Keegan Pereira (born 7 November 1987) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a left back for

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Club career

Early career

Born in Borvali I C Colony

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, Maharashtra, from 2006 to 2012 Pereira played for

in the

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. While with Mumbai, Keegan Pereira scored a goal against Salgaocar on 29 April 2011 at the Cooperage Ground as Mumbai won 3–2. 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

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team DSK Shivajians. 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.

Bengaluru FC

In June 2013, it was announced that Pereira had signed with new direct-entry side

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for the 2013–14 I-League season. He made his debut for the side in their opening

match ever on 22 September 2013 against

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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.

Mumbai City FC

In July 2015 Pereira was drafted to play for Mumbai City FC in the

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International career

Pereira made played his first match for

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against Laos on 7 June 2016. He was 508th player to represent India.

Personal life

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.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pereira, Keegan 1987 births Living people Footballers from Mumbai Indian men's footballers India men's international footballers Mumbai FC players Salgaocar FC players Bengaluru FC players Mumbai City FC players East Bengal Club players Men's association football fullbacks I-League players I-League 2nd Division players