Dion Pereira

Dion Enrico Pereira (born 25 March 1999) is an English footballer who plays as a winger.

Dion Pereira
Personal information
Full name Dion Enrico Pereira[1]
Date of birth (1999-03-25) 25 March 1999[2]
Place of birth Watford, Hertfordshire, England
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Luton Town
Youth career
2015–2017 Watford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Watford 2 (0)
2019 Atlanta United 18 (0)
2019 Atlanta United 2 5 (0)
2020– Luton Town 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:50, 20 October 2019

He is of Portuguese descent.[3][4]

Club career

On 6 May 2017, Pereira made his senior debut for Watford in a 3–0 away defeat at Leicester City, coming on as a substitute in the 83rd minute for Mbaye Niang.[5]

Pereira was awarded the Watford Young Player of the Season award for the 2016–17 season.[6]

On 15 January 2019, Pereira signed with MLS club Atlanta United.[4] He later joined the club's affiliate side Atlanta United 2 and on 10 March 2019, made his debut for the side in the USL Championship in 2–0 win over Hartford Athletic.[7]

Pereira was released by Atlanta before the start of their 2020 season.[8]

On 3 November 2020, Pereira signed with Luton Town F.C. and joined the U23 team after 11 months without football.[9]

References
  1. "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  2. "Dion Pereira". Watford Football Club. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  3. "Pereira Returns To School". WatfordFC. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  4. "Atlanta United acquires Dion Pereira". Atlanta United FC. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  5. "Leicester City 3-0 Watford". BBC Sport. 6 May 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  6. "End Of Season Awards". www.watfordfc.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  7. "ATLANTA UNITED II VS. HARTFORD ATHLETIC 2 - 0". uk.soccerway.com. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  8. https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/01/09/atlanta-united-extend-jon-gallaghers-loan-aberdeen-terminate-dion-pereiras-contract
  9. https://www.lutontown.co.uk/news/2020/november/three-u21-signings/


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