Hildeberto Pereira

Hildeberto José Morgado Pereira (born 2 March 1996) is a professional footballer who plays for Primeira Liga club Vitória de Setúbal as either a winger or a right back. Born in Portugal, Pereira represents the Cape Verde national football team.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Morgado and the second or paternal family name is Pereira.
Hildeberto Pereira
Pereira with Nottingham Forest in 2016
Personal information
Full name Hildeberto José Morgado Pereira
Date of birth (1996-03-02) 2 March 1996
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Winger, Right back
Club information
Current team
 Vitória Setúbal
Number 20
Youth career
2009–2010 Ponte Frielas
2010–2011 Odivelas
2011–2012 Loures
2011–2015 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Benfica B 37 (3)
2016–2017 → Nottingham Forest (loan) 22 (2)
2017–2018 Legia Warsaw 3 (0)
2018 → Legia Warsaw II (loan) 6 (2)
2018 → Northampton Town (loan) 12 (0)
2018– Vitória Setúbal 40 (6)
National team‡
Portugal U18 7 (1)
2014 Portugal U19 3 (2)
2016–2017 Portugal U20 5 (0)
2019– Cape Verde 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 February 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2019

Club career

Benfica

A product of S.L. Benfica's youth system, Pereira debuted for Benfica B on 15 March 2015 in a 3–0 away win at Farense (0–3) in the Segunda Liga.[1] He netted a brace in a victory by the same score at Porto B on 17 May.[2]

On 22 July 2016, Pereira signed a season-long loan deal with English Championship club Nottingham Forest for the 2016–17 season.[3] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 win over Birmingham City on 14 October.[4] Pereira was sent off on 7 November during a 1–1 draw with Queens Park Rangers, which was already his third dismissal of the season following earlier red cards away at Aston Villa on 11 September and at Blackburn Rovers on 18 October. Forest manager Philippe Montanier, was angry that his first caution was collected for dissent and confirmed that the player would be fined by the club.[5]

When Mark Warburton was appointed as Forest manager in March 2017 for the last nine games of the season, Pereira took no further part in the campaign.[6]

Legia Warsaw

On 10 July 2017, Pereira joined Ekstraklasa side Legia Warsaw on a four-contract with the option of a fifth.[7] He played seven games during his time in the Polish capital, and scored twice on 28 November in a 4–2 home win (7–3 aggregate) over Bytovia Bytów in the quarter-finals of the cup.[8]

Pereira returned to the English Football League on 3 January 2018, joining Northampton Town in League One until the end of the season.[9] On 13 February, as a half-time substitute for Sam Foley, he was sent off in a 2–1 home loss to Gillingham.[10]

Pereira arrived at Legia overweight because of three months without playing, and suffered an injury that ruled him out for a further three. He considered quitting football as a result.[11]

Vitória de Setúbal

On 2 August 2018, Pereira returned to Portugal and signed a three-year contract with Primeira Liga side Vitória de Setúbal.[12] He scored four times in his first top-flight season, including a hat-trick on 6 October in a 4–0 home win against Moreirense FC.[13]

International career

Born in Portugal, Pereira is of Cape Verdean descent. He debuted for the Cape Verde national football team in a friendly 2–1 win over Togo on 10 October 2019.[14]

Career statistics
As of match played 16 December 2017[15][16][17]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Benfica B 2014–15 Segunda Liga 32———32
2015–16 Segunda Liga 341———341
Total 373———373
Nottingham Forest (loan) 2016–17 Championship 2221020—252
Legia Warsaw 2017–18 Ekstraklasa 3022—2072
Career total 625322020697

Honours

Benfica

References
  1. "Farense - Benfica B (Jornada 34 Segunda Liga 2014-2015) - Liga Portugal" (in Portuguese). LPFP. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  2. "FC Porto B - Benfica B (Jornada 45 Segunda Liga 2014-2015) - Liga Portugal". LPFP. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  3. Reds loan Benfica youngster Pereira Nottingham Forest
  4. "Watch Hildeberto Pereira's great goal for Nottingham Forest against Birmingham City". Nottingham Post. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  5. "Confirmed - Nottingham Forest's Hildeberto Pereira will serve a three-match ban". Nottingham Post. 7 November 2016. Archived from the original on 8 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  6. Cooper, Barry (11 July 2017). "Ex-Nottingham Forest man Hildeberto Pereira joins Legia Warsaw". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  7. Kusina, Maciej. "Hildeberto Pereira w Legii" [Hildeberto Pereira to Legia] (in Polish). 90 minut.
  8. "Pobudka po przerwie! Legia w półfinale Pucharu Polski" [Wake up after the break! Legia in the Polish Cup semi-finals] (in Polish). Polsat Sport. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  9. "Northampton Town: Hildeberto Pereira signs, Lewis McGugan & Ryan McGivern released". BBC Sport. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  10. "Northampton Town 1 Gillingham 2 – match review, player ratings and highlights". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  11. Cooper, Barry (28 September 2018). "Hildeberto Pereira reveals he thought about quitting football after leaving Nottingham Forest". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  12. "Avançado Hildeberto foi a grande surpresa na apresentação" [Forward Hildeberto was the big surprise in the presentation]. Vitória Futebol Clube (in Portuguese). 2 August 2018. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  13. "PortuGOAL Figure of the Week: Vitória Setúbal's Berto's timely treble downs Moreirense". PortuGOAL. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  14. "Seleção principal de Cabo Verde termina estágio com empate frente ao Marselha". 13 October 2019.
  15. Hildeberto Pereira at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  16. Hildeberto Pereira at ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  17. "Hildeberto Pereira statistics". 90minut.pl.
  18. "'Proud' Benfica hold heads high after final defeat". UEFA. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
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