{{short description|Portuguese footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Portuguese name|Robalo|Pedro}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Samuel Pedro | fullname = Samuel Lopes Robalo Pedro<ref>{{cite web |title=Samuel Lopes Robalo Pedro|url=https://www.nzs.si/tekmovanja/default.asp?action=igralecstat&id_igralca=223848 |website=nzs.si |publisher=Football Association of Slovenia |access-date=17 July 2022 |language=sl}}</ref> | image = Samuel Lopes Robalo Pedro IMG 5203 (cropped).jpg | caption = Pedro with FK Jerv in 2023 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2001|4|24}} | birth_place = Aveiro, Portugal<ref name="wf">{{cite web |title=Samuel Pedro |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe631770/samuel-pedro/ |website=worldfootball.net |access-date=8 July 2022 |language=en}}</ref> | height = 1.80 m<ref name="wf"/> | currentclub = Dubai United | clubnumber = 11 | position = Winger, forward | youthyears1 = 2009–2015 | youthclubs1 = Beira-Mar | youthyears2 = 2015–2016 | youthclubs2 = Gafanha | youthyears3 = 2016–2017 | youthclubs3 = Palmeiras Braga | youthyears4 = 2017–2018 | youthclubs4 = Braga | youthyears5 = 2018–2019 | youthclubs5 = Boavista | years1 = 2019–2020 | clubs1 = Boavista | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2020–2022 | clubs2 = Benfica B | caps2 = 26 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 2021–2022 | clubs3 = → Covilhã (loan) | caps3 = 13 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2022–2023 | clubs4 = Olimpija Ljubljana | caps4 = 13 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2023–2024 | clubs5 = Jerv | caps5 = 24 | goals5 = 14 | years6 = 2024– | clubs6 = Dubai United | caps6 = 37 | goals6 = 13 | nationalyears1 = 2020 | nationalteam1 = Portugal U19 | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | pcupdate = 15:12, 24 April 2026 (UTC) | ntupdate = }}
'''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.<ref>{{Soccerway|samuel-lopes-robalo-pedro/620205}}</ref>
==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.<ref name=iol>{{cite news |title=OFICIAL: Benfica contrata Samuel Pedro ao Boavista|trans-title=OFFICIAL: Benfica sign Samuel Pedro from Boavista |url=https://www.iol.pt/mercado/transferencias/oficial-benfica-contrata-samuel-pedro-ao-boavista |access-date=11 October 2022 |publisher=IOL |date=20 January 2020 |language=pt}}</ref>
===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.<ref name=iol/> 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Benfica vence Cova da Piedade e acaba com um longo jejum|trans-title=Benfica defeat Cova da Piedade and end a long drought|url=https://www.ojogo.pt/futebol/2a-liga/noticias/benfica-vence-cova-da-piedade-e-acaba-com-um-longo-jejum-13076712.html |access-date=11 October 2022 |work=O Jogo |date=25 November 2020 |language=pt}}</ref>
Pedro was loaned to Covilhã in the same league on 5 January 2022.<ref>{{cite news |title=Samuel Pedro emprestado ao Sp. Covilhã|trans-title=Samuel Pedro loaned to Sp. Covilhã|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-bwin/benfica/detalhe/samuel-pedro-emprestado-ao-sp-covilha |access-date=11 October 2022 |work=Record |date=5 January 2022 |language=pt}}</ref> He played 13 games over the remainder of the season, being recalled two games early as the team stayed up via the play-offs;<ref>{{cite news |title=Samuel Pedro termina empréstimo no Sporting da Covilhã e regressa ao Benfica|trans-title=Samuel Pedro ends loan to Sporting da Covilhã and returns to Benfica|url=https://desporto.sapo.pt/futebol/segunda-liga/artigos/samu-termina-emprestimo-no-sporting-da-covilha-e-regressa-ao-benfica |access-date=11 October 2022 |publisher=SAPO |date=5 May 2022 |language=pt}}</ref> he scored once as a late substitute on 13 March to conclude a 2–0 home win over Trofense.<ref>{{cite news |title=Criolos no Estrangeiro: Futebol Portugal – Kukula marca no triunfo do SC Covilhã |trans-title=Creoles Abroad: Portugal Football – Kukula scores in SC Covilhã triumph |url=https://www.criolosports.com/index.php/en/criolos-no-estrangeiro/criolos-no-estrangeiro-futebol-portugal-kukula-marca-no-triunfo-do-sc-covilha |access-date=11 October 2022 |publisher=Criolo Sports |date=14 March 2022 |language=pt}}</ref>
===Olimpija Ljubljana=== On 8 July 2022, Pedro signed a three-year contract with Slovenian PrvaLiga side Olimpija Ljubljana.<ref>{{cite web |title=Olimpija je predstavila novo okrepitev, krilni napadalec je prišel iz Benfice B|trans-title=Olimpija presented a new reinforcement, the winger arrived from Benfica B|url=https://www.nogomania.com/Novica/Olimpija-je-predstavila-novo-okrepitev-krilni-napadalec-je-prisel-iz-Benfice-B |publisher=Nogomania |access-date=8 July 2022 |language=sl |date=8 July 2022}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Olimpiji v drugem polčasu uvodni derbi Prve lige |url=https://www.rtvslo.si/sport/nogomet/prva-liga/olimpiji-v-drugem-polcasu-uvodni-derbi-prve-lige/634458 |access-date=11 October 2022 |publisher=Radiotelevizija Slovenija |date=17 July 2022 |language=sl}}</ref>
=== Jerv === On 14 February 2023, Pedro signed a one-year contract with Norwegian First Division club Jerv.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 February 2023 |title=Samuel Pedro er klar for Jerv! |trans-title=Samuel Pedro is ready for Jerv! |url=https://www.fkjerv.no/nyheter/samuel-pedro-er-klar-for-jerv |access-date=23 November 2023 |website= |publisher=FK Jerv |language=no}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=14 November 2023 |title=Lecce atento a Samuel Pedro |trans-title=Lecce attentive to Samuel Pedro |url=https://www.abola.pt/futebol/noticias/lecce-atento-a-samuel-pedro-2023111419563364949 |access-date=23 November 2023 |website= |publisher=A Bola |language=pt-pt}}</ref>
==International career== Born in Portugal, Pedro is of Angolan descent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ojogo.pt/futebol/2a-liga/noticias/avancado-samuel-pedro-deixa-o-benfica-b-e-e-reforco-de-inverno-do-covilha-14464013.html|title=Avançado Samuel Pedro deixa o Benfica B e é reforço de inverno do Covilhã|date=5 January 2022|access-date=31 May 2023|website=ojogo.pt|language=pt}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Portugal derrota França na preparação para a Ronda de Elite do Europeu|trans-title=Portugal defeat France in preparation for the European Championship Elite Round |url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/selecoes/sub19/detalhe/portugal-derrota-franca-na-preparacao-para-a-ronda-de-elite-do-europeu |access-date=11 October 2022 |work=Record |date=25 February 2020 |language=pt}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{ForaDeJogo}} * {{BDFutbol}} * {{FPF national player}} * {{Soccerway}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pedro, Samuel}} Category:2001 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Aveiro, Portugal Category:Portuguese men's footballers Category:Portugal men's youth international footballers Category:Portuguese people of Angolan descent Category:Sportspeople of Angolan descent Category:Black Portuguese sportspeople Category:Men's association football wingers Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Boavista F.C. players Category:S.L. Benfica B players Category:S.C. Covilhã players Category:NK Olimpija Ljubljana (2005) players Category:FK Jerv players Category:United FC (Dubai) players Category:Primeira Liga players Category:Liga Portugal 2 players Category:Slovenian PrvaLiga players Category:Norwegian First Division players Category:UAE First Division League players Category:UAE Third Division League players Category:Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Category:Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Category:Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Norway Category:Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Category:21st-century Portuguese sportsmen