Pedri
Pedro González López (born 25 November 2002), more commonly known as Pedri, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Barcelona and the Spain national team. Considered one of the best midfielders in the world, he is known for his ball control, dribbling, passing, playmaking, work rate, and exceptional vision.
Early life
Born in Bajamar, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Pedri’s family moved to Tegueste, a nearby town, when he was 3. Pedri joined UD Tegueste, starting as a centre-back. At 13, Pedri signed for Laguna, where he played until 2018.
Club career
Las Palmas
Pedri joined Las Palmas’s youth setup in 2018 from Laguna. On 15 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.
Pedri made his professional debut on 18 August 2019, aged only 16, by starting in a 0–1 home loss against Huesca in the Segunda División. He scored his first professional goal on 19 September, with the game’s only goal in a home victory over Sporting Gijón and became the youngest goalscorer in Las Palmas history at 16 years, 9 months and 23 days of age.
Barcelona
2019–20: Debut season
On 2 September 2019, Barcelona reached an agreement with Las Palmas for the transfer of Pedri, effective as of the following 1 July 2020. 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. Assigned to the main squad for the 2020–21 season and with the number 16 shirt, Pedri made his debut on 27 September, replacing Philippe Coutinho in a 4–0 home win against Villarreal in La Liga.
He received his first start on 17 October in a 0–1 away loss against Getafe. On 20 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. On 7 November, in a 5–2 home win over Real Betis, he scored his first goal in La Liga after an assist from Sergi Roberto.
2021–22: Copa del Rey title and hamstring injury
He received his first start on 17 October in a 0–1 away loss against Getafe. On 20 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. On 7 November, in a 5–2 home win over Real Betis, he scored his first goal in La Liga after an assist from Sergi Roberto.
In the middle of October 2021, Pedri signed a new contract with Barcelona which contained a record €1 billion ($1.57 billion) release clause. On 22 November 2021, Pedri won the Golden Boy award presented by Tuttosport for being the best player in European football under the age of 21. The following week he also received the 2021 Kopa Trophy, awarded by France Football, for being the best performing player in world football under the age of 21.
On 13 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. Later that year, on 14 April, Pedri picked up a hamstring injury during Barcelona’s second-leg quarter-final Europa League clash with Frankfurt, in which they were eliminated. Subsequently, it was announced that Pedri could miss the rest of the season.
2023–25: La Liga title and contract extension
On 28 January 2023, Pedri made his 100th appearance in all competitions in a La Liga game against Girona. He was brought on in the 26th minute for injured Ousmane Dembélé and scored the only goal in the match. By the end of the 2022–23 season, he managed to achieve his first La Liga title with Barcelona under coach Xavi.
With the arrival of new manager Hansi Flick at Barcelona in the 2024–25 season, Pedri improved upon his fitness greatly, and enjoyed a strong and largely injury-free start to the season.
On 21 January 2025, he assisted Eric García for Barcelona’s equalizer against Benfica to make the game 4–4, with Barcelona eventually winning the game 5–4 and securing a top 8 spot in the league phase of Champions League. Later that month, on 30 January, he extended his contract with the club until 2030. On 26 April 2025, Pedri scored the first goal in the Copa del Rey final.
Real Madrid and helped the team to win the game 3–2. After Lamine Yamal dribbled through Madrid’s defense, he played a pass to Pedri who then scored from outside of the box, curling one into the top left corner past Thibaut Courtois.
International career
Youth and early senior careers
On 21 August 2020, Pedri was called up to the Spain under-21 squad; he later made his debut on 3 September in a 1–0 away win over Macedonia in a qualifying match for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
In March 2021, Pedri received his first call-up to the Spain senior team from coach Luis Enrique ahead of the group stage of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification. He debuted the same year on 25 March against Greece.
UEFA Euro 2020
On 24 May 2021, Pedri was included in Luis Enrique’s 24-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020. On 14 June, he became the youngest player ever to represent Spain at the European Championships, when he started in the 0–0 draw against Sweden at the age of 18 years, 6 months, and 18 days, breaking the previous record set by Miguel Tendillo in Euro 1980.
On 28 June, Pedri became the youngest player to feature in a knock-out game at the European Championships when he started in the round of 16 against Croatia, aged 18 years and 215 days; however, he scored an own goal when goalkeeper Unai Simón failed to control his long pass back. Spain eventually won the match 5–3 in extra-time. He played all but one minute of Spain’s six matches, and had an important impact on Spain’s run to the semifinal, where they were defeated 4–2 on penalties by eventual winners Italy following a 1–1 draw after extra-time; during the latter match, he completed 65 of the 66 passes he attempted.
2020 Summer Olympics
On 29 June 2021, Pedri was called up to the Spain squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics. 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 22 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.
2022 FIFA World Cup
Pedri was named in Spain’s squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. He started in all four of Spain’s matches. Spain were knocked out by Morocco in the Round of 16 on penalties.
Career statistics
Club
As of match played 1 October 2025
| Club | Season | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Las Palmas | 2019–20 | Segunda División | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 4 | ||
| Barcelona | 2020–21 | La Liga | 37 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7[a] | 1 | 2[b] | 0 | 52 | 4 |
| 2021–22 | La Liga | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8[c] | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 22 | 5 | |
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6[d] | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | 35 | 7 | |
| 2023–24 | La Liga | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 34 | 4 | |
| 2024–25 | La Liga | 37 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14[a] | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 59 | 6 | |
| 2025–26 | La Liga | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| Total | 143 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 43 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 211 | 27 | ||
| Career total | 179 | 25 | 17 | 3 | 43 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 248 | 31 | ||
International
As of match played 7 September 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2021 | 10 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 | |
| Total | 36 | 5 | |
Spain score listed first, score column indicates score after each Pedri goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 June 2024 | Estadi Mallorca Son Moix, Palma, Spain | 20 |  Northern Ireland | 1–1 | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 3–1 | ||||||
| 3 | 5 June 2025 | MHPArena, Stuttgart, Germany | 33 |  France | 4–0 | 5–4 | 2025 UEFA Nations League Finals |
| 4 | 7 September 2025 | Konya Metropolitan Municipality Stadium, Konya, Turkey | 36 |  Turkey | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 |
Honours
Barcelona
Spain
- UEFA European Championship:
- UEFA Nations League: 2022–23; runner-up:
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