Hildeberto José Morgado Pereira (born 2 March 1996) is a professional

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who plays as a winger or

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for Primeira Liga club

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. Born in Portugal, he represents the

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Club career

Benfica

A product of

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's youth system, Pereira debuted for Benfica B on 15 March 2015 in a 3–0 away win at Farense (0–3) in the Segunda Liga. He netted a brace in a victory by the same score at Porto B on 17 May. On 22 July 2016, Pereira signed a season-long loan deal with English

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club

Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Football Club is an association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. Nottingham Forest was founded in 1865 and have been playing their home games at the City Ground, on the banks of the River Tren ...

for the 2016–17 season. He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 win over

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on 14 October. Pereira was sent off on 7 November during a 1–1 draw with

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, which was already his third dismissal of the season following earlier red cards away at Aston Villa on 11 September and at

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on 18 October. Forest manager

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, was angry that his first caution was collected for dissent and confirmed that the player would be fined by the club. When

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was appointed as Forest manager in March 2017 for the last nine games of the season, Pereira took no further part in the campaign.

Legia Warsaw

On 10 July 2017, Pereira joined

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side Legia Warsaw on a four-contract with the option of a fifth. He played seven games during his time in the Polish capital, and scored twice on 28 November in a 4–2 home win (7–3 aggregate) over

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in the quarter-finals of the

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. Pereira returned to the

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on 3 January 2018, joining

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until the end of the season. On 13 February, as a half-time substitute for Sam Foley, he was sent off in a 2–1 home loss to Gillingham. Pereira arrived at Legia overweight because of three months without playing, and suffered an injury that ruled him out for a further three. He considered quitting football as a result.

Vitória de Setúbal

On 2 August 2018, Pereira returned to Portugal and signed a three-year contract with Primeira Liga side

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. He scored four times in his first top-flight season, including a

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on 6 October in a 4–0 home win against

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Kunshan

On 6 September 2020, Pereira joined

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side

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. He would go on to establish himself as regular within the team and was part of the squad that won the division and promotion to the top tier at the end of the

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campaign. The club was dissolved in March 2023.

Henan

On 1 July 2023, Pereira signed with

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side

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. At the end of the 2023 season, after having scored 2 goals and provided 4 assists in 15 goals for the club, his contract expired and he became a

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Portimonense

On 8 January 2024, Pereira returned to Portugal, signing a one-and-a-half-year contract with Primeira Liga club

International career

Born in Portugal, Pereira is of Cape Verdean descent. He debuted for the

in a friendly 2–1 win over

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on 10 October 2019.

Career statistics

Honours

Benfica *

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runner-up: 2013–14 Kunshan *

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pereira, Hildeberto 1996 births Living people Footballers from Lisbon Cape Verdean men's footballers Cape Verde men's international footballers Portuguese men's footballers Portugal men's youth international footballers Portuguese sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent Black Portuguese sportspeople Men's association football wingers Men's association football fullbacks Liga Portugal 2 players English Football League players Ekstraklasa players III liga players Primeira Liga players China League One players Chinese Super League players S.L. Benfica B players Nottingham Forest F.C. players Legia Warsaw players Legia Warsaw II players Northampton Town F.C. players Vitória F.C. players Kunshan F.C. players Henan F.C. players Portimonense S.C. players Cape Verdean expatriate men's footballers Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in China Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in England Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Poland Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in England Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Poland Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in China