Samuel Pedro

Portuguese footballer
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 (age 22)
Place of birth Aveiro, Portugal[2]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger, forward
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 24 (14)
International career
2020 Portugal U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:27, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

Samuel Lopes Robalo Pedro (born 24 April 2001) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Norwegian First Division club FK Jerv.[3]

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]

FK Jerv

On 14 February 2023, Pedro signed a one-year contract with Norwegian First Division club FK Jerv.[11] He finished the 2023 season as the league's second top goalscorer, with 14 goals in 24 matches; FK Jerv, however, finished in penultimate place, getting relegated to the Second Division.[12]

International career

Born in Portugal, Pedro is of Angolan descent.[13] 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.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Samuel Lopes Robalo Pedro". nzs.si (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Samuel Pedro". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  3. ^ Samuel Pedro at Soccerway
  4. ^ a b "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. ^ "Samuel Pedro er klar for Jerv!" [Samuel Pedro is ready for Jerv!] (in Norwegian). FK Jerv. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Lecce atento a Samuel Pedro" [Lecce attentive to Samuel Pedro] (in European Portuguese). A Bola. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "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.

External links

  • Samuel Pedro at ForaDeJogo (archived)
  • Samuel Pedro at BDFutbol
  • Samuel Pedro national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)