Pedro Miguel Almeida Lopes Pereira (born 22 January 1998) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Turkish club GençlerbirliÃÂi.
Born in Vendas Novas, ÃÂvora District, Pereira grew up supporting Sporting CP but switched allegiances to city rivals Benfica upon joining them as a youth.
Pereira transferred to Italian club Sampdoria in 2015, and made his professional Serie A debut on 14 September that year, as a 22nd-minute substitute for Mattia Cassani in a 2âÂÂ0 home win over Bologna. On 4 October, he registered his first assist in a 1âÂÂ1 draw with Inter Milan, also at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris, for Luis Muriel to open the scoring.
On 30 January 2017, Pereira returned to Benfica and signed a contract until 2022. He made his only first-team appearance for the Encarnados on 20 May in the last game for the already crowned champions, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2âÂÂ2 draw at Boavista FC, and thereby being recorded as a league winner.
Pereira's only other involvement with the club was on 28 October, in the reserve team's 4âÂÂ0 loss at Gil Vicente FC, on the request of club president LuÃÂs Filipe Vieira to motivate the player who was out of first-team coach Rui Vitória's plans.
In January 2018, Pereira was loaned back to Serie A, to Sampdoria's city rivals Genoa on an 18-month deal. The Rossoblu were given the option to purchase him for â¬4.5 million.
Pereira was loaned again in August 2019, to Bristol City of England's EFL Championship for a year with the option to buy for â¬6 million. He scored his first senior goal on 27 October, an 86th-minute equaliser in the Robins' 2âÂÂ2 home draw with Wigan Athletic, heading in a corner kick from Niclas Eliasson at the near post.
On 21 September 2020, Pereira was loaned back to Serie A, this time to Crotone.
On 23 July 2021, Pereira joined Serie B side Monza on a one-year loan, with a conditional obligation to buy for â¬2.5 million. By 31 December 2021, Benfica had sold the player's rights to Monza. Pereira began the season by assisting Carlos Augusto's goal against Cittadella in the first round of the 2021âÂÂ22 Coppa Italia on 14 August 2021; the match ended in a 2âÂÂ1 defeat. On 29 August, Pereira assisted Christian Gytkjær in a 1âÂÂ0 home win against Cremonese.
On 18 August 2022, Monza loaned out Pereira to Turkish Süper Lig club Alanyaspor for one year.
On 24 July 2025, Pereira returned to Turkey and signed a two-year contract with GençlerbirliÃÂi.
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Portugal U21