Stefan Pereira

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Stefan Pereira
史堤芬彭利拿

| image = Stefan pereira 2021 (cropped).jpg

| image_size =

| fullname = Stefan Figueiredo Pereira

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1988|04|16}}

| birth_place = Brumado, Brazil

| height = 1.74 m{{Cite web |url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/teams/2023/afc_asian_cup/hong-kong-china |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=www.the-afc.com}}

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Southern

| clubnumber = 7

| youthyears1 = 1999–2008 | youthclubs1 = Vitória

| youthyears2 = 2008 | youthclubs2 = Atlético Paranaense

| years1 = 2009 |clubs1 = Camaçari |caps1 = 7 |goals1 = 2

| years2 = 2010 |clubs2 = Cruzeiro–RS |caps2 = 0 |goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2010 |clubs3 = América |caps3 = 2 |goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2011 |clubs4 = Camaçari |caps4 = 13 |goals4 = 3

| years5 = 2012 |clubs5 = Rapid București |caps5 = 2 |goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2013 |clubs6 = Jacuipense | caps6 = 7 |goals6 = 3

| years7 = 2013–2014 |clubs7 = Citizen | caps7 = 19 |goals7 = 7

| years8 = 2014 |clubs8 = Jacuipense | caps8 = 1 |goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2015–2016 |clubs9 = Olimpic Sarajevo | caps9 = 29 |goals9 = 7

| years10= 2016–2017 |clubs10= Yuen Long | caps10= 24 |goals10= 11

| years11= 2017–2019 |clubs11= Lee Man | caps11=31 |goals11= 9

| years12= 2019–2020 |clubs12= Rangers | caps12= 0 |goals12= 0

| years13= 2019–2020 |clubs13= → Citizen (loan) | caps13= 13 |goals13= 19

| years14= 2020– |clubs14 = Southern | caps14 = 63 | goals14 = 38

| nationalyears1 = 2024–

| nationalteam1 = Hong Kong

| nationalcaps1 = 14

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| pcupdate = 26 May 2024

| ntupdate = 25 March 2025

}}

Stefan Figueiredo Pereira ({{zh|t=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.

Club career

On 1 January 2015, Pereira signed for Olimpic Sarajevo.{{cite news |url=http://scsport.ba/vijesti/veliko-pojacanje-na-otoci-brazilski-napadac-stize-u-olimpic/85898 |language=bs |title=A big reinforcement at Otoka: Brazilian striker is arrives to Olimpic |publisher=scsport.ba |first=Adnan |last=Pločo |date=12 January 2015 |access-date=12 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205065548/http://scsport.ba/vijesti/veliko-pojacanje-na-otoci-brazilski-napadac-stize-u-olimpic/85898 |archive-date=5 February 2015 }} 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,{{cite news |url=http://sportsport.ba/bh_fudbal/vitez-remizirao-sa-olimpicom/157753 |language=bs |title=Vitez drew with Olimpic |publisher=sportsport.ba |first=M. |last=Sarajlic |date=29 March 2015 |accessdate=9 March 2015}}{{cite news |url=http://sportsport.ba/bh_fudbal/olimpic-u-prijateljskoj-utakmici-savladao-mladost/151973 |language=bs |title=Olimpic overcame Mladost in a friendly match |publisher=sportsport.ba |first=A. |last=Pasic |date=28 January 2015 |accessdate=8 January 2015}} two in the cup{{cite news |url=http://sportsport.ba/bh_fudbal/golijada-na-otoci-olimpic-u-polufinalu/156804 |language=bs |title=Goals galore on Otoka, Olimpic in the semi-finals |publisher=sportsport.ba |first=E. |last=Skoric |date=18 March 2015 |accessdate=8 March 2015}} and three in the domestic league as well as five assists; three in two league matches and two in the cup.{{cite news |url=http://sportsport.ba/bh_fudbal/olimpic-siguran-protiv-viteza/156452 |language=bs |title=Olimpic secure against Vitez |publisher=sportsport.ba |first=E. |last=Skoric |date=14 March 2015 |accessdate=4 March 2015}}{{cite news |url=http://sportsport.ba/bh_fudbal/prvijenac-zebe-za-pobjedu-slobode-nad-olimpicom/157080 |language=bs |title=Debut goal of Zeba for the victory of Sloboda over Olimpic |publisher=sportsport.ba |first=E. |last=Skoric |date=21 March 2015 |accessdate=1 March 2015}}{{cite news |url=http://sportsport.ba/bh_fudbal/zvijezda-nemocna-na-otoci-olimpic-slavio-uz-dva-igraca-vise/158283 |language=bs |title=Zvijezda powerless on Otoka, Olimpic celebrated with two players more |publisher=sportsport.ba |first=E. |last=Skoric |date=4 April 2015 |accessdate=4 April 2015}}{{cite news |url=http://sportsport.ba/bh_fudbal/velika-pobjeda-olimpica-u-banjoj-luci/158661 |language=bs |title=A big victory for Olimpic in Banja Luka |publisher=sportsport.ba |first=A. |last=Beganovic |date=8 April 2015 |accessdate=8 April 2015}}

On 17 July 2017, Pereira was officially announced as a Lee Man player during the club's first ever training session.{{cite web|title=理文新季「奇」招做攔路虎|url=http://hk.on.cc/hk/bkn/cnt/sport/20170717/bkn-20170717135817887-0717_00882_001.html|website=on.cc|date=17 July 2017 |accessdate=17 July 2017}} {{in lang|zh-hk}} It was revealed on 10 April 2018, that his contract with Lee Man would be extended for the 2018–19 season.{{cite web|title=理文來季大搞挖角飛馬3將陳曉明或領軍|url=https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20180410/s00006/1523362490039|website=Ming Pao|accessdate=10 April 2018}} {{in lang|zh-hk}}

On 29 May 2019, Pereira announced his departure from Lee Man via social media.{{cite web |last1=Pereira |first1=Stefan |title=Quero agradecer ao 理文 Lee Man |url=https://www.facebook.com/stefan.pereira.5/posts/2083993661698956?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARCgNB9EH2jOfS4mvEiEInvBWpocdpquCkHxoL81E8wJvkyjcyktJTpOuaZGU0rvFM-29ZjvYW87kGEk6pIFml4dnqerO47aOZcO1wRhD1UemNKLZGRJdtFUuma_mPI3_9uQW2JxbVzQ7xxAGU18gKWVN2paUHHie7TJPktxFzPFtTpMDRKHFB0dls3OTGbMD12gyjWghiXZ2Oq8&__tn__=-R |website=Facebook |accessdate=29 May 2019}}

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.{{cite web |last1=Tsang |first1=Ngan Ping |title=流浪簽「肥彭」救亡 2.1菁英盃分組賽鬥傑志可上陣 |url=https://hk.sports.appledaily.com/sports/20200124/2AKT2L4GH2JPH7PBF62Q5EHTRI/ |website=Apple Daily |accessdate=24 January 2020}} {{in lang|zh-hk}}

On 6 June 2020, Southern announced the signing of Pereira.{{cite web |title=大細史提芬加盟冠忠南區 |url=https://www.facebook.com/HKSDFC/posts/3017117795074346?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARAtuMSHnoGl1-PHxKP6hgfofbZpsMfrAkIWLLuQc2j-xytxB4J3jtbcmBLCE1H0HclWV-bRYBgtYuZgCUu8k84si2igdcEDHpkJhKPyq_sH4f_JML5h-gSc2t7X5V5nnUEOJOevmb9EZDPC7e4scbe-fa_rrAglDm5ppZXTCkeYT67nyiYYD4ahUTHz7f7Mi7uVp7CLsdKkyv2O0tG2X40kqAS6ApVWqwrPQvH4ddndpTtALvimttOa2qVfrcUIMooKDC3bXScefY1xNGzLSclGOzvwhTJXyi9UA7q_QsAkYBKY_ms74MAmdaN9pOC0jD2yf_FhUPs_pzumESCiplYmlg&__tn__=-R |website=Southern |publisher=Facebook |accessdate=6 June 2020}} {{in lang|zh-hk}}

International career

On 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.[https://hk.on.cc/hk/bkn/cnt/sport/20231212/bkn-20231212113134104-1212_00882_001.html 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 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.{{Cite web |title=中國香港代表隊 – 決選名單|trans-title=Hong Kong, China Team – Finalists|url=https://www.hkfa.com/news/latest-news/20420/detail|date=26 December 2023|access-date=15 January 2024|website=Hong Kong Football Association|language=zh}}

On 1 January 2024, Pereira made his international debut for Hong Kong in a friendly match against China.

Career statistics

=International=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !National team !Year !Apps !Goals
rowspan="2" \|Hong Kong \|2024 \|12 \|0
2025 \|2 \|0
colspan="2" \|Total !14 !0

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!National team

!Year

!Apps

!Goals

rowspan="2" |Hong Kong

|2024

|12

2025

colspan="2" |Total

!14

class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size:85%; text-align: left;"