Gabriel Pereira (footballer, born 2000)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gabriel Pereira Magalhães dos Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 7 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Volta Redonda, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Copenhagen | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2017 | Araruama | ||
| 2018 | Sampaio Corrêa-RJ | ||
| 2019–2020 | Volta Redonda | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Volta Redonda | 25 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Vilafranquense (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Vilafranquense | 16 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Gil Vicente | 38 | (4) |
| 2024– | Copenhagen | 26 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2025 | |||
Gabriel Pereira Magalhães dos Santos (born 7 May 2000) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish Superliga club Copenhagen.
Career
Pereira began playing football with his local club Araruama as a defensive midfielder for 4 years, before moving to the youth side of Sampaio Corrêa-RJ in late 2017 and transitiong to a centre-back.
In 2019, he was scouted by Volta Redonda and finished his development with their under-20s.[2] On 27 January 2020, he signed his first professional contract with Volta Redonda until 2023.[3]
On 3 August 2021, he moved to Liga Portugal 2 side Vilafranquense on loan with an option to buy.[4] His option was activated for the second season, and he ended up making 46 league appearances with Vilafranquense.
On 30 January 2023, Pereira signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Primeira Liga club Gil Vicente,[5] for a reported fee of €650.000 for 50% of the player's economic rights.[6]
On 8 August 2024, Pereira signed with Danish club F.C. Copenhagen on a five-years contract.[7]
Playing style
Pereira is an ambidextrous centre-back who is a great tackler in 1v1 situations and when recovering from deep. He is an excellent passer who can eliminate pressure, and can also play long-diagonals to start up offensive play. He opts for risky maneuvers sometimes instead of making the most conventional decisions.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 18 May 2025[9]
| Club | Season | League | State league | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Volta Redonda | 2020 | Série C | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Série C | 5 | 0 | 12[a] | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||||
| Vilafranquense (loan) | 2021–22 | Liga Portugal 2 | 30 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | |||
| Vilafranquense | 2022–23 | Liga Portugal 2 | 16 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Total | 46 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 49 | 0 | |||||
| Gil Vicente | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 31 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 38 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 4 | |||||
| Copenhagen | 2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 26 | 3 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 12[b] | 1 | — | 42 | 4 | |||
| 2025–26 | Danish Superliga | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 26 | 3 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 4 | ||||
| Career total | 122 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 6 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Campeonato Carioca
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
Honours
Copenhagen
Individual
- Danish Superliga Team of the Year: 2024–25[12]
References
- ^ "Gabriel Pereira". Gil Vicente Futebol Clube.
- ^ "Zagueiro do Voltaço, Gabriel Pereira quer escrever história como fez Igor Gomes, atualmente no Barcelona". Terra.
- ^ "Volta Redonda renova com Gabriel Pereira até 2023". CARIOCADO.
- ^ "Gabriel Pereira para a defesa do Vilafranquense". www.record.pt.
- ^ "Gabriel Pereira é reforço do Gil Vicente FC" [Gabriel Pereira is Gil Vicente FC's reinforcement] (in European Portuguese). Gil Vicente FC. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Alvo do V. Guimarães vai ser jogador do... Gil Vicente" [V. Guimarães target will play for... Gil Vicente] (in European Portuguese). Record. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ FC København køber Gabriel Pereira/ FC Copenhagen signs Gabriel Pereira, fck.dk, 8 August 2024
- ^ "O 'underdog' do Carioca 2021 e do Volta Redonda: Gabriel Pereira". Footure - Futebol e Cultura. 28 May 2021.
- ^ Gabriel Pereira at Soccerway
- ^ "Mediano Superliga: Tillykke til FC København". Mediano. 25 May 2025.
- ^ "FCK tager tiende pokaltitel med soloridt på hadebanen". www.bt.dk. 29 May 2025.
- ^ "Serginho på Årets Hold i 3F Superligaen" [Serginho on the Team of the Year in the 3F Superliga] (in Danish). Viborg FF. 2 June 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.