Midfielder • #8 • Palmeiras • Brazil
Andreas Pereira
Belgian-born. Brazilian heart.
Six countries. One beautiful game.
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Belgian-born. Brazilian heart.
Six countries. One beautiful game.
Andreas Pereira was born on New Year's Day 1996 in Duffel, Belgium, while his father Marcos was playing in the Belgian Pro League. Football was inherited, not chosen. By six, he was at Lommel United. By nine, PSV Eindhoven's academy. By fifteen, Sir Alex Ferguson himself traveled to the Netherlands to convince the family.
In 2018, he became the first player born outside Brazil to wear the Selecao shirt in over a century. Nine clubs. Six countries. Three continents. A free-kick specialist, a creator who sees angles others miss, and a midfielder shaped by every league he has touched. Andreas does not just play football. He speaks it in five languages.
9 clubs • 6 countries • 3 continents
New Year's Day, 1996. Born while his father Marcos played in the Belgian Pro League. A Brazilian kid in Flanders, football already in the blood.
First academy. Technical foundations laid from age six. The talent was obvious early.
Six years in one of Europe's finest academies. Arsenal, Chelsea, and Liverpool all came calling. He waited for the right move.
Sir Alex Ferguson traveled personally to sign him at 15. Eight years at the Theatre of Dreams. FA Cup winner. Man United Goal of the Season.
75 apps • 4 goals
First taste of La Liga. Found rhythm in Spanish football with 37 appearances and a knack for long-range strikes.
37 apps • 5 goals
The Mestalla nights. A screamer in a 6-3 thriller at Real Betis. Spanish football sharpened the edges.
29 apps • 1 goal
Serie A under Simone Inzaghi. Champions League football at the Stadio Olimpico. Italian football at its most tactical.
33 apps • 1 goal
The Maracana. 70,000 voices. Brilliant form in the Brasileirao and the roar of the Nacao Rubro-Negra.
39 apps • 7 goals
Three Premier League seasons. The creative heartbeat of Craven Cottage. 119 appearances of consistent quality.
119 apps • 9 goals
Home. The creative engine of the Verdao. Campeonato Paulista champion 2026. The Allianz Parque is home now.
18+ apps • 2+ goals
Born while his father Marcos played in Belgian football.
First academy. Technical foundations from age six.
Six years at one of Europe's finest academies.
Sir Alex signed him at 15. FA Cup winner. Goal of the Season.
75 apps • 4 goals
First La Liga chapter. Long-range strikes.
37 apps • 5 goals
A screamer in a 6-3 thriller at Real Betis.
29 apps • 1 goal
Serie A under Inzaghi. Champions League at the Olimpico.
33 apps • 1 goal
The Maracana. 70,000 voices.
39 apps • 7 goals
Three PL seasons. Creative heartbeat of Craven Cottage.
119 apps • 9 goals
Home. Campeonato Paulista champion 2026.
18+ apps • 2+ goals
Palmeiras, Brasileirao Serie A
Brazil #18, goal celebration
Manchester United, where it began
Style, personality, Andreas
Palmeiras, pre-season prep
Allianz Parque, Sao Paulo