Joel Pereira
ReadingGoalkeeperPortugalBorn 28 June 1996 (30)188 cm70 kg
Joel Pereira is a goalkeeper for Reading. Joel Pereira is 30 years old, a national of Portugal and 188 cm tall. In the 2026 season, Joel Pereira recorded 4 appearances and 360 minutes. Before Reading, Joel Pereira played for Waalwijk, Manchester United, Huddersfield and Heart Of Midlothian. 442ball tracks every appearance and recomputes these totals from the match record, not a copied feed.
Season stats
- Apps
- 4
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
- 0
- Minutes
- 360
- Cards (Y/R)
- 0/0
- Rating
- -
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | Minutes | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFL Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | - |
| League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | - |
Summed across every competition for the season. Ratings are minutes-weighted.
Detailed statistics
Totals by default; the Per 90 toggle above switches every figure to a rate. A per-90 is shown only above 450 minutes in the matches where that statistic was recorded, so below it the total is left in place.
EFL Cup
Rating needs 10 rated appearances
Shooting
- Goals
- 00
Passing
- Assists
- 00
- Goals and assists
- 00
Goalkeeping
- Saves
- 66
- Clean sheets
- 11
- Appearances in goal
- 22
League One
Rating needs 10 rated appearances
Shooting
- Goals
- 00
Passing
- Assists
- 00
- Goals and assists
- 00
Goalkeeping
- Saves
- 11
- Clean sheets
- 11
- Appearances in goal
- 11
Season performance
Percentile against 36 goalkeepers in tier-3 competitions, 2025 season, 450+ minutes.
Goalkeeping
- Clean sheets70.16n/r
- Goals conceded(fewest)571.33n/r
- Save percentage67.24%67.24%35
- Saves1172.72n/r
Some measures are better when they are lower: fouls, cards and goals conceded are marked, and their percentile is turned round so that further along the bar is better on every row. The figure beside the bar is always the actual number, never the inverted one.
Rows marked n/r carry a figure and no rank. A goalkeeper is ranked on save percentage and on nothing else: saves, goals conceded and clean sheets all measure the work the eleven players in front of him hand over, so a keeper behind a strong defence would rank near the bottom of all three while keeping goal well. Save percentage is saves over shots faced, which is his own.
Each axis is a percentile against players in the same position, season and competition tier who also cleared the minutes floor. Further from the centre is better on every axis.
Career
Senior football only. Every competition in our record is a senior one, so nothing is filtered out to make this list senior.
Clubs only. International appearances are counted in the career totals above and have no club to list here.
| Club | Spell | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
 Reading | 2023 to 2026 | 96 | 0 |
 Waalwijk | 2021 to 2022 | 4 | 0 |
 Huddersfield | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
 Vitoria Setubal | 2018 | 9 | 0 |
 Manchester United | 2016 to 2017 | 3 | 0 |
 Belenenses | 2016 | 8 | 0 |
| Season | Club | Apps | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Reading | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Reading | 43 | 0 | 0 | 6.91 |
| 2024 | Reading | 40 | 0 | 0 | 7.30 |
| 2023 | Reading | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Waalwijk | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Waalwijk | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | Huddersfield | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Vitoria Setubal | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Manchester United | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Belenenses, Manchester United | 10 | 0 | 0 |
A season holding both is two lines: the clubs played for, and the national team, counted separately. No club line includes an international appearance.
Career figures cover our record, which begins in 2010.
Recent matches
The five most recent matches, each linking to its own page. The full log carries every appearance.
| Date | Competition | Opponent | H/A | Result | Min | G | A | Cards | Rating | Accurate passes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 25 August | EFL Cup |  Stevenage | A | W0-3 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 25 | |
| Saturday 22 August | League One |  AFC Wimbledon | A | D0-0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 34 |
| Saturday 8 August | EFL Cup |  Bromley | A | D1-1 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 38 | |
| Saturday 2 May | League One |  Blackpool | H | L0-1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 25 |
| Saturday 25 April | League One |  Rotherham | A | D1-1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 29 |
Career history
At Reading since Sept 2023.
Transfer history
- WaalwijkReadingSept 2023
- Manchester UnitedWaalwijkJul 2021
- HuddersfieldManchester UnitedJul 2021
- Manchester UnitedHuddersfieldAug 2020
Heart Of MidlothianManchester UnitedJul 2020- Manchester UnitedHeart Of MidlothianAug 2019
KortrijkManchester UnitedJul 2019- Manchester UnitedKortrijkJan 2019
- Manchester UnitedVitoria SetubalAug 2018
- BelenensesManchester UnitedJan 2017
- Manchester UnitedBelenensesAug 2016
RochdaleManchester UnitedJan 2016- Manchester UnitedRochdaleOct 2015