Michaël Pereira

Not to be confused with Mickaël Pereira.

For the Kenyan Olympic hockey player, see Michael Pereira (field hockey).

Michaël Pereira

Personal information
Full name	Michaël Pereira
Date of birth	(1987-12-08) 8 December 1987
Place of birth	Livry-Gargan, France
Height
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Apollon Smyrnis
Number	10
Youth career
2007–2008	Blanc Mesnil Sport
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2009	Alfortville	28	(11)
2009–2010	Mallorca B	33	(5)
2010–2016	Mallorca	163	(14)
2013–2014	→ Granada (loan)	18	(0)
2016–2019	Yeni Malatyaspor	77	(10)
2019–2021	CFR Cluj	37	(2)
2021–2022	Kocaelispor	28	(3)
2022–2023	Wisła Kraków	5	(0)
2023–	Apollon Smyrnis	16	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 June 2023

Michaël Pereira (born 8 December 1987) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Super League Greece 2 club Apollon Smyrnis.

Club career

Early years

Pereira was born in Livry-Gargan, Seine-Saint-Denis of Cape Verdean descent. He finished his development at Le Blanc-Mesnil Sport in the commune of Le Blanc-Mesnil, competing with them in the Division d'Honneur, the sixth division of French football. In 2008, he joined UJA Alfortville in the Championnat de France amateur and, midway through the league campaign, met his agent, who exclaimed: "With the connections I have, you can have a bright future."; the player subsequently hired him, and went on to have a successful season with the latter club, appearing in 29 official games and scoring 12 goals.

Mallorca

Afterwards, Pereira went on trials with teams in France and Spain, most notably AJ Auxerre, US Boulogne, Deportivo de La Coruña and RCD Mallorca. While trialing with the Galicians during the 2008–09 season, he was invited by the president to attend a match between the hosts and FC Barcelona; however, after contemplating the decision, he decided to join Mallorca citing better opportunities.

Pereira spent his first season with the Balearic Islands side in the Segunda División B, helping the reserves to a final seventh place after promotion. Late into the campaign he was invited to practice with the first team, being included in the squad to play against CA Osasuna – hours before the match, he was offered a professional contract by club officials and was told "to be pro is what you dreamed your whole life, right? If you sign, you're playing tonight, otherwise not." However, despite the contract being professional, it still contained the same conditions of an amateur one; he subsequently turned down the offer and was an unused substitute in that fixture. The discussions continued the following day, but he remained steadfast on his decision and went two months without featuring in a competitive match.

In August 2010, following an ownership change the previous month, Pereira signed his first professional contract, agreeing to a four-year deal. On the 29th he made his first-team and La Liga debut, replacing Víctor Casadesús in 2010–11's opener, a 0–0 home draw against Real Madrid. During his first year he was first-choice right winger, also finishing as one of the side's top scorers at five goals.

On 3 September 2013, Pereira was loaned to fellow league team Granada CF in a season-long move. Mainly as a backup, he helped the Andalusians narrowly avoid relegation.

Pereira renewed his link with Mallorca on 21 August 2014, running until 2016.

Malatyaspor

On 15 July 2016, Pereira left for Turkey and signed with Yeni Malatyaspor. He scored six goals in 30 matches in his first season, as the club reached the Süper Lig for the first time in its history.

CFR Cluj

On 28 June 2019, Pereira joined CFR Cluj in the Romanian Liga I.

Club statistics

As of 6 November 2020

Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Alfortville	2008–09	26	11	3	1	—		—		29	12
	2009–10	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	Total	28	11	3	1	—		—		31	12
Mallorca B	2009–10	33	5	—		—		—		33	5
Mallorca	2010–11	35	5	3	0	—		—		38	5
	2011–12	30	3	2	0	—		—		32	3
	2012–13	25	1	2	0	—		—		27	1
	2013–14	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	2014–15	36	1	1	0	—		—		37	1
	2015–16	35	4	0	0	—		—		35	4
	Total	163	14	8	0	—		—		171	14
Granada (loan)	2013–14	18	0	2	0	—		—		20	0
Yeni Malatyaspor	2016–17	30	6	1	0	—		—		31	6
	2017–18	25	4	2	0	—		—		27	4
	2018–19	17	0	6	1	—		—		23	1
	Total	72	10	9	1	—		—		81	11
CFR Cluj	2019–20	16	2	0	0	2	0	—		18	2
	2020–21	6	0	0	0	7	1	—		13	1
	Total	22	2	0	0	9	1	0	0	31	3
Career total		336	42	22	2	9	1	0	0	367	45

Honours

CFR Cluj

• Liga I: 2019–20, 2020–21

External links

• Michaël Pereira profile at BDFutbol
• Michaël Pereira profile at Futbolme (Spanish)
• Michaël Pereira at TFF