Adrian Nilsen Pereira (born 31 August 1999) is a Norwegian professional

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who plays as a

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for Norwegian club Rosenborg. He is a son of former Viking FK player Thomas Pereira. The Pereira name comes from Adrian Pereira's great-grandfather, who was born in

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and grew up in

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Club career

Pereira, at the age of 13, he was transferred to Viking. After four years he was promoted to the first team, and on November 26, 2017, he made his official, full debut in a match against Stabaek. A year later he signed his first professional contract, and gradually earned a regular place in the starting XI. In the 2018–19 and 2019–20 seasons he made a total of 39 appearances, scoring four goals, contributing eight assists, and celebrated one Norwegian Cup. In 2019 he was also called up to the Norway U 21 squad, for whom he has made two appearances. On 12 September 2020, PAOK announced the signing of Adrian Nilsen Pereira from Viking, to four-year contract and wearing the number 16 jersey. On 24 August 2021, PAOK accepted

Rosenborg BK Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg () or RBK, is a Norwegian professional football club from Trondheim that plays in Eliteserien. The club has won a record 26 league titles, a shared record 12 Norwegian Football Cup ti ...

's offer for Pereira, and after a year returned to his homeland. PAOK had given €750.000 to the

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in September 2020 but he did not establish himself with the club, and according to information, the transfer fee was a corresponding amount, keeping a resale percentage.

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;PAOK *

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Viking FK Viking Fotballklubb, commonly known as Viking or Viking Stavanger internationally, is a Norwegian football club from the city of Stavanger. The club was founded in 1899. It is one of the most successful clubs in Norwegian football, having won 8 ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pereira, Adrian 1999 births Living people Sportspeople from Stavanger Norwegian footballers Norway under-21 international footballers Viking FK players PAOK FC players Norwegian Third Division players Eliteserien players Super League Greece players Norwegian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Greece Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Association football defenders Norwegian people of Goan descent