{{short description|Brazilian footballer}} {{Portuguese name|Morimoto|Moreira}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Pedro Ken | image = Pedro Ken – 2012.jpg | caption = | fullname = Pedro Ken Morimoto Moreira | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|03|20|df=y}} | birth_place = Curitiba, Brazil | height = {{height|m=1.81|precision=0}} | position = Midfielder | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 2006–2007 | youthclubs1 = Coritiba | years1 = 2006–2009 | clubs1 = Coritiba | caps1 = 74 | goals1 = 2 | years2 = 2010–2015 | clubs2 = Cruzeiro | caps2 = 40 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2011 | clubs3 = → Avaí (loan) | caps3 = 26 | goals3 = 2 | years4 = 2012 | clubs4 = → Vitória (loan) | caps4 = 30 | goals4 = 5 | years5 = 2013–2014 | clubs5 = → Vasco da Gama (loan) | caps5 = 85 | goals5 = 4 | years6 = 2015 | clubs6 = → Coritiba (loan) | caps6 = 14 | goals6 = 1 | years7 = 2015 | clubs7 = → Vitória (loan) | caps7 = 27 | goals7 = 1 | years8 = 2016–2017 | clubs8 = Terek Grozny | caps8 = 6 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2017–2019 | clubs9 = Ceará | caps9 = 74 | goals9 = 4 | years10= 2020 | clubs10= Juventude | caps10= 9 | goals10= 0 | years11= 2020–2021 | clubs11= Operário Ferroviário | caps11= 41 | goals11= 2 | nationalyears1 = 2007 | nationalteam1 = Brazil U23 | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | medaltemplates = | club-update = | nationalteam-update = }} '''Pedro Ken Morimoto Moreira''' (born 20 March 1987), known as '''Pedro Ken''', is a Brazilian former footballer. He is of Japanese descent.
==Career== ===Club=== Pedro Ken was born in Curitiba, Paraná. In 2007, when Coritiba won the Série B, Pedro Ken, Keirrison and Henrique were called ''Trio de Ouro'' (in English: ''Golden Trio'') because of their important role in the championship, young age and good prospects.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Globo Esporte|title=Futpédia: Pedro Ken (Pedro Ken Morimoto Moreira)|url=http://futpedia.globo.com/jogadores/pedro-ken|accessdate=20 April 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090102095517/http://futpedia.globo.com/jogadores/pedro-ken|archivedate=2 January 2009}}</ref>
On 7 December 2009 Pedro Ken left Coritiba to sign for league rival Cruzeiro.<ref>[http://noticias.bol.uol.com.br/esporte/2009/12/07/ult5895u16295.jhtm Depois de Jóbson e Pedro Ken, Cruzeiro promete novos reforços]</ref> He signed a five-year contract with the club.
On 1 June 2011 Pedro Ken joined Avaí on a season-long loan deal.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=UOL Esporte|title=Cruzeiro confirma empréstimo de Pedro Ken ao Avaí até o final do ano|url=http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/ultimas-noticias/2011/06/01/cruzeiro-confirma-emprestimo-de-pedro-ken-ao-avai-ate-o-final-do-ano.htm|accessdate=1 June 2011}}</ref>
On 22 December 2012, on an exchange for Nílton, Cruzeiro loaned Ken for Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama until the end of 2013 season.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://br.esporteinterativo.yahoo.com/noticias/cruzeiro-troca-pedro-ken-sandro-silva-nilton-vasco-150451734--spt.html |title=''Cruzeiro 聴roca Pedro Ken e Sandro Silva por Nílton'' '''(in Portuguese)''' |access-date=23 December 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130209232709/http://br.esporteinterativo.yahoo.com/noticias/cruzeiro-troca-pedro-ken-sandro-silva-nilton-vasco-150451734--spt.html |archive-date=9 February 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In January 2016, Ken went on trial with FC Terek Grozny,<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ru:Педро Кен находится на просмотре в "Тереке"|url=http://www.football.kulichki.net/rusnews/news.htm?383356|publisher=Football Kulichki|accessdate=24 January 2016|language=Russian|date=23 January 2016}}</ref> going on to sign a 2.5-year contract with Terek on 3 February 2016.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=FC Terek Grozny|url=http://www.fc-terek.ru/newslist/#6733|script-title=ru:Педро Кен перешел в "Терек"|date=3 February 2016|language=Russian|access-date=3 February 2016|archive-date=3 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603195932/http://fc-terek.ru/newslist#6733|url-status=dead}}</ref> He left the club in March 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Терек расторг контракт с Педро Кеном|url=http://fc-terek.ru/page/8300|website=fc-terek.ru|publisher=FC Terek Grozny|accessdate=15 March 2017|language=Russian|date=15 March 2017|archive-date=21 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421234849/http://fc-terek.ru/page/8300|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===International=== Pedro played once for the Olympic National Team in a commemorative match against the Brasileirão's best players. He did not score in that game.
==Honours== '''Coritiba''' *Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2007 *Campeonato Paranaense: 2008
'''Cruzeiro''' *Campeonato Mineiro: 2011
'''Ceará''' *Campeonato Cearense: 2018
==References== {{reflist|colwidth=30em}}
==External links== *{{Sambafoot|2919_pedro_ken}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ken, Pedro}} Category:1987 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Curitiba Category:Brazilian people of Japanese descent Category:Sportspeople of Japanese descent Category:Brazilian men's footballers Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Category:Coritiba Foot Ball Club players Category:Cruzeiro EC players Category:Avaí FC players Category:Esporte Clube Vitória players Category:CR Vasco da Gama players Category:Ceará Sporting Club players Category:Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube players Category:Russian Premier League players Category:FC Akhmat Grozny players Category:Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Category:21st-century Brazilian sportsmen
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