Brandon Pereira

Brandon Anthony Pereira (born April 30, 1996) is a Canadian field hockey player who plays as a defender for United Brothers and the Canadian national team.

Brandon Pereira
Personal information
Full name Brandon Anthony Pereira
Born (1996-04-30) 30 April 1996
Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club United Brothers
Senior career
Years Team
United Brothers
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Canada 61 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Men's field hockey
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2019 LimaTeam
Pan American Cup
Silver medal – second place2017 Lancaster
Pan American Junior Championship
Silver medal – second place2016 Toronto
Men's Hockey5s
Summer Youth Olympics
Silver medal – second place2014 NanjingTeam
Last updated on: 24 July 2021

International career

Pereira represented Canada at two Junior World Cups: 2013 in New Delhi and 2016 in Lucknow. He captained the Canadian team that won the silver medal at the 2014 Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China.[1][2] He was part of the national team that clinched silver at the 2017 Men's Pan American Cup in Lancaster, United States. He was selected for the 2018 World Cup,[3] but he only played one game because he picked up an injury in the first match.[4] In June 2019, he was selected in the Canada squad for the 2019 Pan American Games.[5] They won the silver medal as they lost 5–2 to Argentina in the final.[6]

Personal life

Pereira was born on 30 April 1996 in Surrey, British Columbia. His grandfather played field hockey for Uganda at the 1972 Olympics, while his father also played the sport.

As of April 2016, having completed level 1 course to be an electrician, Pereira is working with a contractor.[7]

References
  1. "Brandon Pereira". fieldhockey.ca. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  2. Singh, Prabhjot (6 January 2017). "Overseas Indian sportsmen have done their homeland proud". The Indian Panorama. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  3. "Field Hockey Canada announces 2018 Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Roster". fieldhockey.ca. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  4. "Belgium's Kina and Canada's Van Son set to join Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018". worldcup2018.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  5. "Field Hockey Canada announces Pan American Games Men's National Team roster". www.fieldhockey.ca. Field Hockey Canada. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  6. "Canadian men's field hockey team misses chance to qualify for Olympics". www.ctvnews.ca. CTV News. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  7. Juggins, Sarah (20 April 2016). "Keeping it in the family - Brandon Pereira and Rohan Chopra (Canada)". panamhockey.org. Retrieved 30 October 2017.


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