Hildeberto Pereira

Portuguese footballer

Hildeberto Pereira
Pereira with Nottingham Forest in 2016
Personal information
Full name Hildeberto José Morgado Pereira
Date of birth (1996-03-02) 2 March 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger, right-back
Team information
Current team
 Portimonense
Number 10
Youth career
2009–2010 Ponte Frielas
2010–2011 Odivelas
2011–2012 Loures
2011–2015 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Benfica B 37 (3)
2016–2017 → Nottingham Forest (loan) 22 (2)
2017–2018 Legia Warsaw 3 (0)
2018 Legia Warsaw II 6 (2)
2018 → Northampton Town (loan) 12 (0)
2018–2020 Vitória Setúbal 51 (7)
2020–2023 Kunshan 66 (18)
2023 Henan 15 (2)
2024– Portimonense 6 (0)
International career
2013–2014 Portugal U18 7 (1)
2014–2015 Portugal U19 6 (2)
2016 Portugal U20 5 (0)
2019 Cape Verde 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:20, 2 March 2024 (UTC)

Hildeberto José Morgado Pereira (born 2 March 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger or right-back for Primeira Liga club Portimonense. Born in Portugal, he represents the Cape Verde national football team.

Club career

Benfica

A product of S.L. Benfica's youth system, Pereira debuted for Benfica B on 15 March 2015 in a 3–0 away win at Farense (0–3) in the Segunda Liga.[1] He netted a brace in a victory by the same score at Porto B on 17 May.[2]

On 22 July 2016, Pereira signed a season-long loan deal with English Championship club Nottingham Forest for the 2016–17 season.[3] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 win over Birmingham City on 14 October.[4] Pereira was sent off on 7 November during a 1–1 draw with Queens Park Rangers, which was already his third dismissal of the season following earlier red cards away at Aston Villa on 11 September and at Blackburn Rovers on 18 October. Forest manager Philippe Montanier, was angry that his first caution was collected for dissent and confirmed that the player would be fined by the club.[5]

When Mark Warburton was appointed as Forest manager in March 2017 for the last nine games of the season, Pereira took no further part in the campaign.[6]

Legia Warsaw

On 10 July 2017, Pereira joined Ekstraklasa side Legia Warsaw on a four-contract with the option of a fifth.[7] He played seven games during his time in the Polish capital, and scored twice on 28 November in a 4–2 home win (7–3 aggregate) over Bytovia Bytów in the quarter-finals of the cup.[8]

Pereira returned to the English Football League on 3 January 2018, joining Northampton Town in League One until the end of the season.[9] On 13 February, as a half-time substitute for Sam Foley, he was sent off in a 2–1 home loss to Gillingham.[10]

Pereira arrived at Legia overweight because of three months without playing, and suffered an injury that ruled him out for a further three. He considered quitting football as a result.[11]

Vitória de Setúbal

On 2 August 2018, Pereira returned to Portugal and signed a three-year contract with Primeira Liga side Vitória de Setúbal.[12] He scored four times in his first top-flight season, including a hat-trick on 6 October in a 4–0 home win against Moreirense FC.[13]

Kunshan

On 6 September 2020, Pereira joined China League One side Kunshan.[14] He would go on to establish himself as regular within the team and was part of the squad that won the division and promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2022 China League One campaign.[15]

The club was dissolved in March 2023.[16]

Henan

On 1 July 2023, Pereira signed with Chinese Super League side Henan.[17] At the end of the 2023 season, after having scored 2 goals and provided 4 assists in 15 goals for the club, his contract expired and he became a free agent.[18]

Portimonense

On 8 January 2024, Pereira returned to Portugal, signing a one-and-a-half-year contract with Primeira Liga club Portimonense.[19]

International career

Born in Portugal, Pereira is of Cape Verdean descent. He debuted for the Cape Verde national football team in a friendly 2–1 win over Togo on 10 October 2019.[20]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 November 2023[21][22][23]
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Benfica B 2014–15 Segunda Liga 3 2 — — — 3 2
2015–16 LigaPro 34 1 — — — 34 1
Total 37 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 3
Nottingham Forest (loan) 2016–17 Championship 22 2 1 0 2 0 — 25 2
Legia Warsaw 2017–18 Ekstraklasa 3 0 2 2 — 2[c] 0 7 2
Legia Warsaw II 2017–18 III liga 6 2 — — — 6 2
Northampton Town (loan) 2017–18 EFL League One 12 0 0 0 0 0 — 12 0
Vitória Setúbal 2018–19 Primeira Liga 26 4 2 0 2 1 — 30 5
2019–20 Primeira Liga 25 3 1 0 4 0 — 30 3
Total 51 7 3 0 6 1 0 0 60 8
Kunshan 2020 China League One 13 1 2 1 — — 15 2
2021 China League One 28 9 1 1 — — 29 10
2022 China League One 25 8 0 0 — — 25 8
Total 66 18 3 2 0 0 0 0 69 20
Henan 2023 Chinese Super League 15 2 0 0 — — 15 2
Career total 212 34 9 4 8 1 2 0 231 39

Honours

Benfica

Kunshan

References

  1. ^ "Farense - Benfica B (Jornada 34 Segunda Liga 2014-2015) - Liga Portugal" (in Portuguese). LPFP. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  2. ^ "FC Porto B - Benfica B (Jornada 45 Segunda Liga 2014-2015) - Liga Portugal". LPFP. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  3. ^ Reds loan Benfica youngster Pereira Nottingham Forest
  4. ^ "Watch Hildeberto Pereira's great goal for Nottingham Forest against Birmingham City". Nottingham Post. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Confirmed - Nottingham Forest's Hildeberto Pereira will serve a three-match ban". Nottingham Post. 7 November 2016. Archived from the original on 8 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  6. ^ Cooper, Barry (11 July 2017). "Ex-Nottingham Forest man Hildeberto Pereira joins Legia Warsaw". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  7. ^ Kusina, Maciej. "Hildeberto Pereira w Legii" [Hildeberto Pereira to Legia] (in Polish). 90 minut.
  8. ^ "Pobudka po przerwie! Legia w półfinale Pucharu Polski" [Wake up after the break! Legia in the Polish Cup semi-finals] (in Polish). Polsat Sport. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Northampton Town: Hildeberto Pereira signs, Lewis McGugan & Ryan McGivern released". BBC Sport. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Northampton Town 1 Gillingham 2 – match review, player ratings and highlights". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  11. ^ Cooper, Barry (28 September 2018). "Hildeberto Pereira reveals he thought about quitting football after leaving Nottingham Forest". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  12. ^ "Avançado Hildeberto foi a grande surpresa na apresentação" [Forward Hildeberto was the big surprise in the presentation]. Vitória Futebol Clube (in Portuguese). 2 August 2018. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  13. ^ "PortuGOAL Figure of the Week: Vitória Setúbal's Berto's timely treble downs Moreirense". PortuGOAL. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  14. ^ "官方：昆山FC签下皮里、阿德尼吉、伊尔德贝尔托3名外援". Dongqiudi (in Chinese). 6 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  15. ^ a b "2022中甲联赛圆满落幕 昆山强势打破两项记录". sports.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 8 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  16. ^ "2023职业联赛准入名单：广州城、昆山、陕西未在列" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  17. ^ "公 告" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  18. ^ Lopes, Ricardo (2 January 2024). "Lembras-te de Hildeberto Pereira? Está livre no mercado" [Remember Hildeberto Pereira? He is a free agent]. Bola na Rede (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  19. ^ "Hildeberto é Portimonense até 2025" [Hildeberto is Portimonense until 2025] (in European Portuguese). Portimonense S.C. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  20. ^ "Seleção principal de Cabo Verde termina estágio com empate frente ao Marselha". 13 October 2019.
  21. ^ Hildeberto Pereira at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 January 2024. Edit this at Wikidata
  22. ^ Hildeberto Pereira at ForaDeJogo (archived). Retrieved 3 January 2024. Edit this at Wikidata
  23. ^ "Hildeberto Pereira statistics". 90minut.pl.
  24. ^ "'Proud' Benfica hold heads high after final defeat". UEFA. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.

External links

  • Hildeberto Pereira – UEFA competition record (archive) Edit this at Wikidata
  • Hildeberto Pereira national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
  • Hildeberto Pereira at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
  • Hildeberto Pereira at National-Football-Teams.com
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