Dion Pereira

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Dion Pereira
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Personal information
Full name Dion Enrico Pereira Greives [1]
Date of birth (1999-03-25) 25 March 1999 (age 25) [2]
Place of birth Watford, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Dagenham & Redbridge
(on loan from Luton Town)
Number 7
Youth career
2015–2017 Watford
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
2022–2023 → Bradford City (loan) 14 (1)
2023–2024 → Sutton United (loan) 14 (0)
2024 → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 17 (3)
2024– → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 25 (9)
International career
2023– Antigua and Barbuda 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:07, 16 February 2025 (UTC)

Dion Enrico Pereira Greives (born 25 March 1999) is a footballer who plays as a winger for National League club Dagenham & Redbridge on loan from EFL Championship club Luton Town. Born in England, he plays for the Antigua and Barbuda national team.

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Club career

Watford

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]

Atlanta United

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]

Luton Town

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]

On 1 September 2023, Pereira joined EFL League Two club Sutton United on a season-long loan.

On 27 January 2024, he joined National League side Dagenham & Redbridge on a loan until the end of the season. [15] In June 2024, he returned to the Daggers on a season-long loan deal. [16]

International career

Pereira made his debut for the Antigua and Barbuda national team against Bahamas on 14 October 2023. [17]

Personal life

Born in England, Pereira is of Portuguese and Antiguan descent. He attended Queens secondary school in Bushey before dropping out in 2015. [18] [5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [a] League Cup [b] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Watford 2016–17 [19] Premier League 200000—20
Atlanta United 2019 [20] Major League Soccer 18020—1 [c] 0210
Atlanta United 2 2019 [20] USL Championship 50———50
Luton Town 2020–21 [21] Championship 100000—10
2021–22 [22] Championship000010—10
2022–23 [23] Championship00—10—10
Total100020—30
Yeovil Town (loan) 2021–22 [20] National League 1000—0010
Bradford City (loan) 2021–22 [22] League Two 101———101
Bradford City (loan) 2022–23 [23] League Two14110—3 [d] 0181
Sutton United (loan) 2023–24 [24] League Two14012101 [d] 0172
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 2023–24 [24] National League173———173
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 2024–25 [25] National League25931—2 [e] 13011
Career total1071473307112418
  1. ↑ includes U.S. Open Cup, FA Cup
  2. ↑ includes EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance in Campeones Cup
  4. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  5. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, one in National League Cup

International

As of match played 19 November 2024 [26]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Antigua and Barbuda 202341
202450
Total91

References

  1. ↑ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Dion Pereira". Luton Town F.C. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  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. 1 2 "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. ↑ "Dion Pereira joins Dagenham on loan". www.lutontown.co.uk. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  16. ↑ "Daggers Sign Dion Pereira". daggers.co.uk. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  17. ↑ "Confidence-boosting wins for Guyana and Antigua & Barbuda in Nations League action". sportsmax.tv. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  18. ↑ "Pereira Returns To School". WatfordFC. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Dion Pereira in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  20. 1 2 3 "D. Pereira: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Dion Pereira in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  22. 1 2 "Games played by Dion Pereira in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  23. 1 2 "Games played by Dion Pereira in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  24. 1 2 "Games played by Dion Pereira in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Dion Pereira in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  26. ↑ "Dion Pereira". National Football Teams. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
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