Joshua Pereira

Joshua Pereira

Personal information
Full name	Joshua Bernard Pereira
Date of birth	(1997-10-10) 10 October 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth	Singapore
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	central-midfielder, defensive-midfielder, centre-back
Team information
Current team	Geylang International
Number	8
Youth career
2013–2014	National Football Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Young Lions	63	(2)
2020–	Geylang International	42	(2)
International career‡
2016	Singapore U19	5	(1)
2016–2018	Singapore U21
2018–2019	Singapore U22	8	(0)
2022–	Singapore	6	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Singapore Merlion Cup Winner 2019 Singapore
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:14, 23 November 2014 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 December 2022

Joshua Bernard Pereira (born 10 October 1997) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a central-midfielder, defensive-midfielder or centre-back for Singapore Premier League club Geylang International FC, whom he captains and the Singapore national team.

Beginnings and breakthrough

When Joshua was studying at the Singapore Sports School, he was selected for a week-long stint with J.League side, Albirex Niigata's Under-18 squad in Japan.

Joshua started his career with the National Football Academy and caught the eye while representing the national under-18 team during their qualification tournament for the 2016 AFC Under-19 Championship. ^[1]

In December 2015, he won the 2015 Dollah Kassim Award and trained with Ligue 1 side, AS Saint-Étienne from 11–19 March 2016. ^{[2] [3]}

Club career

Young Lions

He signed for Young Lions for the 2016 S.League season and impressed the pundits although the team failed to perform as expected. ^[4]

Geylang International

In 2020, he signed for Geylang International. ^[5]

Joshua was named the Club captain for the 2023 Singapore Premier League season onwards.

International career

Pereira was part of the U21 team which played China U21 team in 2016. ^[6] He captained the U22 in the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification in 2019.

In September 2022, Pereira received his first call up to the senior Singapore squad for the 2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series held in Vietnam. ^[7] He made his international debut in a 4-0 friendly loss to Vietnam ^[8] before collecting his second cap in the same friendly tournament in a 1-1 draw against India. ^[9]

Later in December, Pereira was part of the national team for the 2022 AFF Championship. ^[10]

Personal life

Pereira studied hospitality and tourism management at Temasek Polytechnic. ^[2]

Honours

Individual

• Dollah Kassim Award recipients : 2015
• Singapore Premier League Team of the Year: 2022

Career statistics

As of match played 19 Aug 2022. Caps and goals may not be correct

Club	Season	S.League		Singapore Cup		Singapore League Cup		Asia		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Young Lions	2016	17	0	1	0	-	-	—		18	0
	2017	4	0	0	0	0	0	—		4	0
	2018	22	1	0	0	0	0	—		22	1
	2019	20	1	0	0	0	0	—		20	1
	Total	63	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	64	2
Geylang International	2020	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2021	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2022	19	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	21	0
	2023	21	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	2
	2024–25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	43	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	47	2
Career total		99	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	102	4

• Young Lions are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions in their respective leagues.

International statistics

International caps

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1	21 Sept 2022	Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Vietnam	0-4 (lost)	2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series
2	24 Sept 2022	Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	India	1-1 (draw)
3	24 December 2022	Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore	Myanmar	3-2(won)	2022 AFF Championship
4	27 December 2022	New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos	Laos	2-0(won)	2022 AFF Championship
5	23 March 2023	Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong	Hong Kong	1–1 (draw)	Friendly
6	26 March 2023	Macau Olympic Complex Stadium, Macau	Macau	1–0 (won)	Friendly

U22 International caps

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1	20 June 2018	Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore	Myanmar	0-2 (lost)	Friendly
2	22 March 2019	MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	Hong Kong	1-1 (draw)	2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
3	24 March 2019	MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	North Korea	1-1 (draw)	2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
4	26 March 2019	MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	Mongolia	3-1 (won)	2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
5	7 June 2019	Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore	Philippines	3-0 (won)	2019 Merlion Cup
6	9 June 2019	Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore	Thailand	1-0 (won)	2019 Merlion Cup
7	6 September 2019	Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore	Fiji	2-0 (won)	Friendly
8	3 December 2019	Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines	Vietnam	0-1 (lost)	2019 Southeast Asian Games

U19 International caps

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1	11 September 2016	Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam	Vietnam	0-0 (draw)	2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship
2	15 September 2016	Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam	Malaysia	1-2 (lost)	2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship
3	17 September 2016	Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam	Philippines	2-1 (won)	2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship
4	19 September 2016	Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam	Timor-Leste	0-2 (lost)	2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship
5	4 August 2017	Hartfield Park, Australia	Australia	0-4 (lost)	Friendly [11]

U19 International goals

Scores and results list Singapore's goal tally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	17 September 2016	Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi	Philippines	1–1	2-1	2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship

Honours

International

Singapore U22

• Merlion Cup: 2019

Individual

• The New Paper Dollah Kassim Award : 2015 ^[2]

References

1. "The Young Gun – Joshua Bernard Pereira, Garena Young Lions | FourFourTwo". Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
2. "National U-18 midfielder Joshua Pereira wins Dollah Kassim Award". 14 November 2015.
3. Auto, Hermes (20 September 2022). "Football: After a career blighted by injuries, Pereira aims to soar with Lions | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
4. "Fast-maturing Pereira aims for Singapore glory | FourFourTwo". Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
5. "After a career blighted by injuries, Pereira aims to soar with Lions". tnp.straitstimes.com. 20 September 2022.
6. "Singapore U21 to face China as Tardy recalls Hami and Pereira | FourFourTwo". Archived from the original on 7 October 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
7. Auto, Hermes (20 September 2022). "Football: After a career blighted by injuries, Pereira aims to soar with Lions | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
8. "Lions go down to Vietnam in friendly tournament opener - Football Association of Singapore" . Retrieved 26 September 2022.
9. "Lions draw with India - Football Association of Singapore" . Retrieved 26 September 2022.
10. Tan, Amanda (20 December 2022). "Five players in Singapore squad to take part in AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2022 for the first time". youthopia.sg. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
11. "Squad vs OZ u20". Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.