Joshua Bernard Pereira (born 10 October 1997) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays either as a midfielder or defender for Singapore Premier League club Geylang International, whom he captains and the Singapore national team.
Beginnings and breakthrough When Joshua was studying at the Singapore Sports School, he was selected for a week-long stint with J.League club Albirex Niigata's under-18 squad in Japan.
Joshua started his career with the National Football Academy and caught the eye while representing the national under-18 team during their qualification tournament for the 2016 AFC Under-19 Championship.
In December 2015, he won the 2015 Dollah Kassim Award and trained with Ligue 1 side, AS Saint-Étienne from 11 to 19 March 2016.
Club career
Young Lions He signed for Young Lions for the 2016 S.League season and impressed the pundits although the team failed to perform as expected.
Geylang International In 2020, he signed for Geylang International.
Joshua was named the Club captain for the 2023 Singapore Premier League season onwards.
International career Pereira was part of the U21 team which played China U21 team in 2016. He captained the U22 in the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification in 2019.
In September 2022, Pereira received his first call up to the senior Singapore squad for the 2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series held in Vietnam. He made his international debut in a 4-0 friendly loss to Vietnam before collecting his second cap in the same friendly tournament in a 1–1 draw against India.
Later in December, Pereira was part of the national team for the 2022 AFF Championship.
Personal life Pereira studied hospitality and tourism management at Temasek Polytechnic.
Honours
Individual Dollah Kassim Award recipients: 2015 Singapore Premier League Team of the Year: 2022
Career statistics . Caps and goals may not be correct ClubSeasonS.LeagueSingapore CupSingaporeLeague CupAsiaTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals Young Lions201617010--—1802017400000—4020182210000—22120192010000—201Total 632100000642 Geylang International2020300000003020210000000000202219020000021020232121000002322024–252211000002312025–262104000002502026–270000000000Total 863800000953Career total14257000001505
Young Lions are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions in their respective leagues.
International statistics
International caps No Date Venue Opponent Result Competition121 Sept 2022 Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 0-4 (lost) 2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series224 Sept 2022 Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 1-1 (draw) 3 24 December 2022 Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore 3-2(won) 2022 AFF Championship4 27 December 2022 New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos 2-0(won) 2022 AFF Championship5 23 March 2023 Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong 1–1 (draw) Friendly6 26 March 2023 Macau Olympic Complex Stadium, Macau 1–0 (won) Friendly
U22 International caps No Date Venue Opponent Result Competition1 20 June 2018 Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore 0-2 (lost) Friendly2 22 March 2019 MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 1-1 (draw) 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification3 24 March 2019 MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 1-1 (draw) 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification4 26 March 2019 MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 3-1 (won) 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification5 7 June 2019 Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore 3-0 (won) 2019 Merlion Cup6 9 June 2019 Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore 1-0 (won) 2019 Merlion Cup7 6 September 2019 Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore 2-0 (won) Friendly8 3 December 2019 Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines 0-1 (lost) 2019 Southeast Asian Games
U19 International caps No Date Venue Opponent Result Competition1 11 September 2016 Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam 0-0 (draw) 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship2 15 September 2016 Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam 1-2 (lost) 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship3 17 September 2016 Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam 2-1 (won) 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship4 19 September 2016 Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam 0-2 (lost) 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship5 4 August 2017 Hartfield Park, Australia 0-4 (lost) Friendly
U19 International goals Scores and results list Singapore's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 17 September 2016 Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship
Honours International Singapore U22 Merlion Cup: 2019
Individual
The New Paper Dollah Kassim Award : 2015
References