Steven Pereira

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{{Portuguese name|Fernandes|Pereira}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Steven Pereira

| fullname = Steven Fernandes Pereira

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|04|13}}

| birth_place = Rotterdam, Netherlands

| height = 1.86 m

| position = Centre-back

| currentclub = PSKC Cimahi

| clubnumber = 5

| youthyears1 = 2011–2012

| youthclubs1 = Alphense Boys

| youthyears2 = 2012–2013

| youthclubs2 = Spartaan '20

| youthyears3 = 2013

| youthclubs3 = PEC Zwolle

| years1 = 2014–2015

| clubs1 = PEC Zwolle

| caps1 = 3

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2015–2018

| clubs2 = MVV Maastricht

| caps2 = 101

| goals2 = 2

| years3 = 2018–2019

| clubs3 = CSKA Sofia

| caps3 = 8

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2019–2020

| clubs4 = Santa Clara

| caps4 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2019–2020

| clubs5 = → Académico de Viseu (loan)

| caps5 = 11

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2020–2021

| clubs6 = Oliveirense

| caps6 = 22

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2022

| clubs7 = Maritzburg United

| caps7 = 11

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2022–2023

| clubs8 = Sumgayit

| caps8 = 22

| goals8 = 1

| years9 = 2024–

| clubs9 = PSKC Cimahi

| caps9 = 6

| goals9 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2017–

| nationalteam1 = Cape Verde

| nationalcaps1 = 10

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 9 November 2024

| nationalteam-update = 12 June 2022

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Steven Fernandes Pereira (born 13 April 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga 2 club PSKC Cimahi. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Cape Verde national football team. He formerly played for PEC Zwolle in the Dutch Eredivisie, MVV Maastricht and Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia.[https://www.voetbalzone.nl/doc.asp?uid=360403 ‘Er zijn al een aantal bizarre dingen gebeurd, die ik nooit had durven dromen’] voetbalzone.nl

Club career

On 4 July 2022, Azerbaijan Premier League club Sumgayit announced the singing of Pereira to a two-year contract, with the option of an additional year.{{cite web |title=Sumqayıt FK Steven Pereiranı heyətinə qatıb |url=https://sfc.az/?s=xeber&id=6303 |website=sfc.az |publisher=Sumgayit FK |access-date=4 July 2022 |language=Azerbaijani |date=4 July 2022}}

International career

Born in the Netherlands and of Cape Verdean descent, Pereira debuted for the Cape Verde national football team in a 2–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification victory over South Africa on 1 September 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276412/match=300367126/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819110251/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276412/match=300367126/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 August 2016|title=2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - Matches - Cape Verde Islands-South Africa |last=FIFA.com|website=FIFA.com}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rtc.cv/index.php?paginas=21&id_cod=15027|title=Qualificação Mundial 2018: Selecção Nacional de Futebol prepara jogo com a África do Sul|website=Radiotelevisao Caboverdiana}}

Honours

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