17 Facts About Andreas Pereira

Andreas Hugo Hoelgebaum Pereira was born on 1 January 1996 and is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Fulham and the Brazil national team.

Andreas Pereira made his first Premier League appearance in March 2015.

Andreas Pereira played youth international football for both the country of his birth, Belgium, and his father's homeland, Brazil, before making his senior international debut for Brazil in September 2018.

Andreas Pereira was selected in Brazil's squad for the 2024 Copa America.

The son of former Brazilian professional footballer Marcos Pereira, Andreas Pereira was born in Duffel, Belgium, while his father was a player there.

Andreas Pereira joined PSV Eindhoven in 2005, when he was nine years old.

Andreas Pereira made his debut for the under-18s in a league match away to Sheffield Wednesday on 25 April 2012, but heavy rain meant the match had to be abandoned as a goalless draw after 35 minutes.

Andreas Pereira made two more appearances that season as the under-18s finished eighth out of 10 teams in their Premier Academy League group.

In recognition of his performances, on 7 January 2013, shortly after his 17th birthday, Andreas Pereira received his first professional contract.

Andreas Pereira went on to feature heavily for both the under-18s and the under-21s, and was ever present in the inaugural UEFA Youth League; he scored twice in three appearances in the FA Youth Cup, including a curling, 25-yard effort against Burnley in the third round.

On 26 August 2016, Andreas Pereira joined Spanish club Granada on a season-long loan deal.

On 2 March 2019, Andreas Pereira scored his first Premier League goal in a home match against Southampton.

Andreas Pereira recorded an assist for Romelu Lukaku in the same match.

On 7 March 2019, Andreas Pereira was featured in the starting lineup during the historic Champions League Round of 16 win vs PSG, where the team was able to come back from a 2-goal deficit they conceded at home and win on away goals at the Parc des Princes, a record that has never been broken before.

On 5 July 2019, it was announced that Andreas Pereira had signed a new four-year contract with the option to extend by a further year.

On 20 August 2021, Andreas Pereira joined Flamengo on a one-year loan.

Andreas Pereira made one appearance and scored one goal for Brazil at under-23 level, in a friendly against South Africa in March 2016.