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Keegan Pereira (footballer)

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Keegan Pereira
Personal information
Full name Keegan Joseph Clarance Pereira
Date of birth (1987-11-07) 7 November 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
RoundGlass Punjab FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2011 Mumbai 40 (1)
2012–2013 Salgaocar 0 (0)
2013 DSK Shivajians 6 (3)
2013–2015 Bengaluru FC 36 (0)
2015–2016 Mumbai City 6 (0)
2016Bengaluru FC (loan) 8 (0)
2016 Atlético de Kolkata 6 (0)
2017 Bengaluru FC 2 (0)
2017 ATK 17 (0)
2018–2019 NorthEast United 15 (0)
2019–2020 Jamshedpur FC 4 (0)
2020– East Bengal FC 0 (0)
International career
2016 India 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:24, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

Keegan Pereira (born 7 November 1987) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a left back for East Bengal FC.

Club career

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Early career

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Born in Borvali I C Colony Mumbai, Maharashtra, from 2006 to 2012 Pereira played for Mumbai in the I-League.[1] While with Mumbai, Keegan Pereira scored a goal against Salgaocar on 29 April 2011 at the Cooperage Ground as Mumbai won 3–2.[2]

After spending six years with Mumbai, Keegan joined former I-League champions Salgaocar where he spent an entire season without playing a single game. He played in the local Goa Football League where he was a player to watch out for and In January 2013, he signed for an I-League 2nd Division team DSK Shivajians.[3] Keegan appeared 6 times for DSK and scored once against Rangdajied United in the group stages, but could not help his team qualify for the final round.[4]

Bengaluru FC

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In June 2013, it was announced that Pereira had signed with new direct-entry side Bengaluru FC for the 2013–14 I-League season.[5] He made his debut for the side in their opening I-League match ever on 22 September 2013 against Mohun Bagan in which he started and played the full game also gaining a penalty for BFC after being brought down by a Mohun Bagan defender in the penalty box as Bengaluru drew 1–1.[6]

Mumbai City FC

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In July 2015 Pereira was drafted to play for Mumbai City FC in the 2015 Indian Super League.[7]

International career

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Pereira made played his first match for India against Laos on 7 June 2016. He was 508th player to represent India.[8]

Personal life

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Keegan Pereira's brother, Dane Pereira is also a footballer, who plays for Mumbai F.C. Keegan Pereira is married to Lorna Tone on January 2, 2016 and has a son born on May 19, 2017.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Keegan Pereira". Football Database. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  2. ^ "SALGAOCAR VS. MUMBAI 2 – 3". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Keegan Pereira". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  4. ^ http://www.kolkatafootball.com/ileague_2nd_2013/index.html#2
  5. ^ "Indian Football Transfer Gossip: Quinton Jacobs holding talks with JSW Bangalore, Arnab Mondal extends contract with EB". Kick Off India. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  6. ^ "BENGALURU VS. MOHUN BAGAN 1 – 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  7. ^ Noronha, Anselm (10 July 2015). "Cavin Lobo to Kerala, Keegan Pereira to Mumbai and the comprehensive Indian Super League Draft". Goal.com. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  8. ^ "India vs Laos: Live commentary". 7 June 2016.