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.
Career
Pereira 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.1 On 27 January 2020, he signed his first professional contract with Volta Redonda until 2023.2
On 3 August 2021, he moved to Liga Portugal 2 side Vilafranquense on loan with an option to buy.3 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,4 for a reported fee of €650.000 for 50% of the player's economic rights.5
On 8 August 2024, Pereira signed with Danish club F.C. Copenhagen on a five-years contract.6
Playing style
Pereira 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.7
Career statistics
As of match played 16 March 20258 Appearances and goals by club, season and competition| Club | Season | League | State league | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Volta Redonda | 2020 | Série C | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Série C | 5 | 0 | 129 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||||
| Vilafranquense (loan) | 2021–22 | Liga Portugal 2 | 30 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| Vilafranquense | 2022–23 | Liga Portugal 2 | 16 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Total | 46 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 49 | 0 | ||||
| Gil Vicente | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 31 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 4 | |||
| Total | 38 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 41 | 4 | ||||
| Copenhagen | 2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 17 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 1210 | 1 | 31 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 113 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 147 | 5 | ||
Honours
Copenhagen
External links
- Gabriel Pereira at Soccerway
References
"Zagueiro do Voltaço, Gabriel Pereira quer escrever história como fez Igor Gomes, atualmente no Barcelona". Terra. https://www.terra.com.br/esportes/lance/zagueiro-do-voltaco-gabriel-pereira-quer-escrever-historia-como-fez-igor-gomes-atualmente-no-barcelona,250d930d3ff7f878481dd0b509ee17a7i7xvtkau.html ↩
"Volta Redonda renova com Gabriel Pereira até 2023". CARIOCADO. https://www.cariocado.com/not%C3%ADcias/volta-redonda-renova-com-gabriel-pereira-at%C3%89-2023 ↩
"Gabriel Pereira para a defesa do Vilafranquense". www.record.pt. https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/2--liga/vilafranquense/detalhe/gabriel-pereira-para-a-defesa-do-vilafranquense ↩
"Gabriel Pereira é reforço do Gil Vicente FC" [Gabriel Pereira is Gil Vicente FC's reinforcement] (in European Portuguese). Gil Vicente FC. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023. https://gilvicentefc.pt/2023/01/30/gabriel-pereira-e-reforco-do-gil-vicente-fc/ ↩
"Alvo do V. Guimarães vai ser jogador do... Gil Vicente" [V. Guimarães target will play for... Gil Vicente] (in European Portuguese). Record. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023. https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-betclic/gil-vicente/detalhe/alvo-do-v-guimaraes-vai-ser-jogador-do-gil-vicente ↩
FC København køber Gabriel Pereira/ FC Copenhagen signs Gabriel Pereira, fck.dk, 8 August 2024 https://www.fck.dk/nyhed/fc-koebenhavn-koeber-gabriel-pereira/ ↩
"O 'underdog' do Carioca 2021 e do Volta Redonda: Gabriel Pereira". Footure - Futebol e Cultura. 28 May 2021. https://footure.com.br/gabriel-pereira-volta-redonda-carioca-2021/ ↩
Gabriel Pereira at Soccerway https://int.soccerway.com/players/gabriel-pereira-magalhaes-dos-santos/627843/ ↩
Appearances in Campeonato Carioca /wiki/Campeonato_Carioca ↩
Appearances in UEFA Conference League /wiki/UEFA_Conference_League ↩
"Mediano Superliga: Tillykke til FC København". Mediano. 25 May 2025. https://www.mediano.nu/oversigt/2025/05/26/mediano-superliga-32-runde ↩
"FCK tager tiende pokaltitel med soloridt på hadebanen". www.bt.dk. 29 May 2025. https://www.bt.dk/content/item/1824551 ↩