Red Bulls respectively.

On 13 August, he started in a 4–0 win against Wisla Kraków in the third qualifying round of the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League. His first game in the group stage of this competition came on 16 September, replacing Thierry Henry in a 3–1 home win over Sporting CP.

In Barcelona’s 2008–09 treble, Pedro ended up making 14 appearances, also appearing in La Liga against Racing Santander, Getafe Valencia, Real Valladolid Mallorca and Osasuna (home loss 0 –1, with Barcelona already champions), a total of 365 minutes.

In the Copa del Rey campaign, he played against Benidorm and Atlético Madrid, coming on for Lionel Messi on both occasions; he played in the last minute of the match in the 2–0 Champions League final win against Manchester United. instead of Andrés Iniesta.

In 2009–2010, manager Pep Guardiola confirmed that Pedro would be promoted to the Barcelona first team for good, and he responded with a breakthrough year in which he became the first player to score in every official club competition in a single season as well as in a single season. calendar year.

On 16 August, after assisting Xavi for the first goal, he scored his first competitive goal for the first team in the 67th minute, helping to secure a 2–1 victory over Athletic Bilbao in San Mamés in the 2009 Supercopa de España.

Later. the same week he signed his professional contract until June 2014 with a buyout clause set at €75 million; in the 2009 UEFA Super Cup against Shakhtar Donetsk, he came on as a substitute for Zlatan Ibrahimović in the 80th and scored the only goal of the game in extra time.

On 28 September, Pedro scored his first Champions League goal after replacing Iniesta at half-time in a 2–0 win against Dynamo Kyiv. He continued his hot streak, netting his first in the league against Almeria with a brilliant strike to seal a 1–0 home triumph;] the following month he grabbed a brace in a Copa del Rey first-round-of-32 match at Cultural Leonesa, for a 2- 0 (also scored in the second leg, a 5–0 home defeat).

Increasingly establishing himself in Barcelona’s starting line-up, Pedro scored another league goal in a 4–2 win against Mallorca. He continued to score in the Champions League, netting one of two against Inter Milan.

On 12 December, Pedro scored a goal in the semi-final of the FIFA Club World Cup against Atalanta, in a 3–1 win. In doing so, he became the first player ever to score in six different club competitions in a single season and a single year – three domestic competitions, the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup.

He was later named Goal.com’s World Player of the Week after his performances against Espanyol, Atlante and Estudiantes in Argentina.

In an emotional return to his hometown team Tenerife on 10 January 2010, Pedro came on as a 76th-minute substitute, later assisting Ezequiel Luna’s own goal in a 5–0 victory – choosing not to celebrate out of respect. On 10 April, he scored the second goal in a 2–0 win against Real Madrid in his first El Clásico appearance.

On 14 April, in a league match against Deportivo La Coruña, opposing goalkeeper Daniel Aranzubia attempted to clear the ball from the top of the box and instead kicked the ball straight to Pedro, who fired home from 40 yards. with his left foot and scored, giving Barça a 2–0 lead and an eventual 3–0 win. He also found the net in the 3-1 defeat in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final against Inter Milan at the San Siro.

In the last three league games, Pedro scored for Barcelona, ​​with the Catalans eventually resuming their league dominance: again against Tenerife (4–1 win), a 3–2 winner in Seville[38] and against Valladolid (4–0). He finished the 2009–10 season with 53 appearances in all competitions and 23 goals, signing a new five-year contract with Barcelona on 9 June.[40]

2010–14: Consistent collective success
Pedro began the 2010–11 campaign firmly established in Barcelona’s starting eleven. On 29 November 2010, he scored the second goal in a famous 5–0 home win against Real Madrid, with Barça climbing to the top of the league. The following month he netted twice at Espanyol in a local derby, in a 5–1 success.

In April 2011, Pedro scored against Real Madrid in the second half of the final, but his goal was disallowed for offside, in the final extra time 0–1. On 3 May, against the same opposition in the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg, he found the net off Iker Casillas in a 1–1 home draw (3–1 aggregate win), for his 21st official goal of the campaign; he opened the scoring against Manchester United in the Champions League final, eventually winning 3–1.

On 5 July 2011, Pedro extended his contract by one year until 2016. His buyout clause was increased from €90 million to €150 million. After the signing of Alexis Sánchez, he featured less in 2011–12, finishing the season with 13 official goals and scoring the equalizer in that season’s Copa del Rey final in a 3–0 win against Athletic Bilbao.

On 21 September 2013, Pedro scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 win at Rayo Vallecano. On 22 December, in another away game, he added three more – all in the first half and in just nine minutes – to help Barcelona come back from 0–2 down to eventually win 5–2 over Getafe, making him the top scorer. the fastest hat-trick in Barcelona history.

It’s time to celebrate! The 2014-15 season ended with a treble,Pedro footballer born 1987

During the January 2015 match against Deportivo, Pedro defended,
Pedro scored another hat-trick on 12 December 2014, this time in Barcelona’s 8–1 victory against Huesca in the second leg of the Copa del Rey round of 32.

On 4 June 2015, Barcelona’s official website announced that Pedro’s contract had been extended until 30 June 2019. The buyout clause would remain at €150 million.

The club won their fifth European Cup/Champions League title by beating Juventus 3–1 at Berlin’s Olympiastadion on 6 June 2015 with Pedro as a substitute. As a result, Barcelona became the first club in history to win the domestic league, domestic cup, and European cup treble on two occasions.

Only Pedro, Lionel Messi, Andrés Iniesta, Xavi, Gerard Piqué, Sergio Busquets and Dani Alves have been part of both treble teams.

Pedro scored the winning goal in the 115th minute of extra time as Barcelona won the 2015 UEFA Super Cup 5–4 against Sevilla in Tbilisi; it was his second Super Cup win.

Conclusion:

Pedro footballer born 1987, started his career  2003 – 2004.He is a twinkling star for football lovers having a lot of fans all over the world.