Pedro Dolabella

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| name = Pedro Dolabella

| fullname = Pedro Dolabella

| birth_place = Brasília, Brazil

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|07|29|df=y}}

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=4}}

| currentclub = North Carolina FC

| clubnumber = 8

| position = Midfield

| youthyears1 = 2013–2015

| youthclubs1 = São Paulo FC

| youthyears2 =

| collegeyears1 = 2017–2021

| college1 = Marshall Thundering Herd

| collegecaps1 = 90

| collegegoals1 = 23

| years1 = 2019

| clubs1 = Flint City Bucks

| caps1 = 3

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2021

| clubs2 = South Bend Lions

| caps2 = 1

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2022

| clubs3 = Rochester New York FC

| caps3 = 24

| goals3 = 5

| years4 = 2023–2024

| clubs4 = Union Omaha

| caps4 = 49

| goals4 = 15

| years5 = 2025–

| clubs5 = North Carolina FC

| caps5 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| club-update = February 3, 2025

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Pedro Dolabella (born 29 July 1999) is a Brazilian professional footballer who currently plays for North Carolina FC in the USL Championship.

College career

Dolabella was born in Brasília, Brazil. After moving to the United States, he played high school soccer at The Pennington School, where he won a New Jersey Prep A state title.{{cite news|url=https://www.trentonian.com/2021/05/18/former-pennington-soccer-standout-pedro-dolabella-wins-mens-college-cup-with-marshall/|title=Former Pennington soccer standout Pedro Dolabella wins men's College Cup with Marshall|work=The Trentonian|first=Kyle|last=Franko|date=May 18, 2021|access-date=June 8, 2022}} He played collegiate soccer for the Marshall Thundering Herd, scoring 23 goals in 90 appearances across five seasons.{{Cite web |title=Pedro Dolabella - Men's Soccer |url=https://herdzone.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/pedro-dolabella/6554 |access-date=March 26, 2022 |website=Marshall University Athletics }} He was named the 2019 Conference USA Tournament Offensive MVP after scoring the game-winning goal in the final against Charlotte.{{cite news|url=https://www.wowktv.com/sports/two-marshall-players-invited-to-mls-college-showcase/|title=Two Marshall players invited to MLS College Showcase|work=WOWK-TV|date=December 7, 2021|access-date=June 8, 2022}} He helped lead the team to the 2020 NCAA College Cup, the first NCAA Division I championship in the school's history.{{Cite web |date=May 18, 2021 |title=Unseeded Marshall tops IU for first soccer title |url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/31463631/marshall-thundering-herd-beat-indiana-hoosiers-men-college-cup-title |access-date=March 26, 2022 |website=ESPN.com}} His tenure at Marshall lead to him receiving the nickname "The Mayor". Dolabella made the All-Conference USA team twice, and the first team once. In his fifth season, Dolabella was the Conference USA Men's Soccer Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year.{{cite news|url=https://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports/dolabella-named-c-usa-player-of-the-year/article_ddc35cfc-3f41-5706-9fee-0da91619cc3f.html|title=Dolabella named C-USA Player of the Year|work=The Herald-Dispatch|first=Grant|last=Taylor|date=November 9, 2021|access-date=June 8, 2022}} He was also named to the United Soccer Coaches All-American second team that year.{{Cite web |title=2022 Men's Soccer Roster |url=https://herdzone.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster |access-date=May 15, 2022 |website=Marshall University Athletics }}

Dolabella also played for the Flint City Bucks and South Bend Lions FC of USL League Two during this time period.{{Cite web |title=Michigan Bucks |url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/roster_players/33379442 |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=uslleaguetwo.com }}{{Cite web |title=South Bend Lions |url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/roster_players/46805316?subseason=731558 |access-date=March 26, 2022 |website=uslleaguetwo.com}}

Club career

Coming out of college, Dolabella was invited to take part in the MLS College Showcase.

= Rochester New York FC =

Dolabella spent time in the preseason with Charlotte FC, however, he did not sign with the club. On 14 March 2022, it was announced that he had joined Rochester New York FC for the club's inaugural season in MLS Next Pro.{{Cite web |last=mlsnextpro |title=Pedro Dolabella |url=https://www.mlsnextpro.com/players/pedro-dolabella/ |access-date=March 26, 2022|website=mlsnextpro}} On 25 March, Dolabella started and played the entire match in a 2–0 loss against St. Louis City SC 2.{{Cite web |title=St. Louis City 2 vs Rochester New York FC |url=https://www.fotmob.com/match/3847925/matchfacts/st.-louis-city-2-vs-rochester-new-york-fc |access-date=March 26, 2022 |website=FotMob |date=26 March 2022 |language=en}} Dolabella would score his first goal for Rochester on 20 April in a game against FC Motown.{{Cite web |title=Rochester New York FC vs. FC Motown - Football Match Stats - April 20, 2022 - ESPN |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/matchstats/_/gameId/634156 |access-date=April 25, 2022 |website=ESPN.com}} On September 23, 2022, Dolabella was named to the MLS Next Pro Best XI.{{Cite web |last=mlsnextpro |title=MLS NEXT Pro 2022 Best XI {{!}} MLSNEXTPro.com |url=https://www.mlsnextpro.com/news/mls-next-pro-2022-best-xi |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=mlsnextpro |language=en}} Though Dolabella was contracted to the team for the 2023 MLS Next Pro season, the team ceased operations on March 10, 2022 leaving Dolabella without a club.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-11 |title=Rochester NY FC ceases operations, will not play in 2023 |url=https://www.rochesterfirst.com/sports/rnyfc/rochester-ny-fc-ceases-operations-will-not-play-in-2023/ |access-date=2023-03-12 |website=RochesterFirst |language=en-US}}

= Union Omaha =

On March 14, 2023, Union Omaha announced that it had signed Dolabella to a contract for the 2023 USL League One season.{{Cite web |title=UNION OMAHA ADDS TALENTED MIDFIELDER PEDRO DOLABELLA FOR 2023 |url=https://www.unionomaha.com/news/2023/03/14/union-omaha-adds-talented-midfielder-pedro-dolabella-for-2023/ |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=Union Omaha |language=en-US}}

= North Carolina FC =

Dolabella signed with USL Championship club North Carolina FC on February 3, 2025.{{cite web |title=North Carolina signs League One standout Pedro Dolabella |url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1330435 |website=USLChampionship.com |publisher=USL Championship |access-date=3 February 2025}}

Career statistics

= Club =

Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals !Apps !Goals	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan="2" \|Club ! rowspan="2" \|Season ! colspan="3" \|League ! colspan="2" \|Cup{{efn\|name=USC\|Appearances in the U.S. Open Cup}} ! colspan="2" \|Playoffs ! colspan="2" \|Other ! colspan="2" \|Total
Flint City Bucks \|2019 \| rowspan="2" \|USL League Two \|3	0	0	0	0	0 \|0 \|0	3	0
South Bend Lions \|2021 \|1	0	0	0	0	0 \|0 \|0	1	0
Rochester New York FC \|2022 \|MLS Next Pro \|24	5	2	1	1	0 \|0 \|0	27	6
rowspan="3" \|Union Omaha \|2023 \| rowspan="2" \|USL League One \|30 \|5 \|2 \|1 \|1 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|33 \|6
2024 \|12 \|7 \|4 \|1 \|0 \|0 \|5{{Efn\|Appearances in the USL Cup\|name=USLC}} \|3 \|21 \|11
colspan="2" \|Total !42 !12 !6 !2 !1 !0 !5 !3 !54 !17
colspan="3" \|Career total !70	17	8	3	2	0 !5 !3	85	23

;Notes

Honours

=Individual=

Marshall Thundering Herd{{Cite web |title=Pedro Dolabella - Men's Soccer |url=https://herdzone.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/pedro-dolabella/6554 |access-date=2022-07-11 |website=Marshall University Athletics |language=en}}