Brandon Pereira
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Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
| 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 | Caps | Goals |
| 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.
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]
