Pedro Xavier

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Pedro Xavier

| image =

| fullname = Pedro Alexandre Marques Caldas Xavier

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|1|26|df=y}}

| birth_place = Lourenço Marques, Mozambique

| height = 1.80 m

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 = 1976–1979

| youthyears2 = 1979–1980

| youthclubs1 = Casa Pia

| youthclubs2 = Sporting CP

| years1 = 1980–1984

| years2 = 1984–1988

| years3 = 1988–1992

| years4 = 1992–1993

| years5 = 1993–1994

| years6 = 1994–1995

| years7 = 1995–1998

| clubs1 = Estoril

| clubs2 = Académica

| clubs3 = Estrela Amadora

| clubs4 = Campomaiorense

| clubs5 = Barreirense

| clubs6 = Olivais Moscavide

| clubs7 = South China

| caps1 = 67

| caps2 = 108

| caps3 = 73

| caps4 = 17

| caps5 = 32

| caps6 = 17

| caps7 =

| totalcaps = 314

| goals1 = 9

| goals2 = 28

| goals3 = 17

| goals4 = 2

| goals5 = 5

| goals6 = 8

| goals7 =

| totalgoals = 69

| nationalyears1 = 1982–1986

| nationalyears2 = 1985–1989

| nationalteam1 = Portugal U21

| nationalteam2 = Portugal

| nationalcaps1 = 7

| nationalcaps2 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalgoals2 = 0

}}

Pedro Alexandre Marques Caldas Xavier (born 26 January 1962) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Xavier was born in Lourenço Marques, Portuguese Mozambique. An unsuccessful Sporting CP youth graduate, he went on to represent in his country G.D. Estoril Praia, Académica de Coimbra, C.F. Estrela da Amadora, S.C. Campomaiorense, F.C. Barreirense and C.D. Olivais e Moscavide. He spent ten seasons in the Primeira Liga, amassing totals of 224 matches and 48 goals.

Aged 33, Xavier moved abroad, playing three years in Hong Kong for South China AA before retiring from professional football.{{cite news|url=https://www.record.pt/internacional/detalhe/south-china-dispensa-tres-portugueses|title=South China dispensa três portugueses|trans-title=South China release three Portuguese|newspaper=Record|language=pt|date=8 November 2006|access-date=12 July 2022}}

International career

After the 1986 FIFA World Cup – almost the entire squad renounced the national team due to the Saltillo Affair – Xavier won the better part of his four caps for Portugal.{{cite web|url=https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/geral/selecao/lista-completa-dos-internacionais-portugueses|title=Lista completa dos internacionais portugueses|trans-title=Complete list of Portuguese internationals|publisher=Mais Futebol|language=pt|date=18 February 2004|access-date=12 July 2022}}

Personal life

Xavier's twin brother, Carlos, was also a professional footballer. A midfielder, he played several seasons with Sporting's first team.{{cite news|url=https://www.dn.pt/arquivo/2007/interior/gemeos-com-carreiras-lideradas-pelo-futebol-985322.html|title=Gémeos com carreiras lideradas pelo futebol|trans-title=Twins with careers led by football|newspaper=Diário de Notícias|language=pt|date=22 September 2007|access-date=10 February 2018}}