Abel Pereira

Abel José Carvalho Pereira (born 15 April 1990) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for ADC Santa Marta de Penaguião as a right-back.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Carvalho and the second or paternal family name is Pereira.
Abel Pereira
Personal information
Full name Abel José Carvalho Pereira[1]
Date of birth (1990-04-15) 15 April 1990[1]
Place of birth Alijó, Portugal[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Santa Marta Penaguião
Youth career
1999–2001 Alijoense
2001–2002 Abambres
2002–2005 Boavista
2005–2006 Pasteleira
2006–2009 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Benfica 0 (0)
2009–2010 → Mafra (loan) 6 (0)
2010 → Tondela (loan) 11 (0)
2010 → Fátima (loan) 0 (0)
2011 → Gondomar (loan) 6 (0)
2011–2014 Doxa 71 (1)
2014–2015 Varzim 24 (1)
2016 Doxa 11 (0)
2016–2017 Oriental 17 (0)
2017–2019 Casa Pia 49 (1)
2020 Torreense 8 (0)
2020–2021 Vila Real 6 (0)
2021– Santa Marta Penaguião 1 (0)
International career
2005–2006 Portugal U16 4 (0)
2007–2008 Portugal U18 7 (0)
2009 Portugal U19 3 (0)
2010 Portugal U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:54, 18 October 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Alijó, Vila Real District, Pereira started playing with Atlético Clube Alijoense in his hometown, at age 9. In 2006, he joined S.L. Benfica's under–17 team, where he completed his development.

After getting a professional contract, Pereira made his senior debut on loan at C.D. Mafra from the third division.[2] Due to the lack of playing time, he moved to fellow league club C.D. Tondela for the remainder of the season, also on loan.[3]

Pereira first reached the professional leagues when Benfica loaned him to Segunda Liga side C.D. Fátima for the 2010–11 campaign.[4] However, after six months without making an appearance, he returned to the third tier with Gondomar SC.[5][6]

In June 2011, Pereira was part of massive influx of Portuguese footballers to Doxa Katokopias FC in the Cypriot Second Division.[7] He helped them promote to the First Division in his first year, and was regularly used the following seasons.

On 24 June 2014, Pereira returned to Portugal after signing a one-year deal with Varzim S.C. and reuniting with former Gondomar coach Vítor Paneira.[8][9] After 18 months, which included promotion from division three,[10] he re-signed with Doxa.[11]

International career

Pereira won 15 caps for Portugal, across four youth levels. He helped the under–16 team reach the final of the Val-de-Marne Tournament in October 2005,[12][13] and won the 2008 Lisbon International Tournament with the under–18s.[14]

The following year, Pereira represented the under–19 side in the elite qualifying round of the 2009 UEFA European Championship, in which the nation did not progress.[15]

Career statistics
As of 1 April 2016
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mafra (loan) 2009–10[16] Segunda Divisão 6010—70
Tondela (loan) 2009–10[16] Segunda Divisão 11000—110
Fátima (loan) 2010–11[16] Segunda Liga 0000—00
Gondomar (loan) 2010–11[16] Segunda Divisão 6000—60
Doxa 2011–12[16] Cypriot Second Division 24000—240
2012–13[17] Cypriot First Division 22100—221
2013–14[17] Cypriot First Division 25040—290
Total 71140—751
Varzim 2014–15[16] Campeonato Nacional 16120—181
2015–16[16] Segunda Liga 8030—110
Total 24150—291
Doxa 2015–16[17] Cypriot First Division 7000—70
Career total 1252100001352

    References
    1. "Abel Pereira" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
    2. Sousa, Hugo Daniel (20 January 2010). "Clube dos dois chineses e do amigo de Jesus quer ser "carrasco" do Sporting" [Club of two Chinese and Jesus' friend wants to be Sporting's "executioner"]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 April 2016.
    3. "Abel Pereira (emprestado pelo Benfica) titular na vitória do Tondela; Hélio Vaz não jogou" [Abel Pereira (loaned by Benfica) starts in Tondela win; Hélio Vaz did not play] (in Portuguese). Ser Benfiquista. 25 February 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
    4. "Benfica empresta seis jogadores ao CD Fátima" [Benfica loan six players to CD Fátima]. Expresso (in Portuguese). 25 June 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
    5. "Yartey no Beira-Mar e Evandro e Abel Pereira no Gondomar" [Yartey in Beira-Mar and Evandro and Abel Pereira in Gondomar] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 29 January 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
    6. "Benfica, emprestados à lupa: Yebda deu lucro" [Benfica, loanees up close: Yebda turned a profit] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 26 May 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
    7. "Doxa Katokopias garante 10 portugueses" [Doxa Katokopias confirm 10 Portuguese]. Record (in Portuguese). 22 June 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
    8. "Abel Pereira é a mais recente aquisição do Varzim" [Abel Pereira is Varzim's most recent acquisition] (in Portuguese). Varzim S.C. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
    9. "Varzim: Abel Pereira (ex-Doxa) é a mais recente aquisição" [Varzim: Abel Pereira (former Doxa) is the most recent acquisition] (in Portuguese). Agente Desportivo. 21 June 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
    10. "Varzim promovido à Segunda Liga" [Varzim promoted to the Segunda Liga]. Record (in Portuguese). 10 June 2015. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
    11. "Το Σωματείο ΔΟΞΑ Θ.Ο.Ι. ΚΑΤΩΚΟΠΙΑΣ ανακοινώνει την απόκτηση του Πορτογάλου ποδοσφαιριστή Abel Pereira" [Doxa announce the acquisition of Portuguese footballer Abel Pereira] (in Greek). Facebook. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
    12. "Sub-16: Portugal discute título com França" [Under-16: Portugal discuss title with France]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 October 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
    13. "Sub-16: Selecção empata na estreia do torneio "Val de Marne"" [Under-16: National team draw in debut of the Val-de-Marne tournament]. Record (in Portuguese). 25 October 2005. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
    14. "Sub-18: Goleada garante troféu" [Under-18: Thrashing gives trophy]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 May 2008. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
    15. "Sub-19: Portugal falha Europeu" [Under-19: Portugal miss European Championship]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 May 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
    16. "Abel Pereira". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
    17. "Abel Pereira". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
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