Andreas Pereira

Nationality

Brazil

Born

1996-01-01

Height

1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)

Weight

157 lbs

Andreas Hugo Hoelgebaum Pereira is a professional footballer who plays as a centre midfielder for Brazilian Série A club Palmeiras and the Brazil national team. Born in Duffel, Belgium, he began his youth career with nearby Lommel United. 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. 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.