Adrian Pereira

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Adrian Pereira
Personal information
Full name Adrian Nilsen Pereira [1]
Date of birth (1999-08-31) 31 August 1999 (age 25) [2]
Place of birth Stavanger, Norway [2]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [2]
Position(s) Left-back [2]
Team information
Current team
Rosenborg
Number 19
Youth career
2010–2012 Stavanger IF
2013–2017 Viking
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2020 Viking 33 (4)
2020–2021 PAOK 10 (0)
2021– Rosenborg 68 (7)
International career
2019 Norway U 21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 June 2019

Adrian Nilsen Pereira (born 31 August 1999) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Norwegian club Rosenborg.

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He is a son of former Viking FK player Thomas Pereira. [3] The Pereira name comes from Adrian Pereira's great-grandfather, who was born in Uganda and grew up in Portuguese Goa. [4]

Club career

Pereira, at the age of 13, he was transferred to Viking. After four years he was promoted to the first team, and on 26 November 2017 he made his official, full debut in a match against Stabaek. A year later he signed his first professional contract, and gradually earned a regular place in the starting XI. In the 2018–19 and 2019–20 seasons he made a total of 39 appearances, scoring four goals, contributing eight assists, and celebrated one Norwegian Cup. In 2019 he was also called up to the Norway U 21 squad, for whom he has made two appearances.

On 12 September 2020, PAOK announced the signing of Adrian Nilsen Pereira from Viking, to four-year contract and wearing the number 16 jersey. [5] On 24 August 2021, PAOK accepted Rosenborg BK's offer for Pereira, and after a year returned to his homeland. PAOK had given €750.000 to the Viking in September 2020 but he did not establish himself with the club, and according to information, the transfer fee was a corresponding amount, keeping a resale percentage. [6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 November 2024 [7] [8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Viking 2017 Eliteserien 101020
2018 1. divisjon 000000
2019 Eliteserien17250222
2020 1520000152
Total3346000394
PAOK 2020–21 Super League Greece 1002000120
Rosenborg 2021 Eliteserien 20000020
2022 2122100233
2023 2623040332
2024 1931000203
Total6876140788
Career total111111414012912

Honours

Viking [8]

PAOK [8]

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References

  1. Adrian Pereira at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  2. 1 2 3 4 Adrian Pereira at WorldFootball.net
  3. "Pereira er klar for 3 nye år" (in Norwegian). Viking FK. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  4. "Pereira skuffet portugiserne". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 23 January 2002. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  5. "Adrian Nilsen Pereira joins PAOK". www.paokfc.gr (in Greek). 12 September 2020.
  6. "ΠΑΟΚ: Συμφωνία με Ρόζενμποργκ για την παραχώρηση του Περέιρα". www.sport24.gr (in Greek). 24 August 2021.
  7. "Adrian Pereira". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  8. 1 2 3 Adrian Pereira at Soccerway