Name Pedro Silva Playing position Role Footballer | Number 18 Height 1.77 m 1994–2003 Amora Career start 2006 | |
Full name Pedro Celestino Silva Soares Date of birth (1987-01-02) 2 January 1987 (age 28) Current team S.C. Olhanense (#20 / Midfielder) | ||
Place of birth Tarrafal, Cape Verde | ||
Pedro Celestino Silva Soares (born 2 January 1987), known as Celestino, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder.
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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 competitive debut on the 20th, starting in a 1–0 home win against S.C. Braga for the 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 campaign, 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.
International career
Celestino earned seven caps for the Portugal under-21 team. His debut occurred on 5 February 2008, as he played 45 minutes in a 2–1 friendly home win against Scotland.