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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is 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 (age 40)
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team 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 23 (0)
International career
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)
2010–2014 Portugal 40 (0)
Medal record
UEFA European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2012
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2016

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 Primeira Liga totals of 218 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 first team 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-side. 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

Pereira defending against Levante's Obafemi Martins in October 2012

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.[10]

Return to Sporting

On 13 July 2015, Pereira returned to Sporting on a two-year deal with a €45 million buyout clause, as a replacement for Southampton-bound Cédric.[11] He made his debut on 9 August, featuring the full 90 minutes as they beat Benfica 1–0 to lift the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira at the Estádio Algarve;[12] thirteen days later he received his third red card for the Lions – all direct – for conceding a penalty in a 1–1 home draw against F.C. Paços de Ferreira.[13]

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.[14] 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.[15]

Statistics

Club

As of 13 December 2015
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Benfica 2003–04[16] Primeira Liga 25 4 4 1 — 5[a] 0 — 34 5
2004–05[16] Primeira Liga 26 0 4 1 — 8[b] 1 — 38 2
2005–06[16] Primeira Liga 6 0 1 0 — 3[c] 0 — 10 0
Total 57 4 9 2 — 16 1 — 82 7
Gil Vicente (loan) 2005–06[16] Primeira Liga 14 0 0 0 — — — 14 0
Gil Vicente 2006–07[16] Segunda Liga 25 1 0 0 — — — 25 1
Total 39 1 0 0 — — — 39 1
Braga 2007–08[16] Primeira Liga 27 0 2 0 1 0 8[a] 0 — 38 0
2008–09[16] Primeira Liga 27 1 2 0 1 0 12[d] 0 — 42 1
2009–10[16] Primeira Liga 13 1 2 0 0 0 1[e] 0 — 16 1
Total 67 2 6 0 2 0 21 0 — 96 2
Sporting 2009–10[16] Primeira Liga 12 1 1 0 3 1 — — 16 2
2010–11[16] Primeira Liga 24 2 3 0 4 0 9[e] 0 — 40 2
2011–12[16] Primeira Liga 25 0 7 1 3 0 10[e] 0 — 45 1
Total 61 3 11 1 10 1 19 0 — 101 5
Valencia 2012–13[17] La Liga 30 0 2 0 — 5[c] 0 — 37 0
2013–14[17] La Liga 25 0 2 0 — 11[e] 0 — 38 0
2014–15[17] La Liga 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0
Total 55 0 4 0 — 16 0 — 75 0
Hannover 2014–15[17] Bundesliga 5 0 0 0 — — — 5 0
Sporting 2015–16[17] Primeira Liga 9 0 1 0 0 0 5[f] 0 1[g] 0 16 0
Career total 293 10 31 3 12 1 77 1 1 0 414 15
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup and UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup and UEFA Cup
  5. ^ a b c d 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[18]
Portugal
Year Apps Goals
2010 3 0
2011 9 0
2012 11 0
2013 10 0
2014 7 0
Total 40 0

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" (in Spanish). Europa Press. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Nuno abre a Joao Pereira "la puerta del mercado de invierno"" (in Spanish). Goal.com. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "Hannover sign Portuguese international Pereira". Bundesliga. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  10. ^ "Zwei Dusel-Tore lassen den HSV wieder jubeln" (in German). Focus. 7 February 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "João Pereira assina por duas épocas e fica com cláusula de 45 milhões" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ "Benfica 0–1 Sporting" (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  13. ^ "JOÃO PEREIRA EXPULSO PELA 3.ª VEZ" (in Portuguese). Record. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ "Paulo Bento announces Portugal's 23-man World Cup squad". PortuGOAL. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  15. ^ "Muller-inspired Germany thrash ten-man Portugal". FIFA.com. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "João Pereira". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  17. ^ a b c d e "João Pereira". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  18. ^ "João Pereira". European Football. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
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