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.

International career

Pereira represented Canada at two Junior World Cups:

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in New Delhi and

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in Lucknow. He captained the Canadian team that won the silver medal at the 2014 Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China. He was part of the national team that clinched silver at the

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in Lancaster, United States. He was selected for the

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, but he only played one game because he picked up an injury in the first match. In June 2019, he was selected in the Canada squad for the

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. They won the silver medal as they lost 5–2 to Argentina in the final.

Personal life

Pereira was born on 30 April 1996 in

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, British Columbia. His grandfather played field hockey for Uganda at the 1972 Olympics, while his father also played the sport. As of April 2016, having completed level 1 course to be an electrician, Pereira is working with a contractor.

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Brandon Pereira
at Field Hockey Canada 1996 births Living people Field hockey people from British Columbia Sportspeople from Surrey, British Columbia Canadian sportspeople of Indian descent Canadian people of Goan descent Canadian male field hockey players Male field hockey defenders Field hockey players at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for Canada Field hockey players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada Youth Olympic silver medalists for Canada {{Canada-fieldhockey-bio-stub