João Pereira (Portuguese footballer)

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Da Silva and the second or paternal family name is Pereira.
João Pereira

Pereira in action for Portugal in 2011
Personal information
Full name João Pedro da Silva Pereira
Date of birth (1984-02-25) 25 February 1984
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current team
 Sporting CP
Number 21
Youth career
1990–1994 Domingos Sávio
1994–2003 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2002–2005 Benfica B 7 (0)
2003–2006 Benfica 58 (4)
2006 → Gil Vicente (loan) 14 (0)
2006–2007 Gil Vicente 25 (1)
2007–2009 Braga 67 (1)
2010–2012 Sporting CP 61 (3)
2012–2015 Valencia 55 (0)
2015 Hannover 96 5 (0)
2015– Sporting CP 18 (0)
National team‡
2000 Portugal U15 7 (1)
2000–2001 Portugal U16 7 (0)
2002 Portugal U18 5 (1)
2002–2003 Portugal U19 15 (1)
2004–2007 Portugal U21 28 (1)
2009 Portugal B 1 (0)
2010– Portugal 40 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 21 March 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2014

João Pedro da Silva Pereira (born 25 February 1984) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Sporting Clube de Portugal and the Portugal national team, mainly as a right back.

An attacking wingback, he is also known for his fiery temperament that led to altercations with adversary players and referees numerous times.[1] In his country, he represented both Benfica and Sporting, amassing top division totals of 217 games and nine goals and winning the 2005 national championship with the former. He also spent two-and-a-half seasons in Spain with Valencia.

Internationally, Pereira represented Portugal at Euro 2012 and the 2014 World Cup.

Club career

Benfica

Pereira was born in Lisbon. A product of local S.L. Benfica's youth system, he first appeared with its main side on 17 August 2003 in a 0–0 away draw against Boavista FC, and finished his debut season with 25 Primeira Liga appearances, mostly as a midfielder.

Pereira was part of the Benfica squad that won the 2005 championship, starting often, until a fallout with coach Ronald Koeman relegated him to the bench and later to the B-team. He was sold to Gil Vicente F.C. – also in the top flight – in the 2006 summer, after a previous loan to the same club.

Braga

In 2007–08, fully reconverted into a right back, Pereira joined S.C. Braga, as another player in the position, Luís Filipe, went the other way.[2]

An undisputed starter from the beginning, he scored his first goal for the Minho side on 22 February 2009, a 2–1 last-minute winner at Associação Naval 1º de Maio. He also collected 18 yellow cards and one red in his first two seasons combined.

Sporting

On 22 December 2009, Pereira moved to Sporting Clube de Portugal for a fee of €3 million;[3] at the time Braga led the league alongside Benfica, with 12 points in advance to his new club, with the Lions eventually finishing fourth.

Pereira again featured regularly for Sporting in the 2010–11 campaign, both as a defender and a midfielder, as his team ranked in third position. On 30 April 2011 he scored in a 2–1 home win against Portimonense SC, but was also sent off midway through the second half (after teammate André Santos) for repeatedly and severely insulting referee Duarte Gomes.[4]

Valencia

On 24 May 2012 Pereira signed with Valencia CF in Spain for €3.6 million, penning a 3+1 contract.[5] He made his official debut on 19 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 away draw against Real Madrid.[6]

Pereira was a starter in his first two years with the Che but, after the arrival of manager Nuno Espírito Santo for 2014–15, was relegated to third-choice right-back.[7][8]

Hannover

In the January 2015 transfer window, Pereira signed for Bundesliga club Hannover 96 until the end of the season.[9] He made his league debut on 7 February, playing the second half of a 1–2 away loss to Hamburger SV.

International career

Pereira was first called to the Portuguese team in October 2010, following the appointment of new coach Paulo Bento. He made his debut in a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier against Denmark, and also started in the following match – in the same competition – in Iceland, with the national side winning both games 3–1.

On 19 May 2014, Pereira was named in the final 23-man squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[10] In the first game, against Germany, he committed a penalty on Mario Götze that resulted in the first goal scored by Thomas Müller, in an eventual 0–4 loss.[11]

Statistics

Club

As of 13 December 2015
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Benfica 2003–04[12] Primeira Liga 25441—5[lower-alpha 1]0—345
2004–05[12] Primeira Liga 26041—8[lower-alpha 2]1—382
2005–06[12] Primeira Liga 6010—3[lower-alpha 3]0—100
Total 57492—161—827
Gil Vicente (loan) 2005–06[12] Primeira Liga 14000———140
Gil Vicente 2006–07[12] Segunda Liga 25100———251
Total 39100———391
Braga 2007–08[12] Primeira Liga 27020108[lower-alpha 1]0—380
2008–09[12] Primeira Liga 271201012[lower-alpha 4]0—421
2009–10[12] Primeira Liga 13120001[lower-alpha 5]0—161
Total 6726020210—962
Sporting 2009–10[12] Primeira Liga 1211031——162
2010–11[12] Primeira Liga 24230409[lower-alpha 5]0—402
2011–12[12] Primeira Liga 250713010[lower-alpha 5]0—451
Total 613111101190—1015
Valencia 2012–13[13] La Liga 30020—5[lower-alpha 3]0—370
2013–14[13] La Liga 25020—11[lower-alpha 5]0—380
2014–15[13] La Liga 0000—00—00
Total 55040—160—750
Hannover 2014–15[13] Bundesliga 5000———50
Sporting 2015–16[13] Primeira Liga 9010005[lower-alpha 6]01[lower-alpha 7]0160
Career total 293103131217711041415
  1. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup and UEFA Champions League
  3. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup and UEFA Cup
  5. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  7. ↑ Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

International

As of 7 September 2014[14]
Portugal
YearAppsGoals
201030
201190
2012110
2013100
201470
Total400

Honours

Benfica
Braga
Sporting

References

  1. ↑ Portugal's World Cup squad: who will make the plane to South Africa?; PortuGOAL, 1 March 2010
  2. ↑ Benfica brings in Braga fullback; UEFA.com, 2 August 2007
  3. ↑ Official: Joao Pereira moves to Sporting; Portugal Football, 23 December 2009
  4. ↑ Nine-man Sporting hold on for three points; PortuGOAL, 1 May 2011
  5. ↑ El Valencia confirma el fichaje de Joao Pereira (Valencia confirms Joao Pereira signing); Marca, 24 May 2012 (in Spanish)
  6. ↑ "Real held by Valencia in season opener". ESPN Soccernet. 19 August 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  7. ↑ "Nuno descarta a Joao Pereira" [Nuno discards Joao Pereira] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "Nuno abre a Joao Pereira "la puerta del mercado de invierno"" [Nuno opens "winter market door" to Joao Pereira] (in Spanish). Goal.com. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  9. ↑ "Hannover sign Portuguese international Pereira". Bundesliga. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  10. ↑ "Paulo Bento announces Portugal's 23-man World Cup squad". PortuGOAL. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  11. ↑ "Muller-inspired Germany thrash ten-man Portugal". FIFA.com. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "João Pereira". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 "João Pereira". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  14. ↑ "João Pereira". European Football. Retrieved 4 January 2016.

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