Andrea Pereira

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Andrea Pereira

| image = 2019-05-17 Fußball, Frauen, UEFA Women's Champions League, Olympique Lyonnais - FC Barcelona StP 0884 LR10 by Stepro (cropped).jpg

| caption = Pereira with Barcelona in 2019

| fullname = Andrea Pereira Cejudo

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1993|9|19}}

| birth_place = Barcelona, Spain

| height = {{convert|1.66|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| currentclub = Pachuca

| clubnumber = 19

| position = Centre-back

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Espanyol

| years1 = 2009–2011

| years2 = 2011–2016

| years3 = 2016–2018

| years4 = 2018–2022

| years5 = 2022–2024

| clubs1 = Espanyol B

| clubs2 = Espanyol

| clubs3 = Atlético Madrid

| caps3 = 50

| goals3 = 0

| clubs4 = Barcelona

| clubs5 = América

| caps1 =

| caps2 =

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| caps4 = 86

| goals4 = 0

| caps5 = 77

| goals5 = 22

| years6 = 2024–2025

| clubs6 = Pachuca

| caps6 = 15

| goals6 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2010–2012

| nationalteam1 = Spain U19

| nationalcaps1 = 17

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2016–2022

| nationalteam2 = Spain

| nationalcaps2 = 42

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2014–2017

| nationalteam3 = Catalonia

| nationalcaps3 = 3

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| ntupdate = 23:25, 31 July 2022 (UTC)

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Andrea Pereira Cejudo (born 19 September 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga MX Femenil side Pachuca and the Spain women's national team.{{Cite web |url=http://www.laliga.es/jugador/andrea-pereira |title=profile |access-date=26 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306220945/http://www.laliga.es/jugador/andrea-pereira |archive-date=6 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}

Club career

Born in Barcelona, Pereira made her senior debut with the reserves of RCD Espanyol in 2009. Two years later, she played her first game in Primera División with the first team.

Pereira continued playing for Espanyol during five seasons, until 2016, when she signs a new contract with Atlético de Madrid.

International career

Pereira made her senior international debut in March 2016, starting a 0–0 friendly draw with Romania in Mogoșoaia.{{cite news |title=4 newcomers to the Spanish squad |url=http://www.sefutbol.com/en/4-newcomers-spanish-squad |accessdate=30 August 2016 |publisher=Royal Spanish Football Federation |date=5 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911085205/http://www.sefutbol.com/en/4-newcomers-spanish-squad |archive-date=11 September 2016 |url-status=dead }}

She was one of Las 15, a group of players who made themselves unavailable for international selection in September 2022 due to their dissatisfaction with head coach Jorge Vilda, and among the dozen who were not involved 11 months later as Spain won the World Cup.[https://www.forbes.com/sites/asifburhan/2023/06/12/jorge-vilda-recalls-players-who-resigned-back-into-his-spanish-world-cup-squad/ Jorge Vilda Recalls Players Who Resigned Back Into His Spanish World Cup Squad], Asif Burhan, Forbes, June 12, 2023[https://www.thesportsman.com/articles/spain-v-sweden-las-15-3-an-international-team-in-chaos-and-lonely-jorge-vilda Spain v Sweden: Las 15+3, An International Team In Chaos And Lonely Jorge Vilda], Simon Lillicrap, The Sportsman, 14 August 2023

Honours

Espanyol

Copa de la Reina de Fútbol: 2012
Copa Catalunya: 2013

Atlético Madrid

Primera División: 2016–17, 2017–18

Barcelona

Primera División: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
UEFA Women's Champions League: 2020–21;{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/0269-124ae310baea-93bc49bd8837-1000--chelsea-0-4-barcelona-barca-surge-to-first-women-s-champio/ |title=Chelsea 0-4 Barcelona: Barça surge to first Women's Champions League title|website=UEFA |date=16 May 2021 |access-date=16 May 2021}}
Supercopa Femenina: 2019–20, 2021–22
Copa de la Reina: 2019–20, 2020–21