Global InformationJoel Castro Pereira information
 Pereira warming up for Manchester United in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joel Dinis Castro Pereira[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 June 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Boudevilliers, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Reading | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Le Locle | |||
| –2012 | Neuchâtel Xamax | ||
| 2012–2015 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2021 | Manchester United | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Rochdale (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Belenenses (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Vitória de Setúbal (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Kortrijk (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Hearts (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Huddersfield Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | RKC Waalwijk | 4 | (0) |
| 2023– | Reading | 9 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Switzerland U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Switzerland U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Portugal U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Portugal U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Portugal U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2016 | Portugal U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Portugal U21 | 16 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:31, 29 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Joel Dinis Castro Pereira (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈɛl diˈniʃ ˈkaʃtɾu pɨˈɾɐjɾɐ]; born 28 June 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League One club Reading.
Pereira joined Manchester United's youth system in 2012. He made three first-team appearances for the club and spent time on loan at Rochdale, Belenenses, Vitória de Setúbal, Kortrijk, Hearts and Huddersfield Town. In July 2021, he joined Dutch club RKC Waalwijk after his contract at United expired.
Pereira initially played youth international football for his country of birth, Switzerland, before making more than 30 appearances for Portugal's youth national teams.
- ^ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ "Joel Pereira". eredivisie.nl. Retrieved 2 November 2022.