Pedro Dolabella

Pedro Dolabella

Personal information
Full name	Pedro Dolabella
Date of birth	(1999-07-29) 29 July 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Brasília, Brazil
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Position(s)	Midfield
Team information
Current team	North Carolina FC
Youth career
2013–2015	São Paulo FC
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2021	Marshall Thundering Herd	90	(23)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019	Flint City Bucks	3	(0)
2021	South Bend Lions	1	(0)
2022	Rochester New York FC	24	(5)
2023–2024	Union Omaha	49	(15)
2025–	North Carolina FC	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 3, 2025

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. ^[1] He played collegiate soccer for the Marshall Thundering Herd, scoring 23 goals in 90 appearances across five seasons. ^[2] He was named the 2019 Conference USA Tournament Offensive MVP after scoring the game-winning goal in the final against Charlotte. ^[3] He helped lead the team to the 2020 NCAA College Cup, the first NCAA Division I championship in the school's history. ^[4] His tenure at Marshall lead to him receiving the nickname "The Mayor". ^[3] 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. ^[5] He was also named to the United Soccer Coaches All-American second team that year. ^[6]

Dolabella also played for the Flint City Bucks and South Bend Lions FC of USL League Two during this time period. ^{[7] [8]}

Club career

Coming out of college, Dolabella was invited to take part in the MLS College Showcase. ^[3]

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. ^[9] On 25 March, Dolabella started and played the entire match in a 2–0 loss against St. Louis City SC 2. ^[10] Dolabella would score his first goal for Rochester on 20 April in a game against FC Motown. ^[11] On September 23, 2022, Dolabella was named to the MLS Next Pro Best XI. ^[12] 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. ^[13]

Union Omaha

On March 14, 2023, Union Omaha announced that it had signed Dolabella to a contract for the 2023 USL League One season. ^[14]

North Carolina FC

Dolabella signed with USL Championship club North Carolina FC on February 3, 2025. ^[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of 8 August 2024 ^[16]

Club	Season	League			Cup [a]		Playoffs		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Flint City Bucks	2019	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
Union Omaha	2023	USL League One	30	5	2	1	1	0	0	0	33	6
	2024		12	7	4	1	0	0	5 [b]	3	21	11
	Total		42	12	6	2	1	0	5	3	54	17
Career total			70	17	8	3	2	0	5	3	85	23

Notes

1. Appearances in the U.S. Open Cup
2. Appearances in the USL Cup

Honours

Individual

Marshall Thundering Herd ^[17]

• 2019 All-Conference USA Second Team
• 2020 Second Team All-Conference USA
• 2021 First Team All-Conference USA
• 2021 Conference USA Offensive MVP
• 2021 Conference USA Men's Soccer Player of the Year
• 2021 Senior CLASS Award Second Team All-American
• 2021 United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-American

Rochester New York FC

• 2022 MLS Next Pro Best XI

Club

Marshall Thundering Herd ^[17]

• Conference USA regular season: 2020
• NCAA National Championship: 2020

References

1. Franko, Kyle (18 May 2021). "Former Pennington soccer standout Pedro Dolabella wins men's College Cup with Marshall". The Trentonian . Retrieved 8 June 2022.
2. "Pedro Dolabella - Men's Soccer". Marshall University Athletics. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
3. "Two Marshall players invited to MLS College Showcase". WOWK-TV . 7 December 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
4. "Unseeded Marshall tops IU for first soccer title". ESPN.com. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
5. Taylor, Grant (9 November 2021). "Dolabella named C-USA Player of the Year". The Herald-Dispatch . Retrieved 8 June 2022.
6. "2022 Men's Soccer Roster". Marshall University Athletics. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
7. "Michigan Bucks". uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
8. "South Bend Lions". uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
9. mlsnextpro. "Pedro Dolabella". mlsnextpro. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
10. "St. Louis City 2 vs Rochester New York FC". FotMob. 26 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
11. "Rochester New York FC vs. FC Motown - Football Match Stats - April 20, 2022 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
12. mlsnextpro. "MLS NEXT Pro 2022 Best XI | MLSNEXTPro.com". mlsnextpro. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
13. "Rochester NY FC ceases operations, will not play in 2023". RochesterFirst. 11 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
14. "UNION OMAHA ADDS TALENTED MIDFIELDER PEDRO DOLABELLA FOR 2023". Union Omaha. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
15. "North Carolina signs League One standout Pedro Dolabella". USLChampionship.com. USL Championship . Retrieved 3 February 2025.
16. Pedro Dolabella at Soccerway
17. "Pedro Dolabella - Men's Soccer". Marshall University Athletics. Retrieved 11 July 2022.

External links

• Pedro Dolabella at Marshall Thundering Herd
• Pedro Dolabella at Soccerway