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João Pereira

João Pereira

Defender - Right-Back  at Retired
Age42
CitizenshipPortugal
Height1.72 m
Footright
BornFebruary 25, 1984
👕500+ Apps 🏴100+ Caps Veteran
Market value
Right-Back Defender

Career snapshot

7
clubs played for
03/04
debut season
0.03
goals / match
Sporting CP
top club · 154 apps

Career highs

€10.50m
peak value · 2012
€3.70m
top transfer fee · 12/13
5
best season · 03/04
103 / 4
int'l caps / goals
572Appearances
19Goals
43Assists
144Yellow cards
7Red cards
158Full matches (90′)
Full nameJoão Pereira
Name in home countryJoão Pedro da Silva Esmail Pereira
Date of birth1984-02-25 (42 yrs)
Place of birthLisboa, Portugal
CitizenshipPortugal
PositionDefender - Right-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height172.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2021-07-01
Contract expires
OutfitterNike
Jul 2021
Transfer: Sporting CP → Retired
21/22 · Transfer
Feb 2021
Transfer: Trabzonspor → Sporting CP
20/21 · Transfer
Sep 2020
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — Sporting CP, Trabzonspor
14 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2020
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Dec 2019
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — Trabzonspor
38 matches · 1 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
May 2019
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jan 2019
Injury: unknown
12 games missed
Dec 2018
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Oct 2018
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — Trabzonspor
23 matches · 0 G · 6 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Trabzonspor
33 matches · 2 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2017
Transfer: Sporting CP → Trabzonspor
16/17 · Transfer · €300k
Jul 2016
16/17 — Sporting CP, Trabzonspor
33 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: Hannover 96 → Sporting CP
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — Sporting CP
30 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 6 competitions
Mar 2015
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jan 2015
Transfer: Valencia → Hannover 96
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — Hannover 96
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2013
13/14 — Valencia CF
38 matches · 0 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Valencia CF
37 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: Sporting CP → Valencia
12/13 · Transfer · €3.70m
May 2012
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2011
11/12 — Sporting CP
48 matches · 1 G · 4 A · across 5 competitions
Mar 2011
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Aug 2010
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2010
10/11 — Sporting CP
41 matches · 3 G · 6 A · across 5 competitions
Jan 2010
Transfer: SC Braga → Sporting CP
09/10 · Transfer · €3.00m
Jul 2009
09/10 — Sporting CP, SC Braga
32 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — SC Braga
41 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — SC Braga
35 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2007
Transfer: Gil Vicente → SC Braga
07/08 · Transfer · €400k
Jul 2006
06/07 — Gil Vicente FC
25 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2006
Transfer: Benfica → Gil Vicente
06/07 · Transfer
Jun 2006
Transfer: Gil Vicente → Benfica
05/06 · Return from loan
Jan 2006
Transfer: Benfica → Gil Vicente
05/06 · Loan
Jul 2005
05/06 — SL Benfica, Gil Vicente FC
25 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — SL Benfica
40 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — SL Benfica
34 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2003
Transfer: Benfica U19 → Benfica
03/04 · Transfer
Jul 2001
Transfer: Benfica U17 → Benfica U19
01/02 · Transfer
Jul 1998
Transfer: Benfica U15 → Benfica U17
98/99 · Transfer
Jul 1996
Transfer: Benfica Yth → Benfica U15
96/97 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €10.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
14,232 min
Minutes played by club
Sporting CP 22.1%
Trabzonspor 27.1%
Hannover 96 0.0%
Valencia CF 0.0%
SC Braga 24.9%
Gil Vicente FC 15.7%
SL Benfica 10.2%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Sporting CP 6 09/10 20/21 154 6 13 3,150
Trabzonspor 5 16/17 20/21 122 3 19 3,859
Hannover 96 1 14/15 14/15 5 0 0 0
Valencia CF 2 12/13 13/14 75 0 7 0
SC Braga 3 07/08 09/10 92 2 3 3,545
Gil Vicente FC 2 05/06 06/07 39 1 0 2,232
SL Benfica 3 03/04 05/06 85 7 1 1,446

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

2€2.6M5€5.3M7€7.9M9€10.5M03/04 — 5 goals (SL Benfica)503/0404/05 — 2 goals (SL Benfica)204/0505/06 — 1 assists105/0606/07 — 1 goals (Gil Vicente FC)106/0707/08 — 2 assists207/0808/09 — 1 goals (SC Braga)08/09 — 1 assists208/0909/10 — 3 goals (SC Braga)09/10 — 1 assists409/1010/11 — 3 goals (Sporting CP)10/11 — 6 assists910/1111/12 — 1 goals (Sporting CP)11/12 — 4 assists511/1212/13 — 2 assists212/1313/14 — 5 assists513/1414/1515/16 — 2 assists215/1616/1717/18 — 2 goals (Trabzonspor)17/18 — 5 assists717/1818/19 — 6 assists618/1919/20 — 1 goals (Trabzonspor)19/20 — 7 assists819/2020/21 — 1 assists120/2104/05 — €2M06/07 — €1M07/08 — €1.3M08/09 — €2.9M09/10 — €3.7M10/11 — €5.3M11/12 — €9M12/13 — €10.5M13/14 — €6M14/15 — €6M15/16 — €3M16/17 — €2M17/18 — €1.5M18/19 — €1.5M19/20 — €800K20/21 — €400KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

03/04: 5503/0404/05: 2204/0505/06: 0005/0606/07: 1106/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 1108/0909/10: 3309/1010/11: 3310/1111/12: 1111/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 2217/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 0020/21

Assists by season

03/04: 0003/0404/05: 0004/0505/06: 1105/0606/07: 0006/0707/08: 2207/0808/09: 1108/0909/10: 1109/1010/11: 6610/1111/12: 4411/1212/13: 2212/1313/14: 5513/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 2215/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 5517/1818/19: 6618/1919/20: 7719/2020/21: 1120/21
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
20/21 Liga NOS Sporting CP 5 0 0 1 1 0
20/21 Süper Lig Trabzonspor 8 0 1 2 0 0
20/21 Türkiye Kupasi Trabzonspor 1 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 Europa League Trabzonspor 2 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 Europa League Qualifying Trabzonspor 4 0 1 1 0 0
19/20 Süper Lig Trabzonspor 28 1 6 4 0 2,507
19/20 Türkiye Kupasi Trabzonspor 4 0 0 2 0 0
18/19 Süper Lig Trabzonspor 22 0 5 6 0 0
18/19 Türkiye Kupasi Trabzonspor 1 0 1 0 0 0
17/18 Süper Lig Trabzonspor 31 2 4 6 0 1,352
17/18 Türkiye Kupasi Trabzonspor 2 0 1 0 0 0
16/17 Allianz Cup Sporting CP 0 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Champions League Sporting CP 3 0 0 0 1 0
16/17 Liga NOS Sporting CP 9 0 0 2 0 0
16/17 Süper Lig Trabzonspor 17 0 0 6 0 0
16/17 Taça de Portugal Sporting CP 2 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Türkiye Kupasi Trabzonspor 2 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Allianz Cup Sporting CP 0 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Champions League Qu. Sporting CP 2 0 1 1 0 0
15/16 Europa League Sporting CP 5 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 Liga NOS Sporting CP 19 0 1 1 1 0
15/16 Supertaça Sporting CP 1 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 Taça de Portugal Sporting CP 3 0 0 1 0 0
14/15 Bundesliga Hannover 96 5 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 Copa del Rey Valencia CF 2 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Europa League Valencia CF 11 0 3 2 0 0
13/14 LaLiga Valencia CF 25 0 2 8 0 0
12/13 Champions League Valencia CF 5 0 0 1 0 0
12/13 Copa del Rey Valencia CF 2 0 0 1 0 0
12/13 LaLiga Valencia CF 30 0 2 9 0 0
11/12 Allianz Cup Sporting CP 3 0 1 2 0 0
11/12 Europa League Sporting CP 11 0 1 4 0 0
11/12 Europa League Qualifying Sporting CP 2 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Liga ZON Sagres Sporting CP 25 0 2 9 0 0
11/12 Taça de Portugal Sporting CP 7 1 0 3 0 620
10/11 Allianz Cup Sporting CP 4 1 0 2 0 355
10/11 Europa League Sporting CP 7 0 4 2 0 0
10/11 Europa League Qualifying Sporting CP 3 0 0 1 0 0
10/11 Liga ZON Sagres Sporting CP 24 2 2 6 1 1,010
10/11 Taça de Portugal Sporting CP 3 0 0 1 0 0
09/10 Allianz Cup Sporting CP 3 1 0 0 1 186
09/10 Europa League Qualifying SC Braga 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Liga Sagres SC Braga 13 1 0 7 0 1,143
09/10 Liga Sagres Sporting CP 12 1 1 2 0 979
09/10 Taça de Portugal Sporting CP 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Taça de Portugal SC Braga 2 0 0 1 0 0
08/09 Allianz Cup SC Braga 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/09 Liga Sagres SC Braga 27 1 1 4 1 2,402
08/09 Taça de Portugal SC Braga 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 UEFA Cup SC Braga 8 0 0 1 0 0
08/09 UEFA-Cup Qualifikation SC Braga 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 UI Cup SC Braga 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Liga Bwin SC Braga 27 0 0 9 0 0
07/08 UEFA Cup SC Braga 8 0 2 1 0 0
06/07 Liga Portugal 2 Gil Vicente FC 25 1 0 10 0 2,232
05/06 Champions League SL Benfica 3 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Liga Bwin Gil Vicente FC 14 0 0 5 0 0
05/06 Liga Bwin SL Benfica 6 0 1 0 0 0
05/06 Supertaça SL Benfica 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Taça de Portugal SL Benfica 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 Champions League Qu. SL Benfica 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 SuperLiga SL Benfica 27 0 0 5 0 0
04/05 Supertaça SL Benfica 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 Taça de Portugal SL Benfica 4 1 0 2 0 330
04/05 UEFA Cup SL Benfica 7 1 0 3 0 583
03/04 Champions League Qu. SL Benfica 0 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 SuperLiga SL Benfica 25 4 0 3 1 364
03/04 Taça de Portugal SL Benfica 3 1 0 0 0 169
03/04 UEFA Cup SL Benfica 6 0 0 1 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
96/97 1996-07-01 Benfica Yth Benfica U15 Transfer 0
98/99 1998-07-01 Benfica U15 Benfica U17 Transfer 0
01/02 2001-07-01 Benfica U17 Benfica U19 Transfer 0
03/04 2003-07-01 Benfica U19 Benfica Transfer 0
05/06 2006-01-01 Benfica Gil Vicente Loan 2000000
05/06 2006-06-30 Gil Vicente Benfica Return from loan 2000000
06/07 2006-07-01 Benfica Gil Vicente Transfer 2000000
07/08 2007-07-01 Gil Vicente SC Braga Transfer 1000000 €400k
09/10 2010-01-01 SC Braga Sporting CP Transfer 3700000 €3.00m
12/13 2012-07-01 Sporting CP Valencia Transfer 10500000 €3.70m
14/15 2015-01-31 Valencia Hannover 96 Transfer 3000000
15/16 2015-07-13 Hannover 96 Sporting CP Transfer 2000000
16/17 2017-01-04 Sporting CP Trabzonspor Transfer 1500000 €300k
20/21 2021-02-01 Trabzonspor Sporting CP Transfer 300000
21/22 2021-07-01 Sporting CP Retired Transfer 0
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
10/11 concussion 2010-08-22 2010-08-27 6 2
10/11 Elbow injury 2011-03-26 2011-04-18 24 4
11/12 Foot bruise 2012-05-01 2012-05-10 10 1
14/15 Thigh problems 2015-03-19 2015-04-09 22 2
18/19 Ill 2018-10-26 2018-10-28 3 1
18/19 unknown injury 2018-12-03 2018-12-06 4 1
18/19 Metatarsal fracture 2019-01-20 2019-03-17 57 12
18/19 Muscle injury 2019-05-01 2019-05-13 13 2
19/20 unknown injury 2019-12-02 2019-12-13 12 3
19/20 Groin injury 2020-02-22 2020-03-09 17 4
20/21 Torn ligaments 2020-09-04 2020-09-27 24 3
Current
Peak€10.50m
Low
Δ since start−€2.00m
€2.63m€5.25m€7.88m€10.50m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €325k
Jan 1, 1970 €325k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.30m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.70m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.60m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.90m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.30m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #53246 #2 1 0 former national player
Team #31372 7 0 former national player
Team #30503 7 1 former national player
Team #16374 #13 28 1 former national player
Team #16372 #7 15 1 former national player
Team #16371 5 1 former national player
Team #3300 #21 40 0 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
José Sosa 2 0 0
Abdülkadir Ömür 2 0 0
Yusuf Yazıcı 2 1 0
Filip Novak 2 4 0
Uğurcan Çakır 2 0 0
João Moutinho 2 1 0
André Santos 2 1 0
Olcay Şahan 2 1 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
03/04 SuperLiga SL Benfica 4 25
09/10 Liga Sagres Sporting CP 2 25
10/11 Liga ZON Sagres Sporting CP 2 24

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
19/20 Süper Lig Trabzonspor 6 28
18/19 Süper Lig Trabzonspor 5 22
17/18 Süper Lig Trabzonspor 4 31

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
05/06 2006-06-30 Gil Vicente Benfica Return from loan €2.00m
05/06 2006-01-01 Benfica Gil Vicente Loan €2.00m

Teams faced most often by João Pereira's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Zenit St. Petersburg 6 3 0 3 12 9 +3 50%
Belenenses SAD 4 4 0 0 10 3 +7 100%
CS Marítimo 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3 50%
CD Tondela 4 2 1 1 3 1 +2 50%
Rio Ave FC 4 2 1 1 7 5 +2 50%
CD Aves 4 4 0 0 9 1 +8 100%
CSKA Moskva 4 0 1 3 1 7 -6 0%
Chelsea FC 4 0 0 4 2 6 -4 0%
Portimonense SC 4 3 1 0 11 4 +7 75%
CD Santa Clara 4 3 0 1 10 5 +5 75%
FC Basel 1893 4 1 1 2 3 8 -5 25%
Sporting Braga 4 2 0 2 6 3 +3 50%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
03/04 Senior debut season
03/04 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
20/21 14 0 4 1 1 0
19/20 38 2,507 8 0 0 0.29
18/19 23 0 6 0 0 0
17/18 33 1,352 6 0 0 0.4
16/17 33 0 8 0 1 0
15/16 30 0 5 0 1 0
14/15 5 0 1 1 0 0
13/14 38 0 10 0 0 0
12/13 37 0 11 0 0 0
11/12 48 620 18 0 0 2.61
10/11 41 1,365 12 0 1 0.86
09/10 32 2,308 10 0 1 0.43
08/09 41 2,402 6 0 1 0.26
07/08 35 0 10 1 0 0
06/07 25 2,232 10 0 0 0.4
05/06 25 0 5 1 0 0
04/05 40 913 10 0 0 0.99
03/04 34 533 4 0 1 0.84

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

SuperLiga
233 apps
9 G
8 A
Süper Lig
106 apps
3 G
16 A
Taça de Portugal
27 apps
3 G
0 A
Allianz Cup
11 apps
2 G
1 A
UEFA Cup
29 apps
1 G
2 A
Liga Portugal 2
25 apps
1 G
0 A
Europa League
36 apps
0 G
8 A
LaLiga
55 apps
0 G
4 A
Türkiye Kupasi
10 apps
0 G
2 A
Europa League Qualifying
10 apps
0 G
1 A

Frequently asked about João Pereira

Who is João Pereira?

João Pereira is a Portugal professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Retired.

How old is João Pereira?

João Pereira is 42 years old. He was born on February 25, 1984 in Lisboa.

What position does João Pereira play?

João Pereira plays as a right-back (Defender - Right-Back).

What club does João Pereira play for?

João Pereira currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has João Pereira scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, João Pereira has scored 19 goals in 572 appearances.