# Hildeberto Pereira

Hildeberto José Morgado Pereira (born 2 March 1996), sometimes known as Berto, is a professional footballer who plays as a winger or right-back. Born in Portugal, he represents the Cape Verde national team.

## Club career
### Benfica

A product of S.L. Benfica's youth system, Pereira debuted for Benfica B on 15 March 2015 in a 3–0 away win at Farense (0–3) in the Segunda Liga. He netted a brace in a victory by the same score at Porto B on 17 May.
On 22 July 2016, Pereira signed a season-long loan deal with English Championship club Nottingham Forest for the 2016–17 season. He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 win over Birmingham City on 14 October. Pereira was sent off on 7 November during a 1–1 draw with Queens Park Rangers, which was already his third dismissal of the season following earlier red cards away at Aston Villa on 11 September and at Blackburn Rovers on 18 October. Forest manager Philippe Montanier, was angry that his first caution was collected for dissent and confirmed that the player would be fined by the club.
When Mark Warburton was appointed as Forest manager in March 2017 for the last nine games of the season, Pereira took no further part in the campaign.

### Legia Warsaw

On 10 July 2017, Pereira joined Ekstraklasa side Legia Warsaw on a four-contract with the option of a fifth. He played seven games during his time in the Polish capital, and scored twice on 28 November in a 4–2 home win (7–3 aggregate) over Bytovia Bytów in the quarter-finals of the cup.
Pereira returned to the English Football League on 3 January 2018, joining Northampton Town in League One until the end of the season. On 13 February, as a half-time substitute for Sam Foley, he was sent off in a 2–1 home loss to Gillingham.
Pereira arrived at Legia overweight because of three months without playing, and suffered an injury that ruled him out for a further three. He considered quitting football as a result.

### Vitória de Setúbal

On 2 August 2018, Pereira returned to Portugal and signed a three-year contract with Primeira Liga side Vitória de Setúbal. He scored four times in his first top-flight season, including a hat-trick on 6 October in a 4–0 home win against Moreirense FC.

### Kunshan FC

On 6 September 2020, Pereira joined China League One side Kunshan FC. He would go on to establish himself as regular within the team and was part of the squad that won the division and promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2022 China League One campaign.
The club was dissolved in March 2023.

### Henan FC

On 1 July 2023, Pereira signed with Chinese Super League side Henan FC. At the end of the 2023 season, after having scored 2 goals and provided 4 assists in 15 goals for the club, his contract expired and he became a free agent.

### Portimonense

On 8 January 2024, Pereira returned to Portugal, signing a one-and-a-half-year contract with Primeira Liga club Portimonense.

## International career

Born in Portugal, Pereira is of Cape Verdean descent. He debuted for the Cape Verde national football team in a friendly 2–1 win over Togo on 10 October 2019.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 28 October 2024
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Benfica B | 2014–15 | Segunda Liga | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 |
| Benfica B | 2015–16 | LigaPro | 34 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 1 |
| Benfica B | Total | Total | 37 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 3 |
| Nottingham Forest (loan) | 2016–17 | Championship | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 2 |
| Legia Warsaw | 2017–18 | Ekstraklasa | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Legia Warsaw II | 2017–18 | III liga | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 |
| Northampton Town (loan) | 2017–18 | EFL League One | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| Vitória Setúbal | 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 5 |
| Vitória Setúbal | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 3 |
| Vitória Setúbal | Total | Total | 51 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 8 |
| Kunshan FC | 2020 | China League One | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 2 |
| Kunshan FC | 2021 | China League One | 28 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 10 |
| Kunshan FC | 2022 | China League One | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 8 |
| Kunshan FC | Total | Total | 66 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 20 |
| Henan FC | 2023 | Chinese Super League | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 2 |
| Portimonense | 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| Universitatea Cluj | 2024–25 | Liga I | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 235 | 37 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 253 | 42 |
* ↑ Includes FA Cup, Polish Cup, Taça de Portugal, Chinese FA Cup
* ↑ Includes EFL Cup, Taça da Liga
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearances in Primeira Liga-Relegation play-offs

### International

    As of match played 21 March 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Cape Verde |
| Cape Verde | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| Cape Verde | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 2 | 0 |

## Honours

Legia Warsaw
* Polish Super Cup runner-up: 2018
Kunshan
* China League One: 2022