| João Pereira | |
| Fullname: | João Duarte Vieira Pereira[1] |
| Birth Date: | 10 May 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Cartaxo, Portugal |
| Height: | 1.83 m |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Youthyears1: | 2001–2004 |
| Youthclubs1: | SL Cartaxo |
| Youthyears2: | 2004–2009 |
| Youthclubs2: | Benfica |
| Years1: | 2009–2011 |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2009–2011 |
| Clubs2: | → Fátima (loan) |
| Caps2: | 48 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2011–2012 |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2011 |
| Clubs4: | → Trofense (loan) |
| Caps4: | 7 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2012–2013 |
| Caps5: | 10 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2013 |
| Caps6: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2013–2015 |
| Caps7: | 47 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2015–2016 |
| Caps8: | 24 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 2016–2018 |
| Caps9: | 23 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2018–2020 |
| Caps10: | 6 |
| Goals10: | 1 |
| Years11: | 2021–2023 |
| Caps11: | 38 |
| Goals11: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2005–2006 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2006–2007 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2008 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2008–2009 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2010 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears6: | 2011–2012 |
| Nationalcaps6: | 15 |
| Nationalgoals6: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 23:41, 1 October 2023 (UTC) |
João Duarte Vieira Pereira (born 10 May 1990) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central defender.
Born in Cartaxo, Santarém District, Pereira started playing football in 2001 at Sport Lisboa e Cartaxo, a subsidiary club of S.L. Benfica. He represented the former for three years, until he was called up by the latter to finish his development.
After signing a professional contract, Pereira trained with the first team at Benfica Campus in Seixal, but also in the pre-season tour of Nyon.[2] [3] Upon arriving in Switzerland, he was loaned to C.D. Fátima for one year,[4] making his professional debut on 20 September by playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–2 home loss against S.C. Beira-Mar.[5] He appeared in 24 games and scored once in each of his two seasons in the Segunda Liga,[6] helping to a best-ever eighth place in 2009–10.
In June 2011, Pereira opted to terminate his contract with Benfica and sign a two-year deal with Beira-Mar.[7] [8] He would never appear for the team in a competitive game, being loaned the following month to C.D. Trofense also from the second division.[9] In December, he agreed to a three-and-a-half-year deal with FC Sheriff Tiraspol.[10] [11] [12]
Pereira made his Moldovan National Division debut on 3 March 2012, playing as left back and providing an assist in a 2–0 away win over FC Costuleni,[12] going on to contribute to the club's eleventh league title.[13] He moved teams in countries again in January 2013, joining FC Nordsjælland from Denmark,[14] [15] after winning another league medal with Sheriff.[16]
In late August 2013, after failing to receive any playing time, Pereira signed a six-month contract with Danish second tier club Vejle BK.[17] He extended his link in November for another six months,[18] and again in April 2014 for another year.[19]
Pereira moved to SønderjyskE Fodbold in June 2015.[20] In January of the following year, website Bold announced that fellow Danish Superliga side Odense Boldklub had signed him for the 2016–17 campaign.[21]
Pereira earned 49 caps for Portugal across all youth levels. He played seven times for the under–16 team, helping them win the Santarém Tournament in February 2006[22] and finish seventh in the Montaigu Tournament in April.[23] Later in the year, he participated in the Nike Tournament with the under–17s,[24] also competing in the Algarve International Tournament in February 2007.[25]
Pereira represented the under-19 team during the Ireland Tournament in August 2008,[26] the La Manga Tournament in February 2009[27] and the Porto Tournament in April.[28] Additionally, he played in the two qualifying rounds for the 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, but the nation did not qualify.[29]
On 9 February 2011, Pereira first appeared with the under-21 side, starting in a 3–1 friendly victory over Sweden in his hometown.[30] His only international goal arrived on 1 September of that year during a 2–0 away defeat of Moldova for the 2013 European Championship qualifiers,[31] in which Portugal finished in second thus failing to progress to the finals.[32]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Fátima | 2009–10 | Segunda Liga | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2010–11 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 2 | |||
| Trofense | 2011–12 | Segunda Liga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Sheriff | 2011–12 | National Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[33] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Vejle | 2013–14 | 1. Division | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 47 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | ||||
| SønderjyskE | 2015–16 | Superliga | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| Odense | 2016–17 | Superliga | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 155 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 168 | 3 | |||