Pedro Celestino Silva Soares

Pedro Celestino
Personal information
Full name	Pedro Celestino Silva Soares
Date of birth	(1987-01-02) 2 January 1987
Place of birth	Tarrafal, Cape Verde
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9 ¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Atlético
Number	18
Youth career
1994–2003	Amora
2003–2006	Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2009	Sporting CP	0	(0)
2006–2007	→ Olivais Moscavide (loan)	19	(3)
2007–2008	→ Estoril (loan)	15	(2)
2008–2009	→ Estrela Amadora (loan)	36	(2)
2009–2011	Belenenses	53	(5)
2011–2013	CFR Cluj	12	(1)
2013–2015	Olhanense	56	(5)
2015–	Atlético	41	(2)
National team
2006–2007	Portugal U20	11	(2)
2008–2009	Portugal U21	7	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 May 2016.

Pedro Celestino Silva Soares (born 2 January 1987), known as Celestino, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays for Atlético Clube de Portugal as a central midfielder.

He also holds a Portuguese passport, due to the many years spent in the country.

Club career

Born in Tarrafal, Celestino spent six years at Sporting Clube de Portugal (youth levels comprised), but never appeared officially for the first team. He spent his first season as a professional with C.D. Olivais e Moscavide, on loan, being relegated from the second division.

For 2007–08, in the same predicament, Celestino joined G.D. Estoril Praia but, in January 2008, still owned by Sporting, moved to another side in the Lisbon region, C.F. Estrela da Amadora. He made his official debut on the 20th, starting in a 1–0 home win against S.C. Braga for the campaign's Taça de Portugal, and played his first Primeira Liga match the following week, in a 1–1 draw at Associação Naval 1º de Maio.

Celestino suffered top flight relegation with Estrela in the following season, due to irregularities. He met the same fate with his following club, C.F. Os Belenenses, but only due to sporting factors this time.

On 16 August 2011, Celestino joined CFR Cluj in Romania, signing a three-year contract.^[1]

Celestino gained seven caps for the Portuguese under-21 team. His debut occurred on 5 February 2008 as he played 45 minutes in a 2–1 home win against Scotland, in a friendly.

Atlético CP – current squad

1 Francisco 2 L. Rocha 3 Jefferson 4 Machado 5 Cohene 6 Pires 7 Palacios 8 Forbs 10 Quinaz 14 Djikiné 16 Ribeiro 18 Celestino 19 Stebh 20 Cruz 21 Mbemba 22 Almeida 23 M. López 25 Lerda 27 Maurício 28 Regula 31 Malele 33 Nádson 61 Meira 88 J. César 91 Gadi Manager: Hipólito

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