Brandon Pereira
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brandon Anthony Pereira | ||
| Born | 30 April 1996 Surrey, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | United Brothers | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| United Brothers | |||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | Canada | 61 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
| Last updated on: 24 July 2021 | |||
Brandon Anthony Pereira (born April 30, 1996) is a Canadian field hockey player who plays as a defender for United Brothers and the Canadian national team.
International career
[edit]Pereira represented Canada at two Junior World Cups: 2013 in New Delhi and 2016 in Lucknow. He captained the Canadian team that won the silver medal at the 2014 Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China.[1][2] He was part of the national team that clinched silver at the 2017 Men's Pan American Cup in Lancaster, United States. He was selected for the 2018 World Cup,[3] but he only played one game because he picked up an injury in the first match.[4] In June 2019, he was selected in the Canada squad for the 2019 Pan American Games.[5] They won the silver medal as they lost 5–2 to Argentina in the final.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Pereira was born on 30 April 1996 in Surrey, British Columbia. His grandfather played field hockey for Uganda at the 1972 Olympics, while his father also played the sport.[citation needed]
As of April 2016, having completed level 1 course to be an electrician, Pereira is working with a contractor.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Brandon Pereira". fieldhockey.ca. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ Singh, Prabhjot (6 January 2017). "Overseas Indian sportsmen have done their homeland proud". The Indian Panorama. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "Field Hockey Canada announces 2018 Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Roster". fieldhockey.ca. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ "Belgium's Kina and Canada's Van Son set to join Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018". worldcup2018.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ "Field Hockey Canada announces Pan American Games Men's National Team roster". www.fieldhockey.ca. Field Hockey Canada. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "Canadian men's field hockey team misses chance to qualify for Olympics". www.ctvnews.ca. CTV News. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ Juggins, Sarah (20 April 2016). "Keeping it in the family - Brandon Pereira and Rohan Chopra (Canada)". panamhockey.org. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
External links
[edit]- Brandon Pereira at the International Hockey Federation
- Brandon Pereira at Olympics.com
- Brandon Pereira at Olympedia
- Brandon Pereira at Field Hockey Canada
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