Sporting star on course for best season since 2020/21 | OneFootball

The 2025/26 season started in the best way for Pedro Gonçalves. Sporting's 'number 8' continues to hold the status of one of the best players on the team, besides being close to the best numbers of his career, aiming to make this new season memorable.

With 12 matches played, the Portuguese international has contributed to nine goals, making it, so far, his second-best season at Sporting. The creative player only achieved better records in 2020/21 - when he was the top scorer of the League - with 11 direct actions in the same number of games.

Pote's debut season with the green and white stripes was also the most productive in front of the opponent's goal. The Sporting player scored 23 goals, although he finished the season with only three assists.

Since then, Pote has been one of the indispensable footballers in Sporting's squad, which led Frederico Varandas to renew the contract of the Vidago-born athlete. Besides his enormous offensive impact, Pedro Gonçalves has the ability to play in various positions, being an asset for Rui Borges.

This season, wearing the Sporting jersey, Pedro Gonçalves - valued at 30 million euros - has already played 12 games: eight for the Liga Portugal, two for the Champions League, one for the Portuguese Cup, and another for the Super Cup. During the 1,003 minutes he has been on the field, the 'number 8' of the lions has already scored six goals and made three assists.

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