Keegan Pereira (born 7 November 1987) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a left back for East Bengal FC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Keegan Joseph Clarance Pereira | ||
| Date of birth | 7 November 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | RoundGlass Punjab FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2011 | Mumbai | 40 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Salgaocar | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | DSK Shivajians | 6 | (3) |
| 2013–2015 | Bengaluru FC | 36 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Mumbai City | 6 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Bengaluru FC (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2016 | Atlético de Kolkata | 6 | (0) |
| 2017 | Bengaluru FC | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | ATK | 17 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | NorthEast United | 15 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Jamshedpur FC | 4 | (0) |
| 2020– | East Bengal FC | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | India | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:24, 11 March 2015 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editBorn in Borvali I C Colony Mumbai, Maharashtra, from 2006 to 2012 Pereira played for Mumbai in the I-League.[1] While with Mumbai, Keegan Pereira scored a goal against Salgaocar on 29 April 2011 at the Cooperage Ground as Mumbai won 3–2.[2]
After spending six years with Mumbai, Keegan joined former I-League champions Salgaocar where he spent an entire season without playing a single game. He played in the local Goa Football League where he was a player to watch out for and In January 2013, he signed for an I-League 2nd Division team DSK Shivajians.[3] Keegan appeared 6 times for DSK and scored once against Rangdajied United in the group stages, but could not help his team qualify for the final round.[4]
Bengaluru FC
editIn June 2013, it was announced that Pereira had signed with new direct-entry side Bengaluru FC for the 2013–14 I-League season.[5] He made his debut for the side in their opening I-League match ever on 22 September 2013 against Mohun Bagan in which he started and played the full game also gaining a penalty for BFC after being brought down by a Mohun Bagan defender in the penalty box as Bengaluru drew 1–1.[6]
Mumbai City FC
editIn July 2015 Pereira was drafted to play for Mumbai City FC in the 2015 Indian Super League.[7]
International career
editPereira made played his first match for India against Laos on 7 June 2016. He was 508th player to represent India.[8]
Personal life
editKeegan Pereira's brother, Dane Pereira is also a footballer, who plays for Mumbai F.C. Keegan Pereira is married to Lorna Tone on January 2, 2016 and has a son born on May 19, 2017.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Keegan Pereira". Football Database. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ^ "SALGAOCAR VS. MUMBAI 2 – 3". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ^ "Keegan Pereira". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ^ http://www.kolkatafootball.com/ileague_2nd_2013/index.html#2
- ^ "Indian Football Transfer Gossip: Quinton Jacobs holding talks with JSW Bangalore, Arnab Mondal extends contract with EB". Kick Off India. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ^ "BENGALURU VS. MOHUN BAGAN 1 – 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ^ Noronha, Anselm (10 July 2015). "Cavin Lobo to Kerala, Keegan Pereira to Mumbai and the comprehensive Indian Super League Draft". Goal.com. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ "India vs Laos: Live commentary". 7 June 2016.