var playerInfo={"76E5DE99890AB189":"172cm","289C5F85E5EE1B609E88960AAED5C65D":"1984-2-25","1E9A8D352C52FB60DE0D25B327F8FD01":"2021-2-1","31E4B7E841B17C66":"Joao Pedro da Silva Pereira","033EA04110C4B96A":"1","3DD52A7123843A0599BD59EBE6AB4E97":"Trabzonspor","DAF09C52CF6076BDF21F9C2EFDD9E43065C5B3AC13FF9DA2":"1","4931588B4E3083E863A5C74E5EDB35F1":"<P>Jo&#227;o Pedro da Silva Pereira (born 25 February 1984 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Valencia CF in Spain and the Portuguese national team, mainly as a right defender.<BR><BR><STRONG>Benfica<BR><\/STRONG>A product of S.L. Benfica&#39;s youth system, Pereira first appeared with its main side on 17 August 2003 in a 0&#8211;0 away draw against Boavista FC, and finished his debut season with 25 league appearances, mostly as a midfielder.<BR><BR>He was part of the Benfica squad that won the 2005 championship, starting often, until a fallout with coach Ronald Koeman relegated him to the bench, and later to the B team. He was sold to Gil Vicente F.C. in the 2006 summer, after a previous loan to the same team &#8211; also in the top flight.<BR><BR><STRONG>Braga<BR><\/STRONG>In 2007&#8211;08, fully reconverted into a right back, Pereira joined S.C. Braga, as another player in the position, Lu&#237;s Filipe, went the other way.<BR><BR>An undisputed starter from the beginning, he scored his first goal for the Minho side on 22 February 2009, a 2&#8211;1 last-minute winner at Associa&#231;&#227;o Naval 1&#186; de Maio; he also collected 18 yellow cards and one red in his first two seasons combined.<BR><BR><STRONG>Sporting<BR><\/STRONG>On 22 December 2009, Pereira moved to Sporting Clube de Portugal for a fee of &#8364;3 million; at the time, Braga led the league alongside Benfica, with 12 points in advance to his new club, with the Lions eventually finishing fourth.<BR><BR>Pereira again featured regularly for Sporting in the 2010&#8211;11 season, both as a defender and a midfielder, as his team ranked in third position. On 30 April 2011, he scored in a 2&#8211;1 home win against Portimonense SC, but was also sent off midway through the second half (after teammate Andr&#233; Santos) for repeatedly and severely insulting referee Duarte Gomes.<BR><BR><STRONG>Valencia<BR><\/STRONG>On 24 May 2012, Pereira signed with Valencia CF in Spain for &#8364;3.6 million, penning a 3+1 contract. He made his official debut on 19 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1&#8211;1 away draw against Real Madrid.<\/P>","E40B4988E6F21D3C":"24800","26A41B77C025E2F442D11C4E5D31FCE8":"2","DAF09C52CF6076BD5E585110E27D1A5D":"0","92D102DDE1327A88":"Joao Pedro da Silva Pereira","C9B224F2C5B356EF":"Sporting Clube de Portugal","B628C0FB460378A51A233D645651DF2F":"","DF03820F537F8E7C95F8F8605BCB052C":"Portugal","95081CC600C137A3ECD07E1A2BAC6047":"27","F9622CC2808B37CB":"70kg","70356B8F0C59F6B5":"117","6438FCEB8DF4FD6202A461D3835934E5":"Trabzonspor,Sporting Clube de Portugal,Hannover 96,Valencia CF,SL Benfica,Sporting Braga,Gil Vicente,Benfica(U19),Benfica(U17),Benfica Youth","FD1933E1882D5E7A216F21827D2B22B4":"","e_index":7};