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(Redirected from Stefan (footballer)) Hong Kong footballer In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pereira and the second or paternal family name is Figueiredo.

Stefan Pereira
史堤芬彭利拿
Personal information
Full name Stefan Figueiredo Pereira
Date of birth (1988-04-16) 16 April 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Brumado, Brazil
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team Southern
Number 7
Youth career
1999–2008 Vitória
2008 Atlético Paranaense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Camaçari 7 (2)
2010 Cruzeiro–RS 0 (0)
2010 América 2 (0)
2011 Camaçari 13 (3)
2012 Rapid București 2 (0)
2013 Jacuipense 7 (3)
2013–2014 Citizen 19 (7)
2014 Jacuipense 1 (0)
2015–2016 Olimpic Sarajevo 29 (7)
2016–2017 Yuen Long 24 (11)
2017–2019 Lee Man 31 (9)
2019–2020 Rangers 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Citizen (loan) 13 (19)
2020– Southern 63 (38)
International career
2024– Hong Kong 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 December 2024

Stefan Figueiredo Pereira (Chinese: 史提芬彭利拿; born 16 April 1988) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a forward for Hong Kong Premier League club Southern. Born in Brazil, he plays for the Hong Kong national football team.

Club career

On 1 January 2015, Pereira signed for Olimpic Sarajevo. Through the very last days of January to the beginning of April he scored a total of seven goals in seven matches, counting two friendly matches, two in the cup and three in the domestic league as well as five assists; three in two league matches and two in the cup.

On 17 July 2017, Pereira was officially announced as a Lee Man player during the club's first ever training session. It was revealed on 10 April 2018, that his contract with Lee Man would be extended for the 2018–19 season.

On 29 May 2019, Pereira announced his departure from Lee Man via social media.

In the new season, Pereira signed with Rangers and he was immediately loaned to Citizen. On 23 January 2020, after spending half of the season in the Hong Kong First Division, Pereira was called back by Rangers and returned to the HKPL.

On 6 June 2020, Southern announced the signing of Pereira.

International career

On 12 December 2023, it was announced that Pereira had received his HKSAR passport after giving up his Brazilian passport, making him eligible to represent Hong Kong internationally. He was then subsequently called up for the local training camp in preparation of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. On 26 December 2023, he was named in Hong Kong's final squad for the Asian Cup.

On 1 January 2024, Pereira made his international debut for Hong Kong in a friendly match against China.

Career statistics

International

As of 14 December 2024
National team Year Apps Goals
Hong Kong 2024 12 0
Total 12 0
# Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1 1 January 2024 Baniyas Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  China 2–1 Friendly
2 14 January 2024 Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar  United Arab Emirates 1–3 2023 AFC Asian Cup
3 19 January 2024 Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar  Iran 0–1 2023 AFC Asian Cup
4 23 January 2024 Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Palestine 0–3 2023 AFC Asian Cup
5 21 March 2024 Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong  Uzbekistan 0–2 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
6 6 June 2024 Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong  Iran 2–4 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
7 11 June 2024 Ashgabat Stadium, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan  Turkmenistan 0–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round

Honours

Club

Olimpic Sarajevo
Lee Man
Southern

References

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  3. Sarajlic, M. (29 March 2015). "Vitez drew with Olimpic" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  4. Pasic, A. (28 January 2015). "Olimpic overcame Mladost in a friendly match" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
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  12. Pereira, Stefan. "Quero agradecer ao 理文 Lee Man". Facebook. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  13. Tsang, Ngan Ping. "流浪簽「肥彭」救亡 2.1菁英盃分組賽鬥傑志可上陣". Apple Daily. Retrieved 24 January 2020. (in Chinese)
  14. "大細史提芬加盟冠忠南區". Southern. Facebook. Retrieved 6 June 2020. (in Chinese)
  15. 港超聯 「肥彭」獲批特區護照　補選入港隊集訓名單 on.cc 12 December 2023
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External links

Southern District FC – current squad
Hong Kong squad – 2023 AFC Asian Cup
Hong Kong
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