Pedro Gonçalves

On 1 October, he made his debut for the club in a 4–1 home loss against LASK in the play-off round of the UEFA Europa League, as a 67th-minute substitute for Luciano Vietto.

With two goals in a 4–0 win over Tondela on 1 November, he reached five goals in his first six league games, second-best in the league.

On 5 December, he scored and was sent off in a 2–2 draw at his previous club; this was his tenth goal over six consecutive matches.

On 15 May 2021, Gonçalves scored two goals in a 4–3 away loss against Benfica in the Derby de Lisboa, marking the first and only defeat for Sporting in the league.

Four days later, he scored a hat-trick in a 5–1 home thrashing of Marítimo, taking his tally up to 23 goals, finishing as the top scorer in the league, being awarded the Bola de Prata, while also surpassing Benfica's Haris Seferovic by one goal to win the individual accolade and becoming the first national player since Domingos Paciência in 1996 to do so.

On 8 July, Gonçalves was awarded the Primeira Liga's Young Player of the Year for the second consecutive year.

On 31 July, Gonçalves scored a goal in the 2–1 defeat of Braga in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, and was named man of the match.

From 6 August until 14 August, he scored three goals in two consecutive league matches in a 3–0 home victory over against newly promoted side Vizela, and in a 2–1 away victory against Braga, leading him to be named the Primeira Liga's Midfielder of the Month in August.

At the end of the month, he injured his left foot, causing him to be sidelined for almost two months.

On 29 October, he agreed to a contract extension, tying him to the club until 2026 and increasing his buyout clause from €60 million to €80 million.

On 3 November, he scored his first two UEFA Champions League goals in a 4–0 home group stage victory against Beşiktaş, and was named man of the match.

Pedro António Pereira Gonçalves (born 28 June 1998), known as Pedro Gonçalves or Pote, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP and the Portugal national team.

He repeated the feat three weeks later in a 3–1 win against Borussia Dortmund, ensuring the team's qualification to the round of sixteen for the first time since the 2008–09 season.

In doing so, he became the second Portuguese player after Cristiano Ronaldo to score two or more in consecutive Champions League matches.

His second season would be marked by continuous injuries resulted in Gonçalves performances declining, finishing the season appearing in 31 games, scoring 14 goals and providing 7 assists, which resulted in him being the highest contributor of his team that season.

Gonçalves started the season by scoring in a 3–3 away draw to Braga on 7 August, followed by a brace against Rio Ave a week later.

He quickly regained his form from last season, scoring three goals and providing three assists in September, despite his team poor run of form, sometimes filling as a number 8, when his teammates were sidelined with an injury.

On 16 March 2023, he scored an equalizer from almost half-way pitch in a 1–1 away draw against Arsenal, with his team progressing to the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals, beating by penalty shootout after a 3–3 aggregate score in London.

In July 2017, Gonçalves signed a two-year contract with English club Wolverhampton Wanderers.

He made his only competitive appearance for the first team on 28 August 2018, in a 2–0 away win against Sheffield Wednesday in the second round of the EFL Cup, coming on as a 62nd-minute substitute for Elliot Watt.

Gonçalves started his career with Wolverhampton Wanderers, before signing for newly promoted Primeira Liga side Famalicão in 2019.

Gonçalves returned to Portugal on 2 July 2019, joining newly promoted Famalicão on a five-year deal, citing homesickness during his time in England, as one of the reasons for his transfer.

He made his Primeira Liga debut on 10 August, playing the entire 2–0 victory at Santa Clara.

His first goal was scored one month later, helping the hosts beat Paços de Ferreira in a 4–2 victory.

Following an impressive season, in which he was named Primeira Liga's Best Young Player of the Year in 2020, Gonçalves signed for fellow Primeira Liga side Sporting CP.

There, Gonçalves adapted his game from a central midfielder to an attacking midfielder, netting 23 goals in 32 league games, being awarded the Bola de Prata, helping Sporting win a double of the Primeira Liga and Taça da Liga, while also being named in the Primeira Liga's Team of the Year and the Best Young Player of the Year for the second consecutive year.

Gonçalves is a former Portugal youth international, representing his country at under-18, under-20 and under-21 levels.

He made his senior international debut in 2021, being chosen in Portugal's squad for the UEFA Euro 2020.

Born in the village of Vidago, a spa town in Chaves, Vila Real District, Gonçalves' father died a month after his birth.

He started his career at Vidago at the age of 8, where his mother worked as the kit provider.

He was integrated into the club's youth team by vice president José Sousa, after being a regular presence around the premises.

Due to being chubby and short during his childhood, he earned the nickname "Potinho" and later "Pote".

Following his performances in Vidago, Gonçalves caught the attention of his hometown club G.D. Chaves, joining the club's youth system at the age of 11.

Two years later, he was taken to S.C. Braga by Jorge Pires, whose father was a friend of Pedro's father, usually travelling one hour for each training session.

After passing his trial aged 13, Gonçalves moved to the city of Braga, living in the house of a lady with two other teammates.

He stayed in the youth system for five years, but left the club following the departure of his manager Agostinho Oliveira, whose contract was not renewed.

Upon learning of the situation, Valencia's coach Nuno Espírito Santo offered him a professional contract, integrating him into the club's youth teams, with Pedro easily adapting to his new life in Spain and becoming club captain.

During his spell at the Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho, Gonçalves established himself as a regular at midfield and made a significant contribution to the team's strong start to the season, becoming club captain in January 2020, scoring seven times and providing eight assists in all competitions from 40 appearances, helping the club to a record sixth-place finish in the league.

Following his good performance for Famalicão, during the season, he was named the Primeira Liga's Best Young Player of the Year.

On 18 August 2020, Gonçalves signed a five-year contract with Sporting CP of the same league, for a fee of €6.5 million for half of his economic rights.