Stefan Figueiredo Pereira (Chinese: 史提芬彭利拿; born 16 April 1988) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a forward for Hong Kong Premier League club Southern. Born in Brazil, he plays for the Hong Kong national football team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stefan Figueiredo Pereira | ||
| Date of birth | 16 April 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Brumado, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Southern | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2008 | Vitória | ||
| 2008 | Atlético Paranaense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009 | Camaçari | 7 | (2) |
| 2010 | Cruzeiro–RS | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | América | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | Camaçari | 13 | (3) |
| 2012 | Rapid București | 2 | (0) |
| 2013 | Jacuipense | 7 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | Citizen | 19 | (7) |
| 2014 | Jacuipense | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Olimpic Sarajevo | 29 | (7) |
| 2016–2017 | Yuen Long | 24 | (11) |
| 2017–2019 | Lee Man | 31 | (9) |
| 2019–2020 | Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Citizen (loan) | 13 | (19) |
| 2020– | Southern | 63 | (38) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Hong Kong | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2024 | |||
Club career
editOn 1 January 2015, Pereira signed for Olimpic Sarajevo.[2] Through the very last days of January to the beginning of April he scored a total of seven goals in seven matches, counting two friendly matches,[3][4] two in the cup[5] and three in the domestic league as well as five assists; three in two league matches and two in the cup.[6][7][8][9]
On 17 July 2017, Pereira was officially announced as a Lee Man player during the club's first ever training session.[10] It was revealed on 10 April 2018, that his contract with Lee Man would be extended for the 2018–19 season.[11]
On 29 May 2019, Pereira announced his departure from Lee Man via social media.[12]
In the new season, Pereira signed with Rangers and he was immediately loaned to Citizen. On 23 January 2020, after spending half of the season in the Hong Kong First Division, Pereira was called back by Rangers and returned to the HKPL.[13]
On 6 June 2020, Southern announced the signing of Pereira.[14]
International career
editOn 12 December 2023, it was announced that Pereira had received his HKSAR passport after giving up his Brazilian passport, making him eligible to represent Hong Kong internationally.[15] He was then subsequently called up for the local training camp in preparation of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. On 26 December 2023, he was named in Hong Kong's final squad for the Asian Cup.[16]
On 1 January 2024, Pereira made his international debut for Hong Kong in a friendly match against China.
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of 10 October 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 2024 | 8 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 January 2024 | Baniyas Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |  China
|
2–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 14 January 2024 | Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar |  United Arab Emirates
|
1–3 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup |
| 3 | 19 January 2024 | Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar |  Iran
|
0–1 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup |
| 4 | 23 January 2024 | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Palestine
|
0–3 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup |
| 5 | 21 March 2024 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong |  Uzbekistan
|
0–2 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round |
| 6 | 6 June 2024 | Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong | Iran
|
2–4 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round |
| 7 | 11 June 2024 | Ashgabat Stadium, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan |  Turkmenistan
|
0–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round |
Honours
editClub
edit- Olimpic Sarajevo
- Lee Man
- Southern
References
edit- ^ www.the-afc.com https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/teams/2023/afc_asian_cup/hong-kong-china. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Pločo, Adnan (12 January 2015). "A big reinforcement at Otoka: Brazilian striker is arrives to Olimpic" (in Bosnian). scsport.ba. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ Sarajlic, M. (29 March 2015). "Vitez drew with Olimpic" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ Pasic, A. (28 January 2015). "Olimpic overcame Mladost in a friendly match" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ Skoric, E. (18 March 2015). "Goals galore on Otoka, Olimpic in the semi-finals" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ Skoric, E. (14 March 2015). "Olimpic secure against Vitez" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ^ Skoric, E. (21 March 2015). "Debut goal of Zeba for the victory of Sloboda over Olimpic" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ^ Skoric, E. (4 April 2015). "Zvijezda powerless on Otoka, Olimpic celebrated with two players more" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ Beganovic, A. (8 April 2015). "A big victory for Olimpic in Banja Luka" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ "理文新季「奇」招做攔路虎". on.cc. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017. (in Chinese)
- ^ "理文來季大搞 挖角飛馬3將 陳曉明或領軍". Ming Pao. Retrieved 10 April 2018. (in Chinese)
- ^ Pereira, Stefan. "Quero agradecer ao 理文 Lee Man". Facebook. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ Tsang, Ngan Ping. "流浪簽「肥彭」救亡 2.1菁英盃分組賽鬥傑志可上陣". Apple Daily. Retrieved 24 January 2020. (in Chinese)
- ^ "大細史提芬加盟冠忠南區". Southern. Facebook. Retrieved 6 June 2020. (in Chinese)
- ^ 港超聯 「肥彭」獲批特區護照 補選入港隊集訓名單 on.cc 12 December 2023
- ^ "中國香港代表隊 – 決選名單" [Hong Kong, China Team – Finalists]. Hong Kong Football Association (in Chinese). 26 December 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
External links
edit- Stefan Pereira at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Stefan Pereira at Soccerway
- Stefan Pereira on Instagram