Pedro González López was born on the 25th of November 2002. The young star is widely known as Pedri, and he is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club Barcelona and the Spain national team. Considered one of the best young players in the world, he is known for his exceptional technical quality.Information Guide Nigeria

Club career

Las Palmas

Pedri who was born in Tegueste, Tenerife, Canary Islands, joined Las Palmas’s youth setup in 2018 from CF Juventud Laguna. On the 15th of July 2019, aged only 16, he signed a professional four-year contract with the club, being promoted to the first team by manager Pepe Mel.Information Guide Nigeria

Barcelona

According to the report from BBCSport, it is claimed that on the 2nd of September 2019, FC Barcelona reached an agreement with Las Palmas for the transfer of Pedri, effective as of the following the 1st of July 2020. The report has it that the player agreed to a two-year contract with the Catalan club, who paid €5 million for the deal, which would increase as he fulfilled various clauses in his contract.

The young star was assigned to the main squad for the 2020–21 season and with the number 16 shirt, he made his debut on the 27th of September, replacing Philippe Coutinho in a 4–0 home win against Villarreal in La Liga. It it claimed that he received his first start on the 17th of October in a 0–1 away loss against Getafe. However, on the 20th of October, Pedri scored his first goal for the club on his UEFA Champions League debut, in a 5–1 win over Ferencváros in the group stage, after coming on as a substitute in the 61st minute for Ansu Fati. Again, on the 7th of November, in a 5–2 home win over Real Betis, he scored his first goal in La Liga after an assist from Sergi Roberto.Information Guide Nigeria

ESPN reported that in the middle of October 2021 Pedri signed a new contract with Barcelona which contained a record €1 billion ($1.57 billion) release clause. Abd on the 29th of November, Pedri won the 2021 Kopa Trophy, which is awarded by France Football to the best performing player under the age of 21. Again, on the 13th of February 2022, Pedri scored the fastest Derbi barceloní goal of the 21st century, clocking in at 75 seconds in a 2–2 draw against Espanyol.

Unfortunately, on the 14th of April 2022, Pedri picked up a hamstring injury during Barcelona’s second legged quarter-final UEL clash with Frankfurt, in which they were eliminated. Subsequently, it was announced that Pedri could miss the rest of the season.

International career

Youth career and early senior career

According to BBC Sport report, it was made clear that on the 21st of August 2020, Pedri was called up to the Spain under-21 squad; he later made his debut on the 3rd of September in a 1–0 away win over Macedonia in a qualifying match for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.NYSC Portal

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Euro 2020

Fortunately for him, on the 24th of May 2021, he was included in Luis Enrique’s 24-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020. And on the 14th of June, he became the youngest player ever to represent Spain at the European Championships, when he started in the 0–0 draw against Sweden aged 18 years, 6 months and 18 days, breaking the previous record set by Miguel Tendillo in Euro 1980. Again, on the 28th of June, Pedri became the youngest player to feature in a knock-out game at the European Championships when he started in the last-16 against Croatia, aged 18 years and 215 days; however, he scored an own goal when goalkeeper Unai Simón failed to control his long backpass. Nevertheless, Spain eventually won match the 5–3 in extra-time.NYSC Portal

2020 Summer Olympics

Pedri was called up to the Spain squad on the 29th of June 2021 for the 2020 Summer Olympics. However, the move to include Pedri in Spain’s Olympic squad attracted criticism from Barcelona, with manager Ronald Koeman branding the decision to call up Pedri for two international tournaments in the same summer as “too much”. On the 22nd of July, Pedri played the full 90 minutes in Spain’s 0–0 opener against Egypt. The game was Pedri’s 66th of the season. In the final, Pedri’s 73rd game of the season, Spain suffered a 2–1 loss to Brazil in extra-time.

Pedri Net Worth 2022

Pedri is a young icon in his country and a rising star. Pedri has a €9 Million net worth. Professional football provides the majority of his income.NYSC Portal

Pedri’s salary

According to numerous sources, Pedri’s net worth is estimated to be around $9.4 million in 2022. At Camp Nou, the Barcelona star currently earns around $39,885 per week.NYSC Portal

Honours

Barcelona

Copa del Rey: 2020–21

Spain U23

Summer Olympic silver medal: 2020

Individual

UEFA Champions League Breakthrough XI: 2020

UEFA European Championship Young Player of the Tournament: 2020NYSC Portal

UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 2020

Trofeo Aldo Rovira: 2020–21

Golden Boy: 2021

Kopa Trophy: 2021

IFFHS World’s Best Youth (U20) Player: 2021NYSC Portal

Premi Barça Jugadors: 2021–22

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