Pedro J. Soma (born June 30, 2006) is an American professional soccer player currently playing as a midfielder for Barcelona Atlètic.
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| Full name | Pedro J. Soma[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | June 30, 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Boca Raton, United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Barcelona B | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 39 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Boca United | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Cornellà | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Barcelona | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Cornellà | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Barcelona B | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | United States U16 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | United States U17 | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | United States U18 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | United States U19 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | United States U20 | 6 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:20, 17 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Early life
editSoma was born in Boca Raton, Florida to a Brazilian mother and American father and was raised in nearby Coconut Creek.[2]
Club career
editHaving first taken an interest in football at a very young age, he joined a local academy in Florida; Boca Raton Juniors Soccer Club.[citation needed] Afterwards, he moved to Boca United (now called South Florida Football Academy) at the age of six or seven.[2] In October 2018, he was offered the chance to go on a student exchange program to Barcelona, Spain, and he played grassroots football there for two years before being scouted by professional side Cornellà.[2] He has credited fellow American soccer players Adrian Gill and Diego Kochen, both in the academy of Barcelona, for helping him settle in the region, and describes the latter as his best friend.[2]
Having made his debut in the Primera Federación with Cornellà, he began to attract the attention of Barcelona, with manager Xavi reportedly having told president Joan Laporta that he wishes to sign the midfielder.[3][4]
International career
editSoma received his first call-up to the United States youth system in January 2022, and having impressed in both the January training camp and a trip to South America in March, he was one of the stand-out players in a UEFA Under-16 Development Tournament held in May of the same year.[2][5] Called up again for the 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, Soma helped the United States reach the final of the competition, but despite scoring, he could not prevent his side losing 3–1 to Mexico in the final match.[2][6]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cornellà | 2023–24 | Primera Federación | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Barcelona Atlètic | 2024–25 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Copa Catalunya
References
edit- ^ Pedro Soma at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c d e f Calabrese, Alex (March 2, 2023). "Pedro Soma is bringing Ginga flair to the USMNT". chasingacup.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ Moretto, Matteo (October 24, 2023). "Pedro Soma, la perla de 17 años a la que sigue el Barça... y comparan con Toni Kroos" [Pedro Soma, the 17-year-old pearl that Barça follows... and they compare him with Toni Kroos]. relevo.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on October 30, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ Tubilla Guerrero, Cristina (October 27, 2023). "Lo comparan con Kroos y Xavi Hernández se lo ha pedido a Laporta: la nueva perla que quiere el Barça" [They compare him with Kroos and Xavi Hernández has asked Laporta: the new pearl that Barça wants]. diariogol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ Domínguez, Manuel (March 24, 2022). "Pedro Soma, jugador del Cornellà que brilla con la selección de EEUU" [Pedro Soma, Cornellà player who shines with the US team]. onefootball.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on October 30, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ Castro, J. (March 5, 2023). "De Cornellà.. a ser la estrella de Estados Unidos Sub 17" [From Cornellà... to being the star of the United States Sub 17]. marca.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on October 30, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ Pedro Soma at Soccerway
- ^ Pedro Soma at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)