Joshua Bernard Pereira (born 10 October 1997) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays either as a midfielder or defender for Singapore Premier League club Geylang International, whom he captains and the Singapore national team.
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| Full name | Joshua Bernard Pereira | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Singapore | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder / Defender | ||||||||||||||||
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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
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*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 | |||||||||||||||||
Beginnings and breakthrough
editWhen 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
editYoung Lions
editHe 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
editIn 2020, he signed for Geylang International.[5]
Joshua was named the Club captain for the 2023 Singapore Premier League season onwards.
International career
editPereira 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
editPereira studied hospitality and tourism management at Temasek Polytechnic.[2]
Honours
editIndividual
- Dollah Kassim Award recipients: 2015
- Singapore Premier League Team of the Year: 2022
Career statistics
edit- 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 | |||||
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| 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 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Total | 59 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 2 | |
| Career total | 115 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 4 | |
- Young Lions are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions in their respective leagues.
International statistics
editInternational caps
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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 |  East Timor |
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
edit- 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
editInternational
editSingapore U22
Individual
edit- The New Paper Dollah Kassim Award : 2015[2]
References
edit- ^ "The Young Gun – Joshua Bernard Pereira, Garena Young Lions | FourFourTwo". Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ a b c "National U-18 midfielder Joshua Pereira wins Dollah Kassim Award". 14 November 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Fast-maturing Pereira aims for Singapore glory | FourFourTwo". Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ "After a career blighted by injuries, Pereira aims to soar with Lions". tnp.straitstimes.com. 20 September 2022.
- ^ "Singapore U21 to face China as Tardy recalls Hami and Pereira | FourFourTwo". Archived from the original on 7 October 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Lions go down to Vietnam in friendly tournament opener - Football Association of Singapore". Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ "Lions draw with India - Football Association of Singapore". Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Squad vs OZ u20". Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
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