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Samuel Pedro
	Pedro with FK Jerv in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Samuel Lopes Robalo Pedro
Date of birth	24 April 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Aveiro, Portugal
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Winger, forward
Team information
Current team	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
2019–2020	Boavista
2020–2022	Benfica B
2021–2022	→ Covilhã (loan)
2022–2023	Olimpija Ljubljana
2023–2024	FK Jerv
2024–	United
International career
2020	Portugal U19
	*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 UAE First Division League club United.^[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

^ "Samuel Lopes Robalo Pedro". nzs.si (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Samuel Pedro". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
^ Samuel Pedro at Soccerway
^ ^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.
^ "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.
^ "Samuel Pedro emprestado ao Sp. Covilhã" [Samuel Pedro loaned to Sp. Covilhã]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 January 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "Olimpiji v drugem polčasu uvodni derbi Prve lige" (in Slovenian). Radiotelevizija Slovenija. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
^ "Samuel Pedro er klar for Jerv!" [Samuel Pedro is ready for Jerv!] (in Norwegian). FK Jerv. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
^ "Lecce atento a Samuel Pedro" [Lecce attentive to Samuel Pedro] (in European Portuguese). A Bola. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
^ "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.
^ "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.