Brayann Pereira

French footballer (born 2003)

Brayann Pereira
Personal information
Full name	Brayann Leancely Christva Pereira^[1]
Date of birth	(2003-05-21) 21 May 2003 (age 20)
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–	Auxerre II	2	(0)
2022–	Auxerre	2	(0)
2023	→ FBBP01 (loan)	7	(0)
2023–	→ NEC (loan)	5	(0)
International career^‡
2018–2019	France U16	8	(0)
2019–2020	France U17	6	(0)
2021–	France U19	15	(0)
2022–	France U20	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:43, 11 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 May 2023

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

Club career

Brayann Pereira made his professional debut for RC Lens on the 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 FBBP01 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]

International career

Pereira was born in France, and is of Angolan and Congolese descent. He is a youth international for France.^[6]

Honours

Individual

UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2022^[7]

References

^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: France (FRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 8. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
^ 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.
^ "BRAYANN PEREIRA SIGNE À L'AJA" (in French). Auxerre. 12 July 2022. Archived from the original on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
^ "BRAYANN PEREIRA PRÊTÉ PAR L'AJA" (in French). Football Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 01. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
^ "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.
^ "Le jeune défenseur de Lens Brayann Pereira va passer professionnel à 16 ans". L'Équipe.
^ "2022 Under-19 EURO Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2024.