| Joshua Pereira | |
| Fullname: | Joshua Bernard Pereira |
| Birth Date: | 10 October 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Singapore |
| Height: | 1.78m (05.84feet) |
| Position: | Midfielder / Defender |
| Currentclub: | Geylang International |
| Clubnumber: | 8 |
| Youthyears1: | 2013–2014 |
| Youthclubs1: | National Football Academy |
| Years1: | 2016–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Young Lions |
| Caps1: | 63 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2020– |
| Clubs2: | Geylang International |
| Caps2: | 42 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | Singapore U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2016–2018 |
| Nationalteam2: | Singapore U21 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam3: | Singapore U22 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam4: | Singapore |
| Nationalcaps4: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 02:14, 23 November 2014 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 24 December 2022 |
Joshua Bernard Pereira (born 10 October 1997) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays either as a midfielder or defender for Singapore Premier League club Geylang International, whom he captains and the Singapore national team.
When Joshua was studying at the Singapore Sports School, he was selected for a week-long stint with J.League side, Albirex Niigata's Under-18 squad in Japan.
Joshua started his career with the National Football Academy and caught the eye while representing the national under-18 team during their qualification tournament for the 2016 AFC Under-19 Championship.[1]
In December 2015, he won the 2015 Dollah Kassim Award and trained with Ligue 1 side, AS Saint-Étienne from 11–19 March 2016.[2] [3]
He signed for Young Lions for the 2016 S.League season and impressed the pundits although the team failed to perform as expected.[4]
In 2020, he signed for Geylang International.[5]
Joshua was named the Club captain for the 2023 Singapore Premier League season onwards.
Pereira was part of the U21 team which played China U21 team in 2016.[6] He captained the U22 in the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification in 2019.
In September 2022, Pereira received his first call up to the senior Singapore squad for the 2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series held in Vietnam.[7] He made his international debut in a 4-0 friendly loss to Vietnam[8] before collecting his second cap in the same friendly tournament in a 1-1 draw against India.[9]
Later in December, Pereira was part of the national team for the 2022 AFF Championship.[10]
Pereira studied hospitality and tourism management at Temasek Polytechnic.
Individual
. Caps and goals may not be correct
| Club | Season | S.League | Singapore Cup | Singapore League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Young Lions | 2016 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | — | 18 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2018 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2019 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Total | 63 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 2 | |||||||||
| Geylang International | 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2022 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2023 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2024–25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||
| Total | 52 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 2 | |||||||||
| Career total | 108 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 4 | |||||||||
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 Sept 2022 | Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | 0-4 (lost) | 2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series | ||
| 2 | 24 Sept 2022 | Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | 1-1 (draw) | |||
| 3 | 24 December 2022 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | 3-2(won) | 2022 AFF Championship | ||
| 4 | 27 December 2022 | New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos | 2-0(won) | 2022 AFF Championship | ||
| 5 | 23 March 2023 | Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong | 1–1 (draw) | Friendly | ||
| 6 | 26 March 2023 | Macau Olympic Complex Stadium, Macau | 1–0 (won) | Friendly | ||
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 June 2018 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore | 0-2 (lost) | Friendly | ||
| 2 | 22 March 2019 | MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | 1-1 (draw) | 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification | ||
| 3 | 24 March 2019 | MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | 1-1 (draw) | 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification | ||
| 4 | 26 March 2019 | MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | 3-1 (won) | 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification | ||
| 5 | 7 June 2019 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | 3-0 (won) | 2019 Merlion Cup | ||
| 6 | 9 June 2019 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | 1-0 (won) | 2019 Merlion Cup | ||
| 7 | 6 September 2019 | Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore | 2-0 (won) | Friendly | ||
| 8 | 3 December 2019 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines | 0-1 (lost) | 2019 Southeast Asian Games |
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 September 2016 | Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam | 0-0 (draw) | 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship | ||
| 2 | 15 September 2016 | Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam | 1-2 (lost) | 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship | ||
| 3 | 17 September 2016 | Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam | 2-1 (won) | 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship | ||
| 4 | 19 September 2016 | Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam | 0-2 (lost) | 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship | ||
| 5 | 4 August 2017 | Hartfield Park, Australia | 0-4 (lost) | Friendly [11] |
Scores and results list Singapore's goal tally first.
Singapore U22