Soccerstarz - Pedro Rodríguez Figurine (FC Barcelona)

Pedro Eliezer Rodriguez Ledesma (born 28 July 1987), commonly known asPedro or Pedrito, is a Spanish footballer who plays for FC Barcelonaand the Spanish national team, as a forward or winger.

Pedro usually plays the ball with his left foot but is actuallyright-footed. He can play on either side of the pitch, and even fit inas a target man. He is excellent at finding the right position and hasa strong shot that is most noticeable from long range.

During the 2009-10 season at his main club, FC Barcelona, Pedro becamethe first player in history to score in six different official clubcompetitions in one season.

Pedro began the 2010-11 season firmly established in Barcelona'sstarting XI. On 29 November 2010, he scored the second goal in a 5-0home win against Real Madrid, with Barca climbing to the first positionin the league. The following month, he netted twice at Espanyol in thelocal derby, in a 5-1 win.

On 20 April 2011, Pedro scored against Real Madrid in the second halfof the season's Spanish Cup final, but his goal was disallowed foroffside, in an eventual 0-1 extra time loss. On 3 May, against the sameopponent, in the Champions League semifinals second leg, he found IkerCasillas' net in a 1-1 home draw (3-1 aggregate win), for his 21stofficial goal of the campaign; in the Champions League final, he openedthe score against Manchester United, in an eventual 3-1 win.

On 5 July 2011, Pedro extended his contract by one year, until 2016.His buyout clause was raised from 90m to 150m Euro's.