Édgar Felipe "Pipe" Pardo Castro (born 17 August 1990) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays for Deportivo Táchira F.C. Previously he was playing for Independiente Medellín.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Édgar Felipe Pardo Castro | ||
| Date of birth | August 17, 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Quibdó, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Deportivo Táchira Fútbol Club | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Deportivo Cali | ||
| 2008–2009 | Atlético Huila | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2013 | Independiente Medellín | 116 | (11) |
| 2013–2015 | Braga | 56 | (14) |
| 2015–2019 | Olympiacos | 49 | (6) |
| 2017 | → Nantes (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Toluca | 38 | (6) |
| 2020–2021 | → Pachuca (loan) | 37 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Independiente Medellín | 42 | (7) |
| 2024 | Águilas Doradas | 12 | (1) |
| 2024– | Deportivo Táchira F.C. | 8 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007 | Colombia U17 | 4 | (1) |
| 2015–2017 | Colombia | 3 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:01, 8 August 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2017 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editEarly years
editPardo began his professional career with Atlético Huila in 2007 before being loaned out to Deportivo Cali for the first half of the 2009 season. He scored his first goal with Deportivo Cali against Independiente Medellín in a 3–1 league win.[2] In July 2009, he was loaned out to Independiente Medellin. In December, he was part of the squad that won the 2009 Finalizacion tournament, and the club signed him on a three-year contract a few days after winning the title.[3] In March 2013, he left the club after almost four years.
Braga
editOn 16 April 2013, Pardo joined Braga for an approximated €600,000 transfer fee signing a four-year contract.[4][5][6] 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.[7] He finished the 2014–15 season 34 appearances, scoring 10 goals and making 9 assists.
Olympiacos
editVarious clubs made an attempt to sign 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.[8][9] 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.[10] The transfer was announced on Olympiacos' website on 18 July.[11]
On 16 September 2015, Pardo made his debut in Champions League, playing in a 3–0 home defeat against Bayern Munich.[12] On 29 September, he contributed to a shock 3–2 away win against Arsenal in the Champions League, scoring the opener and assisting Alfreð Finnbogason to seal the win.[13] On 4 November, 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.[14][15] His performance earned him a place among the Champions League team of the week.[16] Five days later, Pardo played the full 90 minutes as Arsenal beat Olympiacos 3–0 in Piraeus, progressing into the Champions League knockout stages at the expense of the Greek club.[17] On 3 January 2016, he scored his first goal in Greek Super League, coming on as a substitute in the second half and assisting Brown Ideye for the winning goal, helping his club to a 3–1 away win against Panionios and being named "Man of the Match".[18]
Nantes (loan)
editOn 11 January 2017, Pardo joined Nantes on loan for the second half of the season.[19]
Back to Olympiacos
editIn the summer of 2017 Pardo returned to Olympiacos. On the last day of the summer transfer window, Argentinian club Independiente came with a new proposal for Felipe Pardo, but Olympiacos responded negatively. The Argentinian club was keenly interested in the Colombian winger, but Olympiakos responded negatively to Independiente's offer of €2.6 million with a resale rate for the "Reds" of 20%, as coach Besnik Hasi desired to maintain the player in the team roster.[20]
On 12 September 2017, he scored twice having come on as a substitute in a 3–2 Champions League Group stage loss against Sporting CP at the Karaiskakis Stadium,[21] becoming only the fourth player in Champions League history to score a brace in the same match coming off the bench.[22] On 5 November, he scored a brace in a 5–1 home Super League win against Platanias.[23]
Toluca
editOn 2 January 2019, Pardo left Olympiacos after three and a half years and 77 caps, 15 goals, 13 assists in all competitions and joined Deportivo Toluca of Liga MX.[24]
Independiente Medellín
editOn 1 January 2022, he returned to his first club as a professional, Independiente Medellín.[25] He scored his first goal on 25 January during a 1–0 victory at home to Deportes Tolima in the league's first matchday.[26]
International career
editPardo played with the Colombia national u-17 team at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup, scoring once in a 5–0 win against Trinidad and Tobago.
On 7 November 2015 Pardo's performances for Olympiacos led to his first call up to the Colombia national team for the qualifying games for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification.[27][28] On 14 November 2017, he scored his first goal for the national team, opening the scoring in a 4–0 friendly victory against China.[29]
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first.[30]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 14 November 2017 | Chongqing Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing, China |  China |
1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
Career statistics
edit| Club | Division | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Atlético Huila | Categoría Primera A | 2007 | 10 | 4 | — | — | 10 | 4 | ||
| 2008 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 4 | |||
| Total | 35 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 8 | ||
| Deportivo Cali | Categoría Primera A | 2009 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 18 | 3 | |
| Independiente Medellín | Categoría Primera A | 2009 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 |
| 2010 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 40 | 2 | ||
| 2011 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 28 | 3 | |||
| 2012 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | 40 | 9 | |||
| 2013 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | |||
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 129 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 153 | 21 | ||
| Braga | Primeira Liga | 2013-14 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 9 |
| 2014-15 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 10 | ||
| Total | 57 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 76 | 19 | ||
| Olympiacos | ||||||||||
| Super League Greece | 2015-16 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 8 | |
| 2016-17 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | ||
| Total | 28 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 43 | 11 | ||
| Nantes | Ligue 1 | 2016-17 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Olympiacos | Super League Greece | 2017-18 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 31 | 5 |
| 2018-19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 21 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 33 | 5 | ||
| Toluca | Liga MX | 2018-19 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| 2019-20 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4 | ||
| Total | 37 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 7 | ||
| Pachuca | Liga MX | 2020-21 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| Total career | 374 | 54 | 49 | 17 | 25 | 6 | 451 | 77 | ||
Personal life
editPardo is known by the nickname Pipe, which is short for Felipe.[32][33]
Honours
editClub
editIndependiente Medellín
Braga
- Taça de Portugal runner-up: 2014–15
Olympiacos
- Super League Greece: 2015–16
- Greek Cup runner-up: 2015–16
References
edit- ^ "En fotos: La carrera de Felipe Pardo, el 'palo' de la Selección Colombia". FutbolRed. 6 November 2015.
- ^ ""Medellín fue un gran rival": Felipe Pardo". www.colombia.com. 16 February 2009.
- ^ ""Tengo la fortuna de ir a otro equipo grande como Medellín": Felipe Pardo". futbolred.com (in Spanish). 17 July 2009.
- ^ "¡Al Braga por 4 años! Felipe Pardo jugará en Portugal". Golcaracol. 16 April 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
- ^ "Felipe Pardo se va al Sporting Braga". www.foxsportsla.com. 16 April 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ "Confirmada la venta de Felipe Pardo al Sporting Braga". www.vavel.com. 18 April 2013.
- ^ "Φελίπε Πάρντο: Το ταξίδι της ζωής του!". www.sdna.gr. 16 July 2015.
- ^ "Στην Ελλάδα για τον Ολυμπιακό ο Πάρντο". www.contra.gr. 17 July 2015.
- ^ "Ο Ολυμπιακός προχωράει στην απόκτηση του Πάρντο από τη Μπράγκα". sports.in.gr. 16 July 2015.
- ^ "Υπέγραψε ο Πάρντο". www.sport24.gr. 17 July 2015.
- ^ "Παίκτης του Θρύλου ο Φελίπε Πάρντο!". olympiakos.org. 18 July 2015.
- ^ "Olympiakos 0-3 Bayern Munchen". BBC Sport. 16 September 2015.
- ^ "Arsenal 2–3 Olympiacos". www.sportsmole.co.uk. 29 September 2015.
- ^ "Pardo the hero as Olympiacos down Dinamo". www.uefa.com. 4 November 2015.
- ^ "Felipe Pardo brace gives Olympiakos win over Dinamo Zagreb". www.espnfc.com. 4 November 2015.
- ^ "UEFA Champions League team of the week". www.uefa.com. 5 November 2015.
- ^ Higginson, Marc (9 December 2015). "Olympiakos 0–3 Arsenal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ "Φεστιβάλ γκολ στην επανάληψη, 3–1 ο Ολυμπιακός τον Πανιώνιο". www.sport24.gr. 3 January 2016.
- ^ "Nantes sign Felipe Pardo from Olympiacos". Eurosport. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ^ "Νέο "όχι" στα 2,6 εκατ. της Ιντεπεντιέντε για Πάρντο". www.lamiasports.com. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ "Ολυμπιακός – Σπόρτινγκ 2–3". www.olympiacos.org. 12 September 2017.
- ^ "Felipe Pardo's impressive record at Champions League". www.sdna.gr. 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Απολαυτσικός ο Ολυμπιακός 5-1 τον Πλατανιά". www.sport24.gr. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ "Ολυμπιακός: Στην Τολούκα ο Πάρντο" (in Greek). sport24.gr. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Felipe Pardo regresa a Independiente Medellín". Win Sports (in Spanish). 2021-12-31. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
- ^ "Felipe Pardo y su regreso con gol al DIM: 'Es un sueño hecho realidad'". futbolred.com (in Spanish). 25 January 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
- ^ "Pardo called up to the Colombian National Team". www.sdna.gr. 7 November 2015.
- ^ "Pekerman impressed with Pardo". www.sdna.gr. 9 November 2015.
- ^ "'Una emoción y orgullo marcar con la camiseta de mi país':Felipe Pardo". futbolred.com (in Spanish). 14 November 2017.
- ^ "Felipe Pardo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ Felipe Pardo at Soccerway
- ^ "Jogarei no Braga para saltar para um grande europeu". Sapo (in Portuguese). 17 April 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ Martins, Cláudia (16 April 2013). "Felipe Pardo perto do SC Braga". ZeroZero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 January 2016.
External links
edit- Felipe Pardo at Soccerway