Jordan Pereira (rugby league)
Jordan Pereira (born 6 April 1993) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL.
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| Full name | Jordan Pereira | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 April 1993 Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 97 kg (15 st 4 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
Pereira was born in Lower Hutt, New Zealand to a Samoan father and English mother.[2]
He played his junior rugby league for the Willagee Bears in Perth Rugby League.[3]
Career
In 2014, Pereira went on to play in the QLD Intrust Super Cup for the Mackay Cutters. Midway through 2017, Pereira signed with the St George Illawarra Dragons on an 18-month contract.[4]
In round 19 of the 2018 season, Pereira made his NRL debut against the North Queensland, scoring a try in St. George Illawarra's 24-10 win.[5] Pereira played in both finals matches for St George in the 2018 NRL season which were against the Brisbane Broncos and South Sydney. St George defeated Brisbane in week one at Suncorp Stadium in a shock 48-18 victory. The following week, St George were defeated by Souths 13-12 at ANZ Stadium ending their season.[6]
Pereira made a total of 11 appearances in the 2019 NRL season and scored 5 tries as St George endured one of their worst ever seasons finishing in 15th position on the table.[7]
He made a total of 15 appearances in the 2020 NRL season scoring one try as St. George finished 13th on the table and missed out on the finals.[8]
References
- "Jordan Pereira - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- Walter, Brad (12 March 2019). "Kiwi-born Pereira puts hand up for England". NRL.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- Nixon, Edward (26 July 2018). "Jordan Pereira: Willagee to the NRL". NRL WA. Archived from the original on 12 March 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- Reichard, Jonathon (6 July 2017). "Mackay Cutters player in major NRL signing". Mackay Daily Mercury. News Corp. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- Pengilly, Adam (27 July 2018). "Mad dash: The NRL rookie who jumped at a 26-hour drive". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 28 July 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- Newton, Alicia (26 October 2018). "St George Illawarra Dragons 2018 season review". NRL.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018.
- Chisholm, Ed (2 September 2019). "Paul McGregor facing the axe as St. George Illawarra Dragons coach following horror season". Sporting News. Archived from the original on 5 September 2019.
- O'Loughlin, Liam (26 October 2020). "NRL 2020 Season Review: How will your side fare next year?". Sporting News. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020.