Brayann Leancely Christva Pereira (born 21 May 2003) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Dutch Eredivisie club NEC.

Brayann Pereira
Personal information
Full name Brayann Leancely Christva Pereira[1]
Date of birth (2003-05-21) 21 May 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Saint-Quentin, France
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
NEC Nijmegen
Number 2
Youth career
2012–2017 Saint-Quentin
2017–2021 Lens
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Lens II 20 (0)
2021–2022 Lens 2 (0)
2022–2024 Auxerre II 2 (0)
2022–2024 Auxerre 2 (0)
2023Bourg-Péronnas (loan) 7 (0)
2023–2024NEC (loan) 15 (0)
2024– NEC 0 (0)
International career
2018–2019 France U16 8 (0)
2019–2020 France U17 6 (0)
2021–2022 France U19 15 (0)
2022–2023 France U20 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 May 2023

Club career

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Brayann Pereira made his professional debut for RC Lens on 22 January 2022, replacing Gaël Kakuta in the 83rd minute of a 2–0 home Ligue 1 loss against Olympique de Marseille, as his side was already two scores down at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis.[2]

On 12 July 2022, Pereira signed a three-year contract with Auxerre.[3] On 2 February 2023, Pereira was loaned to Bourg-Péronnas in Championnat National.[4] On 4 August 2023, Pereira moved on a new loan to NEC Nijmegen in the Netherlands, with an option to buy.[5]

On 21 March 2024, NEC exercised their purchase option and signed a three-year contract with Pereira.[6]

International career

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Pereira was born in France, and is of Angolan and Congolese descent. He is a youth international for France.[7]

Honours

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: France (FRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 8. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  2. ^ Le Marquis, Florent; Rego, Raul (22 January 2022). "Lens 0-2 OM, Ligue 1 , résultat et résumé du match". L'Équipe (in French). Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  3. ^ "BRAYANN PEREIRA SIGNE À L'AJA" (in French). Auxerre. 12 July 2022. Archived from the original on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  4. ^ "BRAYANN PEREIRA PRÊTÉ PAR L'AJA" (in French). Football Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 01. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  5. ^ "N.E.C. huurt Brayann Pereira met koopoptie van AJ Auxerre" [NEC loans Brayann Pereira with an option to buy from AJ Auxerre] (in Dutch). NEC Nijmegen. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  6. ^ "N.E.C. licht koopoptie in contract Brayann Pereira" [NEC exercises purchase option in Brayann Pereira's contract] (in Dutch). NEC. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Le jeune défenseur de Lens Brayann Pereira va passer professionnel à 16 ans". L'Équipe.
  8. ^ "2022 Under-19 EURO Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
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