# João Emir

João Emir Porto Pereira (Chinese: 利馬; born 17 March 1989) is a former Brazilian-born Hong Kong professional footballer. He primarily plays as a central midfielder, but also plays as an attacking midfielder.

## Club career
### South China

On 29 December 2011, South China announced that Emir, alongside Dhiego Martins and Yeo Jee-Hoon, had joined the club. He made his debut for South China on 4 February 2012 at Mong Kok Stadium, helping help the team secure a 4–2 win over Sun Hei.
On 23 March 2012, chairman Steven Lo confirmed that Emir was ruled out for the season due to torn ligament.
On 10 July 2012, chairman Steven Lo confirmed the departure of Emir due to contract problem with his previous club.

### Return to South China

On 31 May 2013, Emir rejoined Hong Kong First Division side South China.

### Pegasus

Emir joined Pegasus on 20 August 2015. On 7 July 2017, it was confirmed by Pegasus that he had signed a new contract for the upcoming HKPL season.

### Tai Po

On 31 December 2018, it was announced that Pegasus had reached an agreement with Tai Po to swap Emir in exchange for David Lazari.

### Eastern

On 17 July 2019, Emir signed for Eastern.

### Tai Po

On 8 August 2022, Emir returned to Tai Po.

## International career

On 30 April 2024, it was announced that Emir had received his HKSAR passport after giving up his Brazilian passport, making him eligible to represent Hong Kong internationally.

## Career stats
### Club

    As of 31 December 2018. The following table only shows statistics in Hong Kong.
| Club | Season | Division | League | League | Senior Shield | Senior Shield | League Cup | League Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Playoff | League Playoff | AFC Cup | AFC Cup | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| South China | 2011–12 | First Division | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| South China | 2013–14 | First Division | 16 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 3 |
| South China | Total | Total | 19 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 3 |
| Pegasus | 2015–16 | Hong Kong Premier League | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 |
| Pegasus | 2016–17 | Hong Kong Premier League | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 |
| Pegasus | 2017–18 | Hong Kong Premier League | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 |
| Pegasus | 2018–19 | Hong Kong Premier League | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Pegasus | Total | Total | 57 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 20 |
| Tai Po | 2018–19 | Hong Kong Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tai Po | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 76 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 98 | 23 |

## Honours
### Club
#### Eastern

* Hong Kong Senior Shield: 2019–20
* Hong Kong FA Cup: 2019–20

#### South China

* Hong Kong Senior Shield: 2013–14

#### Pegasus

* Hong Kong FA Cup: 2015–16
* Hong Kong Sapling Cup: 2015–16

#### Tai Po

* Hong Kong Premier League: 2018–19