Felipe Pardo

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Pardo and the second or maternal family name is Castro.
Felipe Pardo
Personal information
Full name Édgar Felipe Pardo Castro
Date of birth (1990-08-17) August 17, 1990
Place of birth Quibdó, Colombia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Winger/Forward
Club information
Current team
 Olympiacos
Number 90
Youth career
2007 Deportivo Cali
2008 Atlético Huila
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Atlético Huila 25 (4)
2009 Deportivo Cali 17 (2)
2009–2013 Independiente Medellín 129 (14)
2013–2015 Braga 56 (14)
2015– Olympiacos 26 (4)
National team
2007 Colombia U17 4 (1)
2015– Colombia 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 December 2016.


Édgar Felipe "Pipe"[1] Pardo Castro (born 17 August 1990) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a winger for Olympiacos in the Superleague Greece. He is known as the nickname Pipetardo for his strong shot.[2][3]

Club career

Early years

Pardo started his career with Atlético Huila before moving to Deportivo Cali for the second half of the 2008-2009 season. He scored his first goal with Deportivo Cali against Independiente Medellín in a 3-1 win for Copa Mustang 2009.[4]

S.C. Braga

Next summer Pardo joined Braga for an approximated €600,000 transfer fee signing a four-year contract.[5][6][7] He completed his first season in Portugal's top flight, the Primeira Liga, with 9 goals and 5 assists in 41 appearances, establishing himself as a dependable option on the right flank of the attack.[8] He finished the 2014-15 season 34 appearances, scoring 10 goals and making 9 assists.

Olympiacos

Various clubs made an attempt to sign with him, but Olympiacos's offer and the opportunity to play in the Champions League brought him at Karaiskaki Stadium. Marco Silva, his ex-coach and the new coach of Olympiacos is a big admirer of Pardo.[9][10] On 17 July 2015, after two years of exceptional football in Portuguese Primeira Liga, he signed for Olympiacos for a fee of €4.5 million.[11] The transfer was announced on the Greek giants' website on July 18.[12]

On 16 September 2015, Pardo made his debut in Champions League playing in a 3–0 home defeat against Bayern Munich.[13] On 29 September 2015, he contributed to a 3–2 away win against Arsenal for the Champions League scoring the opener and assisting Alfreð Finnbogason to seal the win.[14] On 4 November 2015, Olympiacos were on the verge of reaching the Champions League round of 16 after he came off the bench to inspire a comeback victory against Dinamo Zagreb in Piraeus scoring twice with the second goal coming in the 90th minute.[15][16] His performance earned him a place among the Champions League team of the week.[17] Pardo played the full 90 minutes as Arsenal beat Olympiacos 3–0 progressing in the Champions League instead of the Greek club.[18] On 3 January 2016, he scored his first goal in Greek Super League, coming on as a substitute in the second half and giving an assist to his teammate Brown Ideye for the winning goal, helping his club to a 3–1 away win against Panionios. He was named "Man of the Match".[19]

International career

On 7 November 2015 Pardo's performances for Olympiacos led to his first call up to the Colombian national team for the qualifying games for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification.[20][21]

Honours

Independiente Medellín
Braga
Olympiacos

References

  1. ↑ http://www.futbolred.com/seleccion-colombia/felipe-pipe-pardo-equipos+galeria+16423431
  2. ↑ "Jogarei no Braga para saltar para um grande europeu". Sapo (in Portuguese). 17 April 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  3. ↑ Martins, Cláudia (16 April 2013). "Felipe Pardo perto do SC Braga". ZeroZero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  4. ↑ ""Medellín fue un gran rival": Felipe Pardo". www.colombia.com. 16 February 2009.
  5. ↑ "¡Al Braga por 4 años! Felipe Pardo jugará en Portugal". Golcaracol. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
  6. ↑ "Felipe Pardo se va al Sporting Braga". www.foxsportsla.com. 16 April 2013.
  7. ↑ "Confirmada la venta de Felipe Pardo al Sporting Braga". www.vavel.com. 18 April 2013.
  8. ↑ "Φελίπε Πάρντο: Το ταξίδι της ζωής του!". www.sdna.gr. 16 July 2015.
  9. ↑ "Στην Ελλάδα για τον Ολυμπιακό ο Πάρντο". www.contra.gr. 17 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "Ο Ολυμπιακός προχωράει στην απόκτηση του Πάρντο από τη Μπράγκα". sports.in.gr. 16 July 2015.
  11. ↑ "Υπέγραψε ο Πάρντο". www.sport24.gr. 17 July 2015.
  12. ↑ "Παίκτης του Θρύλου ο Φελίπε Πάρντο!". olympiakos.org. 18 July 2015.
  13. ↑ "Olympiakos 0 Bayern Mun 3". www.bbc.com. 16 September 2015.
  14. ↑ "Arsenal 2-3 Olympiacos". www.sportsmole.co.uk. 29 September 2015.
  15. ↑ "Pardo the hero as Olympiacos down Dinamo". www.uefa.com. 4 November 2015.
  16. ↑ "Felipe Pardo brace gives Olympiakos win over Dinamo Zagreb". www.espnfc.com. 4 November 2015.
  17. ↑ "UEFA Champions League team of the week". www.uefa.com. 5 November 2015.
  18. ↑ Higginson, Marc (9 December 2015). "Olympiakos 0-3 Arsenal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  19. ↑ "Φεστιβάλ γκολ στην επανάληψη, 3-1 ο Ολυμπιακός τον Πανιώνιο". www.sport24.gr. 3 January 2016.
  20. ↑ "Pardo called up to the Colombian National Team". www.sdna.gr. 7 November 2015.
  21. ↑ "Pekerman impressed with Pardo". www.sdna.gr. 9 November 2015.
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