Samuel Pedro
Portuguese footballer
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Samuel Lopes Robalo Pedro (born 24 April 2001) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for UAE First Division League club Dubai United.[3]
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Pedro with FK Jerv in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Lopes Robalo Pedro[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 April 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Aveiro, Portugal[2] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dubai United | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2015 | Beira-Mar | ||
| 2015–2016 | Gafanha | ||
| 2016–2017 | Palmeiras Braga | ||
| 2017–2018 | Braga | ||
| 2018–2019 | Boavista | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Boavista | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Benfica B | 26 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | → Covilhã (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Olimpija Ljubljana | 13 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Jerv | 24 | (14) |
| 2024– | Dubai United | 9 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2020 | Portugal U19 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:27, 23 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Boavista
Born in Aveiro, Pedro began playing football at hometown club Beira-Mar, and played for several other youth teams including Braga and Boavista. He made his professional debut in his only appearance for the latter on 6 December 2019, a 4–1 Primeira Liga home loss to Benfica in which he came on as a 69th-minute substitute for Gustavo Sauer.[4]
Benfica
On 20 January 2020, 18-year-old Pedro signed a contract of undisclosed length at Benfica, while Boavista retained 50% of his economic rights.[4] He played for the B-team in the second tier, scoring his first senior goal on 25 November to decide a 3–2 win at nearby Cova da Piedade.[5]
Pedro was loaned to Covilhã in the same league on 5 January 2022.[6] He played 13 games over the remainder of the season, being recalled two games early as the team stayed up via the play-offs;[7] he scored once as a late substitute on 13 March to conclude a 2–0 home win over Trofense.[8]
Olimpija Ljubljana
On 8 July 2022, Pedro signed a three-year contract with Slovenian PrvaLiga side Olimpija Ljubljana.[9] He made his debut nine days later as the season began with a 2–0 home win over Mura, in which he came on after 58 minutes for Aldair and scored in added time.[10]
Jerv
On 14 February 2023, Pedro signed a one-year contract with Norwegian First Division club Jerv.[11] He finished the 2023 season as the league's second top goalscorer, with 14 goals in 24 matches; Jerv, however, finished in penultimate place, getting relegated to the Second Division.[12]
