Dion Pereira

Dion Enrico Pereira (born 25 March 1999) is an English footballer who plays as a winger for Bradford City on loan from Luton Town.

Dion Pereira
Personal information
Full name Dion Enrico Pereira[1]
Date of birth (1999-03-25) 25 March 1999[2]
Place of birth Watford, England
Position(s) Winger
Team 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) 13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:13, 5 March 2023 (UTC)

Club career

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]

Personal life

Born in England, Pereira is of Portuguese descent. Went to Queens secondary school in Bushey and left in 2015.[15][5]

Career statistics
As of match played 10 January 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Watford 2016–17[16] Premier League 200000—20
2017–18[17] Premier League 000000—00
2018–19[18] Premier League 000000—00
Total 200000—20
Atlanta United 2019[19] Major League Soccer 18020—1[lower-alpha 1]0210
Atlanta United 2 2019[19] USL Championship 50———50
Luton Town 2020–21[20] EFL Championship 100000—10
2021–22[21] EFL Championship 000010—10
2022–23[22] EFL Championship 000010—10
Total 100020—30
Yeovil Town (loan) 2021–22[19] National League 1000—0010
Bradford City (loan) 2021–22[21] EFL League Two 101———101
Bradford City (loan) 2022–23[22] EFL League Two 13110—3[lower-alpha 2]0171
Career total 502302040592
  1. Appearance in Campeones Cup
  2. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  2. "Dion Pereira". Watford Football Club. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  3. "Leicester City 3-0 Watford". BBC Sport. 6 May 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  4. "End Of Season Awards". www.watfordfc.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  5. "Atlanta United acquires Dion Pereira". Atlanta United FC. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  6. "ATLANTA UNITED II VS. HARTFORD ATHLETIC 2 - 0". uk.soccerway.com. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  7. "Atlanta United extend Jon Gallagher's loan to Aberdeen, terminate Dion Pereira's contract | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  8. "Hatters welcome three new U21 signings to Kenilworth Road!". www.lutontown.co.uk.
  9. "Transfer | Dion Pereira signs on a short-term loan deal". Yeovil Town F.C. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  10. Simmonds, Mike (28 October 2021). "Luton boss explains Pereira's return from brief loan spell at Yeovil". Luton Today. JPIMedia Ltd. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  11. "PEREIRA BECOMES FIRST JANUARY SIGNING". Bradford City A.F.C. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  12. "Bradford sign Luton's Pereira on loan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  13. "How the Morecambe connection helped lure Pereira to Valley Parade". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  14. "PEREIRA RETURNS ON LOAN". www.bradfordcityafc.com. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  15. "Pereira Returns To School". WatfordFC. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  16. "Games played by Dion Pereira in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  17. "Games played by Dion Pereira in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  18. "Games played by Dion Pereira in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  19. "D. Pereira: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  20. "Games played by Dion Pereira in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  21. "Games played by Dion Pereira in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  22. "Games played by Dion Pereira in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
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