Pedro J. Soma (born June 30, 2006) is an American professional soccer player currently playing as a defensive midfielder for Major League Soccer club San Diego FC.
Soma was born in Boca Raton, Florida, to a Brazilian mother and American father and was raised in nearby Coconut Creek.
Having first taken an interest in football at a very young age, he joined a local academy in Florida: Boca Raton Juniors Soccer Club. Afterwards, he moved to Boca United (now called South Florida Football Academy) at the age of six or seven. 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 CornellÃÂ. 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.
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. Barça signed him on loan from Cornellàon August 29, 2024, with an $881k purchase option. FC Barcelona assigned him to their B team in the Spanish 3rd division, for whom he made his debut on October 2, 2024. He made 28 appearances (20 starts) with 2 assists in the 2024-25 season. Barça B's relegation from the 3rd division at the end of the season, however, disrupted many plans the club had for youth development, and the club did not exercise their purchase option to retain Soma.
On July 28, 2025, San Diego FC announced they had acquired Soma on permanent transfer from Cornellàfor a non-disclosed fee, and signed him to a 4-year deal. He made his debut for the club - and his first appearance as a first-team professional - on August 6, 2025, in a Leagues Cup match against Mazatlán.
Soma 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. 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 3âÂÂ1 to Mexico in the final match.