Background and career
Pedro Eliezer Rodríguez Ledesma (born 28 July 1987), known as Pedro, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a winger.
Pedro scored 99 goals in 321 appearances across all competitions for Barcelona from 2008 to 2015, winning various honours including five La Liga and three UEFA Champions League titles; he scored in the 2011 final of the latter competition. During the 2009–10 season, he became the first player in history to score in every official club competition in a single season and in a single calendar year. Pedro joined Chelsea in 2015, where he scored 43 goals in 206 appearances and helped the club win the Premier League in 2017, the FA Cup in 2018, and the UEFA Europa League in 2019. He signed for Serie A club Roma in 2020 before moving to their city rivals Lazio the following year, where he remained until announcing his retirement in 2026.
Pedro represented Spain in two FIFA World Cups and two UEFA European Championships, winning the former competition in 2010 and the latter in 2012.
