# Joshua Pereira

Joshua Bernard Pereira (born 10 October 1997) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays either as a midfielder or defender for Singapore Premier League club Geylang International, whom he captains and the Singapore national team.

## Beginnings and breakthrough

When Joshua was studying at the Singapore Sports School, he was selected for a week-long stint with J.League club Albirex Niigata's under-18 squad in Japan.
Joshua started his career with the National Football Academy and caught the eye while representing the national under-18 team during their qualification tournament for the 2016 AFC Under-19 Championship.
In December 2015, he won the 2015 Dollah Kassim Award and trained with Ligue 1 side, AS Saint-Étienne from 11–19 March 2016.

## Club career
### Young Lions

He signed for Young Lions for the 2016 S.League season and impressed the pundits although the team failed to perform as expected.

### Geylang International

In 2020, he signed for Geylang International.
Joshua was named the Club captain for the 2023 Singapore Premier League season onwards.

## International career

Pereira was part of the U21 team which played China U21 team in 2016. He captained the U22 in the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification in 2019.
In September 2022, Pereira received his first call up to the senior Singapore squad for the 2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series held in Vietnam. He made his international debut in a 4-0 friendly loss to Vietnam before collecting his second cap in the same friendly tournament in a 1-1 draw against India.
Later in December, Pereira was part of the national team for the 2022 AFF Championship.

## Personal life

Pereira studied hospitality and tourism management at Temasek Polytechnic.

## Honours

Individual
* Dollah Kassim Award recipients: 2015
* Singapore Premier League Team of the Year: 2022

## Career statistics

    As of match played 19 Aug 2022. Caps and goals may not be correct
| Club | Season | S.League | S.League | Singapore Cup | Singapore Cup | Singapore League Cup | Singapore League Cup | Asia | Asia | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Young Lions | 2016 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | — | — | 18 | 0 |
| Young Lions | 2017 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Young Lions | 2018 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 |
| Young Lions | 2019 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 |
| Young Lions | Total | 63 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 2 |
| Geylang International | 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Geylang International | 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geylang International | 2022 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Geylang International | 2023 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| Geylang International | 2024–25 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| Geylang International | Total | 65 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 3 |
| Career total | Career total | 121 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 5 |
* Young Lions are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions in their respective leagues.

## International statistics
### International caps

| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 21 Sept 2022 | Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Vietnam | 0-4 (lost) | 2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series |
| 2 | 24 Sept 2022 | Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | India | 1-1 (draw) | 2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series |
| 3 | 24 December 2022 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | Myanmar | 3-2(won) | 2022 AFF Championship |
| 4 | 27 December 2022 | New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos | Laos | 2-0(won) | 2022 AFF Championship |
| 5 | 23 March 2023 | Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 1–1 (draw) | Friendly |
| 6 | 26 March 2023 | Macau Olympic Complex Stadium, Macau | Macau | 1–0 (won) | Friendly |

### U22 International caps

| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 20 June 2018 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore | Myanmar | 0-2 (lost) | Friendly |
| 2 | 22 March 2019 | MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | Hong Kong | 1-1 (draw) | 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification |
| 3 | 24 March 2019 | MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | North Korea | 1-1 (draw) | 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification |
| 4 | 26 March 2019 | MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | Mongolia | 3-1 (won) | 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification |
| 5 | 7 June 2019 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | Philippines | 3-0 (won) | 2019 Merlion Cup |
| 6 | 9 June 2019 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | Thailand | 1-0 (won) | 2019 Merlion Cup |
| 7 | 6 September 2019 | Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore | Fiji | 2-0 (won) | Friendly |
| 8 | 3 December 2019 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines | Vietnam | 0-1 (lost) | 2019 Southeast Asian Games |

### U19 International caps

| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 11 September 2016 | Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam | Vietnam | 0-0 (draw) | 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship |
| 2 | 15 September 2016 | Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam | Malaysia | 1-2 (lost) | 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship |
| 3 | 17 September 2016 | Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam | Philippines | 2-1 (won) | 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship |
| 4 | 19 September 2016 | Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam | Timor-Leste | 0-2 (lost) | 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship |
| 5 | 4 August 2017 | Hartfield Park, Australia | Australia | 0-4 (lost) | Friendly |

### U19 International goals

    Scores and results list Singapore's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 17 September 2016 | Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi | Philippines | 1–1 | 2-1 | 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship |

## Honours
### International

Singapore U22
* Merlion Cup: 2019

### Individual

* The New Paper Dollah Kassim Award : 2015