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Dion Pereira

Dion Pereira
Personal information
Full name Dion Enrico Pereira Greives[1]
Date of birth (1999-03-25) 25 March 1999 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth Watford, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Dagenham & Redbridge
(on loan from Luton Town)
Number 7
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 1 (0)
2021 → Yeovil Town (loan) 1 (0)
2022 → Bradford City (loan) 10 (1)
2022–2023 → Bradford City (loan) 14 (1)
2023–2024 → Sutton United (loan) 14 (0)
2024 → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 17 (3)
2024– → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 22 (9)
International career
2023– Antigua and Barbuda 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:53, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

Dion Enrico Pereira Greives (born 25 March 1999) is a footballer who plays as a winger for National League club Dagenham & Redbridge on loan from EFL Championship club Luton Town. Born in England, he plays for the Antigua and Barbuda national team.

Club career

Watford

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.[3]

Pereira was awarded the Watford Young Player of the Season award for the 2016–17 season.[4]

Atlanta United

On 15 January 2019, Pereira signed with MLS club Atlanta United.[5] 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.[6]

Pereira was released by Atlanta before the start of their 2020 season.[7]

Luton Town

On 3 November 2020, Pereira signed with Luton Town and joined the U23 team after 11 months without football.[8]

On 8 October 2021, Pereira joined National League side Yeovil Town on a short-term loan deal.[9] Pereira's loan with Yeovil Town was cut short after just one match after being recalled by Luton.[10]

On 4 January 2022, Pereira joined League Two side Bradford City on loan until the end of the season.[11][12] The move was assisted by Pereira's Luton teammate Carlos Mendes Gomes, who had been managed by Bradford City manager Derek Adams at Morecambe.[13] On 1 September 2022, Pereira returned to Bradford City on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.[14]

On 1 September 2023, Pereira joined EFL League Two club Sutton United on a season-long loan.

On 27 January 2024, he joined National League side Dagenham & Redbridge on a loan until the end of the season.[15] In June 2024, he returned to the Daggers on a season-long loan deal.[16]

International career

Pereira made his debut for the Antigua and Barbuda national team against Bahamas on 14 October 2023.[17]

Personal life

Born in England, Pereira is of Portuguese and Antiguan descent. He attended Queens secondary school in Bushey before dropping out in 2015.[18][5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Watford 2016–17[19] Premier League 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
Atlanta United 2019[20] Major League Soccer 18 0 2 0 — 1[c] 0 21 0
Atlanta United 2 2019[20] USL Championship 5 0 — — — 5 0
Luton Town 2020–21[21] Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2021–22[22] Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
2022–23[23] Championship 0 0 — 1 0 — 1 0
Total 1 0 0 0 2 0 — 3 0
Yeovil Town (loan) 2021–22[20] National League 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
Bradford City (loan) 2021–22[22] League Two 10 1 — — — 10 1
Bradford City (loan) 2022–23[23] League Two 14 1 1 0 — 3[d] 0 18 1
Sutton United (loan) 2023–24[24] League Two 14 0 1 2 1 0 1[d] 0 17 2
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 2023–24[24] National League 17 3 — — — 17 3
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 2024–25[25] National League 22 9 2 1 — 2[e] 0 26 10
Career total 104 14 6 3 3 0 7 0 120 17
  1. ^ includes U.S. Open Cup, FA Cup
  2. ^ includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearance in Campeones Cup
  4. ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  5. ^ One appearance in FA Trophy, one in National League Cup

International

As of match played 19 November 2024[26]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Antigua and Barbuda 2023 4 1
2024 5 0
Total 9 1

References

  1. ^ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Dion Pereira". Luton Town F.C. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Leicester City 3-0 Watford". BBC Sport. 6 May 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  4. ^ "End Of Season Awards". www.watfordfc.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Atlanta United acquires Dion Pereira". Atlanta United FC. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  6. ^ "ATLANTA UNITED II VS. HARTFORD ATHLETIC 2 - 0". uk.soccerway.com. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Atlanta United extend Jon Gallagher's loan to Aberdeen, terminate Dion Pereira's contract | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  8. ^ "Hatters welcome three new U21 signings to Kenilworth Road!". www.lutontown.co.uk.
  9. ^ "Transfer | Dion Pereira signs on a short-term loan deal". Yeovil Town F.C. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  10. ^ Simmonds, Mike (28 October 2021). "Luton boss explains Pereira's return from brief loan spell at Yeovil". Luton Today. JPIMedia Ltd. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  11. ^ "PEREIRA BECOMES FIRST JANUARY SIGNING". Bradford City A.F.C. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Bradford sign Luton's Pereira on loan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  13. ^ "How the Morecambe connection helped lure Pereira to Valley Parade". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  14. ^ "PEREIRA RETURNS ON LOAN". www.bradfordcityafc.com. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  15. ^ "Dion Pereira joins Dagenham on loan". www.lutontown.co.uk. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  16. ^ "Daggers Sign Dion Pereira". daggers.co.uk. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  17. ^ "Confidence-boosting wins for Guyana and Antigua & Barbuda in Nations League action". sportsmax.tv. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  18. ^ "Pereira Returns To School". WatfordFC. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  19. ^ "Games played by Dion Pereira in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  20. ^ a b c "D. Pereira: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  21. ^ "Games played by Dion Pereira in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  22. ^ a b "Games played by Dion Pereira in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  23. ^ a b "Games played by Dion Pereira in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  24. ^ a b "Games played by Dion Pereira in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  25. ^ "Games played by Dion Pereira in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  26. ^ "Dion Pereira". National Football Teams. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
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