Marlon Pereira Freire

Marlon Pereira Freire (born 26 March 1987 ) is an Aruban footballer who plays as a full back for Derde Divisie club SteDoCo.[1] Born in the Netherlands, Pereira represents the Aruba national football team.

Marlon Pereira
Personal information
Full name Marlon Pereira Freire
Date of birth (1987-03-26) 26 March 1987
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Full back
Club information
Current team
 SteDoCo
Number 19
Youth career
Sparta AV
Steeds Hooger
Noorderkwartier
VUC Den Haag
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Willem II 81 (1)
2013 Botev Plovdiv 9 (0)
2013–2016 SC Cambuur 37 (0)
2016–2018 Beerschot Wilrijk 14 (1)
2018 Jong Sparta 9 (0)
2018– SteDoCo 37 (5)
National team
2018– Aruba 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 September 2020

Career

Pereira started his career with amateur clubs Sparta AV, Steeds Hooger and Noorderkwartier. Then he was scouted to play for the VUC talent pool, which educates young players to play for professional football clubs. In January 2008 he signed a 3-year deal with Willem II. First he played for the reserve squad, but in the first Eredivisie 2009-10 match against Vitesse Arnhem (3–1 win), he made his first professional appearance.

International career

Pereira made his professional debut for the Aruba national football team in a 0-0 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying tie with Guadeloupe on 16 October 2018.[2]

References
  1. "SteDoCo versterkt zich met Marlon Pereira" (in Dutch). SteDoCo. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  2. https://www.concacafnationsleague.com/en/nations-league-qualifying/game-detail/440471#tab_match=match-details
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