Samuel Pedro

Samuel Lopes Robalo Pedro (born 24 April 2001) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for OBOS-ligaen side FK Jerv.[3]

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Robalo and the second or paternal family name is Pedro.
Samuel Pedro
Pedro with FK Jerv in 2023
Personal information
Full name Samuel Lopes Robalo Pedro[1]
Date of birth (2001-04-24) 24 April 2001
Place of birth Aveiro, Portugal[2]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 FK Jerv
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– FK Jerv 17 (14)
International career
2020 Portugal U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 September 2023

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]

International career

Born in Portugal, Pedro is of Angolan descent.[11] He was capped once by Portugal at under-19 level. On 25 February 2020, he played the first half of a 3–1 friendly win over France in Marinha Grande.[12]

References
  1. "Samuel Lopes Robalo Pedro". nzs.si (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  2. "Samuel Pedro". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  3. Samuel Pedro at Soccerway
  4. "OFICIAL: Benfica contrata Samuel Pedro ao Boavista" [OFFICIAL: Benfica sign Samuel Pedro from Boavista] (in Portuguese). IOL. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  5. "Benfica vence Cova da Piedade e acaba com um longo jejum" [Benfica defeat Cova da Piedade and end a long drought]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 25 November 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  6. "Samuel Pedro emprestado ao Sp. Covilhã" [Samuel Pedro loaned to Sp. Covilhã]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 January 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  7. "Samuel Pedro termina empréstimo no Sporting da Covilhã e regressa ao Benfica" [Samuel Pedro ends loan to Sporting da Covilhã and returns to Benfica] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  8. "Criolos no Estrangeiro: Futebol Portugal – Kukula marca no triunfo do SC Covilhã" [Creoles Abroad: Portugal Football – Kukula scores in SC Covilhã triumph] (in Portuguese). Criolo Sports. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  9. "Olimpija je predstavila novo okrepitev, krilni napadalec je prišel iz Benfice B" [Olimpija presented a new reinforcement, the winger arrived from Benfica B] (in Slovenian). Nogomania. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  10. "Olimpiji v drugem polčasu uvodni derbi Prve lige" (in Slovenian). Radiotelevizija Slovenija. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  11. "Avançado Samuel Pedro deixa o Benfica B e é reforço de inverno do Covilhã". ojogo.pt (in Portuguese). 5 January 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  12. "Portugal derrota França na preparação para a Ronda de Elite do Europeu" [Portugal defeat France in preparation for the European Championship Elite Round]. Record (in Portuguese). 25 February 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
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