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Full nameJoão Pedro Junqueira de Jesus
PositionCentre-forward
NationalityBrazil
Age24
Date of birth26 Sept 2001
BirthplaceRibeirão Preto
Height182 cm
Shirt number#20
ClubChelsea
Centre-forwardalso played MID
35
Appearances
15
Goals
5
Assists
2687
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Chelsea.

Injury-affected season

Missed 3 of Chelsea's ~38 games this season through 3 injury absences (muscle, knock). He still appeared 35 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Premier League3515526877.07
UEFA Champions League8305386.74
FA Cup4202717.23
League Cup2012166.33
FIFA Club World Cup3301637.47
Friendlies Clubs3301637.47

Scout report

Top-tier performerGoal-getting Centre-forward

João Pedro is a 24-year-old centre-forward at Chelsea, rated 95.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 10th of 376 on scout potential in the Premier League. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present this season (85.3% of available minutes). He brings 0.67 goal contributions per 90 (0.5 goals, 0.17 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pedro.

Judged on this season alone, Pedro graded 70 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 7% of the 44 centre-forwards in the Premier League, on 15 goals and 5 assists in 35 appearances (0.67 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 49 → 70). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 95, top 5% of the 44 centre-forwards in the Premier League. At 24 Pedro is in his prime years, and a market index of 139.6 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Pedro missed 3 games through injury (muscle, knock) out of roughly 38 this season. The 35 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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A career still climbing — Pedro is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Stepped up 2021/22
Current potentialTop 5% centre-forwards · Premier LeagueCurrent seasonTop 7% centre-forwards · Premier League3rd-best centre-forward in the Premier League10th in the Premier League · potential2nd-highest potential centre-forward in the Premier League
95.2
Ratingi
2nd of 44 centre-forwards
69.8
Seasoni
a strong, regular top-tier starter
85.3%
Minutes
near ever-present
0.67
Goal contrib / 90
strong end product

Output in context · Chelsea finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

15
Goals
5
Assists
20
G+A
0.43
Goals / app

15 goals in 35 appearances (0.43 per game) — a 15-goal haul playing for a mid-table side (10th of 20). He also laid on 5 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 20 goal contributions (0.57 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 85.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.67 goal contributions per 90 (0.5 goals, 0.17 assists) — productive for the role.
  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 95.3/100).

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 95.2, Pedro carries the 2nd-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Premier League (top 5%). In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.67 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.