2021 Men's Soccer Roster
Fonseca, Pedro
Jersey Number 10
Pedro Fonseca
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 165
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- High School:
- Sistema Augusto de Educação Integrada
Bio
CAREER HONORS
• 2021 United Soccer Coaches All-South Region Second Team
• 2021 All-ACC First Team
• 2020 All-ACC Second Team
2021: Started all 18 matches for the Cardinals, finishing second on the team with 1,491 minutes played ... finished with eight goals, a team-best eight assists, and 24 points, all of which were career highs ... ranked third in the ACC in assists, fifth in points and seventh in goals ... netted the first goal of the season at Saint Louis on Aug. 26 ... Tallied an assist on the tying goal against Evansville on Aug. 30 ... assisted on the opening goal and later scored from the spot in the win over Wake Forest on Sept. 10 ... converted on two PKs and added an assist at Syracuse on Sept. 17 ... tallied an assist against NKU on Sept. 21 ... picked up a goal and an assist against Western Illinois on Sept. 28 ... scored the lone goal at Duke on Oct. 1 ... scored the opening goal against Eastern Illinois on Oct. 12 ... scored the opening goal and then assisted on the game-winner against NC State on Oct. 22.
2020: Started all 14 matches for the Cardinals across the fall and spring ... Led Louisville with four assists and was second on the team with four goals and 12 points ... Scored his first goal of the season against top-ranked Wake Forest ... Assisted on the opening goal and later scored from the spot in a 2-1 win over Notre Dame ... Scored the tying goal in the 90th minute to force overtime at Virginia ... Picked up an assist against Virginia Tech ... Tallied a goal and an assist in a win at NC State on March 4 in the spring opener ... Assisted on the first goal of the upset victory over No. 1 Clemson on April 9.
2019: Made seven appearances and three starts at forward for the Cardinals after missing part of the season due to injury ... Scored both of his goals in the postseason, one against South Florida on Nov. 21 and one against No. 2 Georgetown on Dec. 1 … His lone assist of the season came on the game winning goal at No. 18 UC Davis on Nov. 24.
2018: Appeared in nine total matches while starting each of the final two games of his first season with the Cardinals ... Scored only goal of the season against Lipscomb on Oct. 16 ... Credited with assists in three straight matches from Oct. 26-Nov. 7 (at Wake Forest, vs. Notre Game, at Wake Forest).
High School/Club: Played three seasons for F.C. Golden State Force in the PDL … Helped team win National Championship in 2016 and Western Conference title in 2017, in addition to 2016 Dallas Cup … Scored a goal against LA Galaxy in U.S. Open Cup on June 6, 2018 … Also played domestically for Fluminense FC in 2015.
Personal: Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil … Parents are José Carlos Fonseca and Londina Pimentel Ferreira … Has one sibling, Caio … Aspires to play professional soccer and create his own business … Enjoys traveling, reading and playing footvolley … Favorite athletes are Cristiano Ronaldo and Michael Jordan … Favorite teams are Manchester United and Los Angeles Lakers … Chose Louisville after also considering UCLA and Azusa Pacific.
• 2021 United Soccer Coaches All-South Region Second Team
• 2021 All-ACC First Team
• 2020 All-ACC Second Team
2021: Started all 18 matches for the Cardinals, finishing second on the team with 1,491 minutes played ... finished with eight goals, a team-best eight assists, and 24 points, all of which were career highs ... ranked third in the ACC in assists, fifth in points and seventh in goals ... netted the first goal of the season at Saint Louis on Aug. 26 ... Tallied an assist on the tying goal against Evansville on Aug. 30 ... assisted on the opening goal and later scored from the spot in the win over Wake Forest on Sept. 10 ... converted on two PKs and added an assist at Syracuse on Sept. 17 ... tallied an assist against NKU on Sept. 21 ... picked up a goal and an assist against Western Illinois on Sept. 28 ... scored the lone goal at Duke on Oct. 1 ... scored the opening goal against Eastern Illinois on Oct. 12 ... scored the opening goal and then assisted on the game-winner against NC State on Oct. 22.
2020: Started all 14 matches for the Cardinals across the fall and spring ... Led Louisville with four assists and was second on the team with four goals and 12 points ... Scored his first goal of the season against top-ranked Wake Forest ... Assisted on the opening goal and later scored from the spot in a 2-1 win over Notre Dame ... Scored the tying goal in the 90th minute to force overtime at Virginia ... Picked up an assist against Virginia Tech ... Tallied a goal and an assist in a win at NC State on March 4 in the spring opener ... Assisted on the first goal of the upset victory over No. 1 Clemson on April 9.
2019: Made seven appearances and three starts at forward for the Cardinals after missing part of the season due to injury ... Scored both of his goals in the postseason, one against South Florida on Nov. 21 and one against No. 2 Georgetown on Dec. 1 … His lone assist of the season came on the game winning goal at No. 18 UC Davis on Nov. 24.
2018: Appeared in nine total matches while starting each of the final two games of his first season with the Cardinals ... Scored only goal of the season against Lipscomb on Oct. 16 ... Credited with assists in three straight matches from Oct. 26-Nov. 7 (at Wake Forest, vs. Notre Game, at Wake Forest).
High School/Club: Played three seasons for F.C. Golden State Force in the PDL … Helped team win National Championship in 2016 and Western Conference title in 2017, in addition to 2016 Dallas Cup … Scored a goal against LA Galaxy in U.S. Open Cup on June 6, 2018 … Also played domestically for Fluminense FC in 2015.
Personal: Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil … Parents are José Carlos Fonseca and Londina Pimentel Ferreira … Has one sibling, Caio … Aspires to play professional soccer and create his own business … Enjoys traveling, reading and playing footvolley … Favorite athletes are Cristiano Ronaldo and Michael Jordan … Favorite teams are Manchester United and Los Angeles Lakers … Chose Louisville after also considering UCLA and Azusa Pacific.
MSOC: Virginia Postgame Interview
Sunday, September 14
MSOC: Stanford Postgame Interviews
Friday, September 05
MSOC: IU Indy Postgame Interviews (8/29/25)
Saturday, August 30
MSOC: IU Indy Highlights (8/29/25)
Saturday, August 30
