Abel Pereira
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abel José Carvalho Pereira | ||
| Date of birth | 15 April 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Alijó, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Doxa | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2001 | Alijoense | ||
| 2001–2002 | Abambres | ||
| 2002–2005 | Boavista | ||
| 2005–2006 | Pasteleira | ||
| 2006–2009 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Benfica | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Mafra (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Tondela (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Fátima (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Gondomar (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Doxa | 71 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Varzim | 24 | (1) |
| 2016– | Doxa | 9 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2005–2006 | Portugal U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Portugal U18 | 7 | (0) |
| 2009 | Portugal U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2010 | Portugal U20 | 1 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 April 2016. | |||
Abel José Carvalho Pereira (born 15 April 1990) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Cypriot club Doxa Katokopias F.C. as a right back.
Club career
Born in Alijó, Vila Real District, Pereira started playing with Atlético Clube Alijoense in his hometown, at age 9. In 2006, he signed for S.L. Benfica's under–17 team, where he completed his development.
After getting a professional contract, Pereira made his senior debut on loan at C.D. Mafra from the third division.[1] Due to the lack of playing time, he moved to fellow league club C.D. Tondela for the remainder of the season, in the same predicament.[2]
Pereira first reached the professional leagues when Benfica loaned him to Segunda Liga side C.D. Fátima for the 2010–11 campaign.[3] However, after six months without making an appearance, he returned to the third level with Gondomar SC.[4][5]
In June 2011, Pereira was part of massive influx of Portuguese footballers to Doxa Katokopias F.C. in the Cypriot Second Division.[6] He helped them promote to the First Division in his first year, and was regularly used in the following seasons.
On 24 June 2014, Pereira returned to Portugal after signing a one-year deal with Varzim S.C. and reuniting with former Gondomar coach Vítor Paneira.[7][8] After 18 months, which included promotion from division three,[9] he re-signed with Doxa.[10]
International career
Pereira amassed 15 caps for Portugal, across four youth levels. He helped the under–16 team reach the final of the Val-de-Marne Tournament in October 2005,[11][12] and won the 2008 Lisbon International Tournament with the under–18s.[13]
In the following year, Pereira represented the under–19 side in the elite qualifying round of the 2009 UEFA European Championship, in which the nation did not progress.[14]
Club statistics
- As of 1 April 2016
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mafra (loan) | 2009–10[15] | Portuguese Second Division | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Tondela (loan) | 2009–10[15] | Portuguese Second Division | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| Fátima (loan) | 2010–11[15] | Segunda Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Gondomar (loan) | 2010–11[15] | Portuguese Second Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Doxa | 2011–12[15] | Cypriot Second Division | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |
| 2012–13[16] | Cypriot First Division | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14[16] | Cypriot First Division | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | ||
| Total | 71 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 75 | 1 | |||
| Varzim | 2014–15[15] | Campeonato Nacional | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |
| 2015–16[15] | Segunda Liga | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| Doxa | 2015–16[16] | Cypriot First Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Career total | 125 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 2 | ||
References
- ↑ "Clube dos dois chineses e do amigo de Jesus quer ser "carrasco" do Sporting" [Club of two Chinese and Jesus' friend wants to be Sporting's "executioner"]. Público (in Portuguese). 20 January 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ↑ "Abel Pereira (emprestado pelo Benfica) titular na vitória do Tondela; Hélio Vaz não jogou" [Abel Pereira (loaned by Benfica) starts in Tondela win; Hélio Vaz did not play] (in Portuguese). Ser Benfiquista. 25 February 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ↑ "Benfica empresta seis jogadores ao CD Fátima" [Benfica loans six players to CD Fátima]. Expresso (in Portuguese). 25 June 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ↑ "Yartey no Beira-Mar e Evandro e Abel Pereira no Gondomar" [Yartey in Beira-Mar and Evandro and Abel Pereira in Gondomar] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 29 January 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ↑ "Benfica, emprestados à lupa: Yebda deu lucro" [Benfica, loanees up close: Yebda turned a profit] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 26 May 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ↑ "Doxa Katokopias garante 10 portugueses" [Doxa Katokopias confirms 10 Portuguese]. Record (in Portuguese). 22 June 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ↑ "Abel Pereira é a mais recente aquisição do Varzim" [Abel Pereira is Varzim's most recent acquisition] (in Portuguese). Varzim S.C. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ↑ "Varzim: Abel Pereira (ex-Doxa) é a mais recente aquisição" [Varzim: Abel Pereira (former Doxa) is the most recent signing] (in Portuguese). Agente Desportivo. 21 June 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ↑ "Varzim promovido à Segunda Liga" [Varzim promoted to the Segunda Liga]. Record (in Portuguese). 10 June 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ↑ "Το Σωματείο ΔΟΞΑ Θ.Ο.Ι. ΚΑΤΩΚΟΠΙΑΣ ανακοινώνει την απόκτηση του Πορτογάλου ποδοσφαιριστή Abel Pereira" [Doxa announces the acquisition of Portuguese footballer Abel Pereira] (in Greek). Facebook. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ↑ "Sub-16: Portugal discute título com França" [Under-16: Portugal discusses title with France]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 October 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ↑ "Sub-16: Selecção empata na estreia do torneio "Val de Marne"" [Under-16: Portugal draws in the debut of the Val-de-Marne tournament]. Record (in Portuguese). 25 October 2005. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ↑ "Sub-18: Goleada garante troféu" [Under-18: Thrashing wins trophy]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 May 2008. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ↑ "Sub-19: Portugal falha Europeu" [Under-19: Portugal misses European Championship]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 May 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Abel Pereira". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Abel Pereira". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
External links
- Abel Pereira at thefinalball.com
- Abel Pereira profile at ForaDeJogo
- National team data (Portuguese)