Joel Vieira Pereira (born 28 September 1996) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań.
Club career Pereira was born in the village of Perosinho in Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District. He played youth football for four clubs, including FC Porto from ages 11 to 17; he finished his development at Vitória de Guimarães.
On 16 September 2015, Pereira made his professional debut with Vitória's reserves in the LigaPro, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 home draw against Atlético Clube de Portugal. In the 2017 January transfer window he signed with fellow second-tier team Académico de Viseu FC, being voted the league's best right-back at the end of the 2017–18 season alongside FC Porto B's Diogo Dalot.
Subsequently, Pereira took his game to the Cypriot First Division, first with Doxa Katokopias FC then AC Omonia. On 31 January 2020, the latter club loaned him to Slovak Super Liga's FC Spartak Trnava on a six-month loan deal with an option to buy, being signed at the request of manager Ricardo Chéu and reuniting with his former Doxa teammate Bogdan Mitrea.
Pereira was loaned to Gil Vicente F.C. on 13 August 2020. He made his debut in the Portuguese Primeira Liga on 27 September, playing the entire 1–0 victory over Portimonense S.C. at the Estádio Cidade de Barcelos.
On 31 May 2021, Pereira signed a four-year contract with Polish club Lech Poznań. During his spell, he won three Ekstraklasa championships.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition Club Season League National cup Continental Other TotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsVitória Guimarães B2015–16LigaPro17000—001702016–17LigaPro3000—0030Total20000—00200Académico Viseu2016–17LigaPro6000—00602017–18LigaPro28010—10300Total34010—00360Doxa2018–19Cypriot First Division30020——320Omonia2019–20Cypriot First Division1020——30Spartak Trnava (loan)2019–20Slovak Super Liga30———30Gil Vicente (loan)2020–21Primeira Liga32040——360Lech Poznań2021–22Ekstraklasa28040——3202022–23Ekstraklasa31010201005212023–24Ekstraklasa3223040—3922024–25Ekstraklasa32210——3322025–26Ekstraklasa31231141104942026–27Ekstraklasa80006010150Total1626121442202209Lech Poznań II2021–22II liga2000——20Career total2846211442303529
Honours Lech Poznań Ekstraklasa: 2021–22, 2024–25, 2025–26 Polish Super Cup: 2026
Individual Ekstraklasa Goal of the Season: 2024–25
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