Hildeberto José Morgado Pereira (born 2 March 1996), sometimes known as Berto, is a professional footballer who plays as a winger or right-back for Série B club Operário Ferroviário. Born in Portugal, he represents the Cape Verde national team.
Club career Benfica A product of S.L. Benfica'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 Championship club Nottingham Forest for the 2016–17 season.Reds loan Benfica youngster Pereira Nottingham Forest He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 win over Birmingham City on 14 October. Pereira was sent off on 7 November during a 1–1 draw with Queens Park Rangers, which was already his third dismissal of the season following earlier red cards away at Aston Villa on 11 September and at Blackburn Rovers on 18 October. Forest manager Philippe Montanier, was angry that his first caution was collected for dissent and confirmed that the player would be fined by the club.
When Mark Warburton 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 Ekstraklasa 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 Bytovia Bytów in the quarter-finals of the cup.
Pereira returned to the English Football League on 3 January 2018, joining Northampton Town in League One 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 Vitória de Setúbal. He scored four times in his first top-flight season, including a hat-trick on 6 October in a 4–0 home win against Moreirense FC.
Later career On 6 September 2020, Pereira joined China League One side Kunshan FC. 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 2022 China League One campaign. The club was dissolved in March 2023.
On 1 July 2023, Pereira signed with Chinese Super League side Henan FC. 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 free agent.
On 8 January 2024, Pereira returned to Portugal, signing a one-and-a-half-year contract with Primeira Liga club Portimonense.
In July 2024, following Portimonense's relegation to Liga Portugal 2, Pereira moved to Romania, joining Liga I club Universitatea Cluj. Four months later, after testing positive for furosemide in a doping test, which he claimed to have taken for "personal reasons" and not for performance enhancement, his contract was terminated by mutual agreement.
On 13 December 2025, after over a year as a free agent, Pereira signed a pre-contract agreement with Brazilian Série B club Operário Ferroviário, with a three-month duration and an automatic renewal clause if certain objectives were met.
International career Born in Portugal, Pereira is of Cape Verdean descent. He debuted for the Cape Verde national football team in a friendly 2–1 win over Togo on 10 October 2019.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBenfica B2014–15Segunda Liga32———322015–16LigaPro341———341Total373———373Nottingham Forest (loan)2016–17Championship2221020—252Legia Warsaw2017–18Ekstraklasa3022—2072Legia Warsaw II2017–18III liga62———62Northampton Town (loan)2017–18EFL League One120———120Vitória Setúbal2018–19Primeira Liga2642021—3052019–20Primeira Liga2531040—303Total517306100608Kunshan FC2020China League One13121——1522021China League One28911——29102022China League One25800——258Total66183200006920Henan FC2023Chinese Super League15200——152Portimonense2023–24Primeira Liga162——20182Universitatea Cluj2024–25Liga I7110——81Career total23537104814025342
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsCape Verde201910202410Total20
Honours Legia Warsaw Polish Super Cup runner-up: 2018
Kunshan China League One: 2022
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