Dion Enrico Pereira (born 25 March 1999) is an English footballer who plays as a winger for Bradford City on loan from Luton Town.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dion Enrico Pereira[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1999-03-25) 25 March 1999 (age 23)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Watford, England | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Bradford City (on loan from Luton Town) | ||
Number | 26 | ||
Youth career | |||
2015–2017 | Watford | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2019 | Watford | 2 | (0) |
2019 | Atlanta United | 18 | (0) |
2019 | Atlanta United 2 | 5 | (0) |
2020– | Luton Town | 1 | (0) |
2021 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2022 | → Bradford City (loan) | 10 | (1) |
2022– | → Bradford City (loan) | 9 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:48, 29 October 2022 (UTC) |
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]
Born in England, Pereira is of Portuguese descent. Went to Queens secondary school in Bushey and left in 2015.[15][5]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Watford | 2016–17[16] | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
2017–18[17] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2018–19[18] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Atlanta United | 2019[19] | Major League Soccer | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
Atlanta United 2 | 2019[19] | USL Championship | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Luton Town | 2020–21[20] | EFL Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2021–22[21] | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2022–23[22] | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Yeovil Town (loan) | 2021–22[19] | National League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Bradford City (loan) | 2021–22[21] | EFL League Two | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
Bradford City (loan) | 2022–23[22] | EFL League Two | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
Career total | 41 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 2 |
Bradford City A.F.C. – current squad | |
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