Joshua Pereira
Joshua Bernard Pereira (born 10 October 1997) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a central-midfielder, defensive-midfielder or centre-back for Singapore Premier League club Geylang International FC, whom he captains and the Singapore national team.
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| Full name | Joshua Bernard Pereira | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Singapore | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | central-midfielder, defensive-midfielder, centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Geylang International | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | National Football Academy | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Young Lions | 63 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Geylang International | 42 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Singapore U19 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Singapore U21 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Singapore U22 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Singapore | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:14, 23 November 2014 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 December 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
Beginnings and breakthrough edit
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]
Club career edit
Young Lions edit
He signed for Young Lions for the 2016 S.League season and impressed the pundits although the team failed to perform as expected.[4]
Geylang International edit
In 2020, he signed for Geylang International.[5]
Joshua was named the Club captain for the 2023 Singapore Premier League season onwards.
International career edit
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]
Personal life edit
Pereira studied hospitality and tourism management at Temasek Polytechnic.[2]
Honours edit
Individual edit
- Dollah Kassim Award recipients : 2015
- Singapore Premier League Team of the Year: 2022
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 19 Aug 2022. Caps and goals may not be correct
| Club | Season | S.League | Singapore Cup | Singapore League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 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 | |
| Total | 43 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 2 | |
| Career total | 99 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 4 | |
- Young Lions are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions in their respective leagues.
International statistics edit
International caps edit
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 Sept 2022 | Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Vietnam | 0-4 (lost) | 2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series |
| 2 | 24 Sept 2022 | Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | India | 1-1 (draw) | |
| 3 | 24 December 2022 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | Myanmar | 3-2(won) | 2022 AFF Championship |
| 4 | 27 December 2022 | New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos | Laos | 2-0(won) | 2022 AFF Championship |
| 5 | 23 March 2023 | Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 1–1 (draw) | Friendly |
| 6 | 26 March 2023 | Macau Olympic Complex Stadium, Macau | Macau | 1–0 (won) | Friendly |
U22 International caps edit
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 June 2018 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore | Myanmar | 0-2 (lost) | Friendly |
| 2 | 22 March 2019 | MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | Hong Kong | 1-1 (draw) | 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification |
| 3 | 24 March 2019 | MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | North Korea | 1-1 (draw) | 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification |
| 4 | 26 March 2019 | MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | Mongolia | 3-1 (won) | 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification |
| 5 | 7 June 2019 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | Philippines | 3-0 (won) | 2019 Merlion Cup |
| 6 | 9 June 2019 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | Thailand | 1-0 (won) | 2019 Merlion Cup |
| 7 | 6 September 2019 | Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore | Fiji | 2-0 (won) | Friendly |
| 8 | 3 December 2019 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines | Vietnam | 0-1 (lost) | 2019 Southeast Asian Games |
U19 International caps edit
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 September 2016 | Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam | Vietnam | 0-0 (draw) | 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship |
| 2 | 15 September 2016 | Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam | Malaysia | 1-2 (lost) | 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship |
| 3 | 17 September 2016 | Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam | Philippines | 2-1 (won) | 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship |
| 4 | 19 September 2016 | Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam | Timor-Leste | 0-2 (lost) | 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship |
| 5 | 4 August 2017 | Hartfield Park, Australia | Australia | 0-4 (lost) | Friendly [11] |
U19 International goals edit
- Scores and results list Singapore's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 17 September 2016 | Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi | Philippines | 1–1 | 2-1 | 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship |
Honours edit
International edit
Singapore U22
Individual edit
- The New Paper Dollah Kassim Award : 2015[2]
References edit
- ^ . Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ a b c "National U-18 midfielder Joshua Pereira wins Dollah Kassim Award". 14 November 2015.
- ^ Auto, Hermes (20 September 2022). "Football: After a career blighted by injuries, Pereira aims to soar with Lions | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ "After a career blighted by injuries, Pereira aims to soar with Lions". tnp.straitstimes.com. 20 September 2022.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 7 October 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ Auto, Hermes (20 September 2022). "Football: After a career blighted by injuries, Pereira aims to soar with Lions | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ "Lions go down to Vietnam in friendly tournament opener - Football Association of Singapore". Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ "Lions draw with India - Football Association of Singapore". Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ Tan, Amanda (20 December 2022). "Five players in Singapore squad to take part in AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2022 for the first time". youthopia.sg. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.