Gabriel Pereira (footballer, born 2000)
Gabriel Pereira Magalhães dos Santos (born 7 May 2000) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish Superliga club Copenhagen. CareerPereira began playing football with his local club Araruama as a defensive midfielder for 4 years, before moving to the youth side of Sampaio Corrêa-RJ in late 2017 and transitiong to a centre-back. In 2019, he was scouted by Volta Redonda and finished his development with their under-20s.[2] On 27 January 2020, he signed his first professional contract with Volta Redonda until 2023.[3] On 3 August 2021, he moved to Liga Portugal 2 side Vilafranquense on loan with an option to buy.[4] His option was activated for the second season, and he ended up making 46 league appearances with Vilafranquense. On 30 January 2023, Pereira signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Primeira Liga club Gil Vicente,[5] for a reported fee of €650.000 for 50% of the player's economic rights.[6] On 8 August 2024, Pereira signed with Danish club F.C. Copenhagen on a five-years contract.[7] Playing stylePereira is an ambidextrous centre-back who is a great tackler in 1v1 situations and when recovering from deep. He is an excellent passer who can eliminate pressure, and can also play long-diagonals to start up offensive play. He opts for risky maneuvers sometimes instead of making the most conventional decisions.[8] Career statistics
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