Andreas Pereira

Andreas Hugo Hoelgebaum Pereira (born 1 January 1996) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A club Flamengo, on loan from Premier League club Manchester United, and the Brazil national team.

Born in Duffel, Belgium, he began his youth career with nearby club Lommel. At the age of nine, he joined Dutch club PSV Eindhoven, before signing for Manchester United in November 2011. Pereira made his first Premier League appearance in March 2015. He has spent time on loan at Spanish clubs Granada and Valencia, and Italian club Lazio.

He played international football for the youth teams of both the country of his birth, Belgium, and his father's homeland, Brazil, before making his senior debut for Brazil in September 2018.

Club Career

Manchester United

Early years

The son of former Brazilian professional footballer Marcos Pereira, Andreas Pereira was born in Duffel, Belgium, while his father was a player there. He joined PSV Eindhoven in 2005, when he was nine years old. In 2011, after impressing at the Manchester United Premier Cup, he became a target for several big English clubs, including Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool, but a visit from Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson in November 2011 convinced Pereira to sign for the Old Trafford club.

Due to regulations regarding international transfers, the move could not be completed until Pereira's 16th birthday on 1 January 2012, and further complications with international clearance meant that his Manchester United debut was delayed until April 2012. He made his debut for the under-18s in a league match away to Sheffield Wednesday on 25 April 2012, but heavy rain meant the match had to be abandoned as a goalless draw after 35 minutes. He made two more appearances that season as the under-18s finished eighth out of 10 teams in their Premier Academy League group.

After signing as an academy scholar in July 2012, Pereira became

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