| Dion Pereira | |
| Fullname: | Dion Enrico Pereira Greives[1] |
| Birth Place: | Watford, England |
| Birth Date: | 25 March 1999[2] |
| Height: | 1.80m |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Dagenham & Redbridge (on loan from Luton Town) |
| Clubnumber: | 7 |
| Youthyears1: | 2015–2017 |
| Youthclubs1: | Watford |
| Years1: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Watford |
| Caps1: | 2 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2019 |
| Clubs2: | Atlanta United |
| Caps2: | 18 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2019 |
| Clubs3: | Atlanta United 2 |
| Caps3: | 5 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2020– |
| Clubs4: | Luton Town |
| Caps4: | 1 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2021 |
| Clubs5: | → Yeovil Town (loan) |
| Caps5: | 1 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2022 |
| Clubs6: | → Bradford City (loan) |
| Caps6: | 10 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs7: | → Bradford City (loan) |
| Caps7: | 14 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs8: | → Sutton United (loan) |
| Caps8: | 14 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2024 |
| Clubs9: | → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) |
| Caps9: | 17 |
| Goals9: | 3 |
| Years10: | 2024– |
| Clubs10: | → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) |
| Caps10: | 19 |
| Goals10: | 8 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam1: | Antigua and Barbuda |
| Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 18:04, 30 November 2024 (UTC) |
Dion Enrico Pereira Greives (born 25 March 1999) is a footballer who plays as a winger for club Dagenham & Redbridge on loan from club Luton Town. Born in England, he plays for the Antigua and Barbuda national team.
On 6 May 2017, Pereira made his senior debut for Watford in a 3–0 away defeat at Leicester City, coming on as a substitute in the 83rd minute for Mbaye Niang.[3]
Pereira was awarded the Watford Young Player of the Season award for the 2016–17 season.[4]
On 15 January 2019, Pereira signed with MLS club Atlanta United.[5] He later joined the club's affiliate side Atlanta United 2 and on 10 March 2019, made his debut for the side in the USL Championship in 2–0 win over Hartford Athletic.[6]
Pereira was released by Atlanta before the start of their 2020 season.[7]
On 3 November 2020, Pereira signed with Luton Town and joined the U23 team after 11 months without football.[8]
On 8 October 2021, Pereira joined National League side Yeovil Town on a short-term loan deal.[9] Pereira's loan with Yeovil Town was cut short after just one match after being recalled by Luton.[10]
On 4 January 2022, Pereira joined League Two side Bradford City on loan until the end of the season.[11] [12] The move was assisted by Pereira's Luton teammate Carlos Mendes Gomes, who had been managed by Bradford City manager Derek Adams at Morecambe.[13] On 1 September 2022, Pereira returned to Bradford City on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.[14]
On 1 September 2023, Pereira joined EFL League Two club Sutton United on a season-long loan.
On 27 January 2024, he joined National League side Dagenham & Redbridge on a loan until the end of the season.[15] In June 2024, he returned to the Daggers on a season-long loan deal.[16]
Pereira made his debut for the Antigua and Barbuda national team against Bahamas on 14 October 2023.[17]
Born in England, Pereira is of Portuguese and Antiguan descent. He attended Queens secondary school in Bushey before dropping out in 2015.[18]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Watford | 2016–17 | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Atlanta United | 2019[19] | Major League Soccer | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Atlanta United 2 | 2019 | USL Championship | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Luton Town | 2020–21 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Championship | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Yeovil Town (loan) | 2021–22 | National League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bradford City (loan) | 2021–22 | League Two | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||||
| Bradford City (loan) | 2022–23 | League Two | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| Sutton United (loan) | 2023–24 | League Two | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | |
| Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 2023–24 | National League | 17 | 3 | — | — | — | 17 | 3 | ||||
| Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 2024–25 | National League | 19 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 101 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 114 | 16 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2023 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 9 | 1 | ||