Pedro Bortoluzo

Pedro Gomes Bortoluzo (born 17 July 1996), better known as Pedro or Bortoluzo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker or winger for Campeonato Brasileiro Série C club Santa Cruz Futebol Clube. Bortoluzo is known for his finishing, aerial ability and eye for goal.

Club career

São Paulo Born in Florianópolis, Bortoluzo joined the youth setup of São Paulo in 2009. He went on to win 2015 Copa do Brasil Sub-20 and 2016 U-20 Copa Libertadores with the youth side. Ahead of the 2016 season, he was promoted to the senior team.

On 3 July 2016, Bortoluzo made his first team debut, scoring a goal against Ituano in a 2–1 defeat, in Copa Paulista. On 24 July, he made his Série A debut, in a 1–0 defeat against Grêmio.

On 24 November 2018, Bortoluzo won the Campeonato Brasileiro de Aspirantes with the under-23 side, and scored a goal in the second leg of the final match against Internacional.

Loan to Paraná On 21 March 2017, Bortoluzo was loaned out to Paraná. After featuring rarely, he left the side on 29 June.

Guarani On 28 December 2017, Bortoluzo was loaned out to Guarani for the upcoming season. On 13 April, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 defeat against Fortaleza. He rescinded the deal and returned to his parent club on 11 June 2018.

Criciúma On 8 January 2019, he was loaned out to Criciúma.

Oliveirense In 2020, Bortoluzo joined Liga Portugal 2 club, Oliveirense. He couldn't help the club as they fell off at the bottom of the table thus getting them relegated to the 2021–22 Liga 3.

Hougang United After 5 months without a club, Bortoluzo signed for Hougang United for the 2022 Singapore Premier League season On 27 February 2022, he scored his first goal for the club on his club debut against the 2021 league champions, Lion City Sailors but injured his thigh in Hougang's second game of the season against Tanjong Pagar United and was ruled out for a few weeks. On 14 January 2023, he make his debut for the club against Botafogo-SP.

Bortoluzo suffered an injury on his debut, and played only one further match before missing out the entire Paulistão. Back to the 2023 Copa Paulista, he scored twice in five matches during the competition before leaving the club on 30 November, as his contract expired.

Career statistics

Honours Hougang United Singapore Cup: 2022