Marlon Pereira Freire

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Marlon Pereira
Personal information
Full name Marlon Pereira Freire
Date of birth (1987-03-26) 26 March 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Full-back
Youth career
Sparta AV
Steeds Hooger
Noorderkwartier
VUC Den Haag
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2012 Willem II 81 (1)
2013 Botev Plovdiv 9 (0)
2013–2016 Cambuur 37 (0)
2016–2018 Beerschot 14 (1)
2018 Jong Sparta 9 (0)
2018–2021 SteDoCo 41 (5)
Total191(7)
International career
2018–2021 Aruba 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marlon Pereira Freire (born 26 March 1987) is an Aruban former professional footballer who played as a full-back. [1] Born in the Netherlands, Pereira represented the Aruba national football team. After retiring from professional football, he played in the lower tiers for SteDoCo and Hooger.

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Career

Pereira started his career with amateur clubs Sparta AV, Steeds Hooger and Noorderkwartier. Then he was scouted to play for the VUC talent pool, which educates young players to play for professional football clubs. In January 2008 he signed a three-year deal with Willem II. Initially, he mainly appeared for the reserves, however, on the first matchday of the 2009–10 Eredivisie against Vitesse, he made his professional debut, starting in a 3–1 victory. [2]

International career

Pereira made his professional debut for the Aruba national football team in a 0–0 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying draw against Guadeloupe on 16 October 2018. [3]

After football

Pereira has played at an amateur level in the lower tiers of Dutch football since 2022, representing Steeds Hooger competing in the ninth-tier Vierde Klasse. [4]

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References

  1. "SteDoCo versterkt zich met Marlon Pereira" (in Dutch). SteDoCo. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  2. "Willem II vs. Vitesse – 1 August 2009". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  3. "Game Detail". Archived from the original on 2018-09-09. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
  4. "Marlon Pereira komt thuis na indrukwekkende reis!". Steeds Hooger (in Dutch). 25 June 2022. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.