Joel Castro Pereira

Joel Castro Pereira is a goalkeeper currently playing in Manchester Under-21 team.

Youth career

Joel joined Manchester United in July 2012 after a trial. His performances in the 2013-14 FA Youth Cup received a lot of praise despite Manchester United's failure to make the quarter-finals.

In October 2015, Joel joined Rochdale on loan for a month, he made one appearance for the club and was named man of the match. He returned to United for only a week before rejoining Rochdale on loan until the start of January 2016. Joel was named as a substitute for the First Team against FC Midtjylland in February 2016.

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International

Joel is eligible to play for both Portugal and Switzerland. Most recently he's been capped by Portugal's U19 side but has previously appeared at U18 level for Portugal and both U16 and U15 level for Switerland.

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Career statistics

Joel Castro Pereira
Full Name Joel Dinis Castro Pereira
Date of Birth 28 June 1996
Age 27 years
Place of Birth Boudevilliers, Switzerland
Position Goalkeeper
Nationality Portuguese
Current club Manchester United
Previous club/s Neuchatel Xamax
Club Season Under-18 Under-19 Under-21 Total
Starts Subs Goals Assists C.S. Starts Subs Goals Assists C.S. Starts Subs Goals Assists C.S. Starts Subs Goals Assists C.S.
Manchester United 2013-14 14 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 21 1 0 0 5
2014-15 — — 9 0 0 0 2 9 0 0 0 2
2015-16 — — 11 0 0 0 5 11 0 0 0 5
Career total 14 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 24 0 0 0 8 41 1 0 0 12

C.S. = Clean Sheets

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Career honours

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Contract


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Last modified on 8 March 2016, at 09:53