Joel Pereira · career
Joel Dinis Castro Pereira
Goalkeeper · Reading · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2024/25
The record covers 7 seasons (2022/23–2025/26) across 3 clubs, including a move abroad — 158 appearances with 0 goal contributions as a goalkeeper.
His best campaign on record is 2024/25 at Reading — Season rating 22, 0 goals and 0 assists in 40 games. 2024/25 was the leap — Season rating up 18 points at Reading. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (3 → 9). The gap to his peak is 13 Season points.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | CS | CS% | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Reading | 5 | 2 | 40% | 31 | 8 |
| 2025/26 | Reading | 41 | 7 | 17% | 30 | 9 |
| 2024/25 | Reading | 40 | 11 | 28% | 38 | 22 |
| 2023/24 | Reading | 34 | 2 | 6% | 31 | 3 |
| 2023/24 | Reading U21 | 1 | 0 | 0% | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Waalwijk | 34 | 0 | 0% | 47 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | Waalwijk | 2 | 0 | 0% | 51 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | HuddersfieldLoan | 2 | 1 | 50% | 53 | 4 |
| 2019/20 | Heart Of MidlothianLoan | 20 | 0 | 0% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Vitoria SetubalLoan | 9 | 0 | 0% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Manchester United | 2 | 0 | 0% | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Manchester United | 1 | 0 | 0% | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Manchester Utd U23 | 2 | 0 | 0% | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Manchester Utd U23 | 4 | 0 | 0% | — | — |
| 2016/17 | BelenensesLoan | 8 | 0 | 0% | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Manchester United | 1 | 0 | 0% | — | — |
| 2015/16 | RochdaleLoan | 6 | 0 | 0% | — | — |
| 2013/14 | Manchester United U19 | 3 | 0 | 0% | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal U23 | 2016/17 | Tournoi Maurice Revello | 3 | 0 |
| Portugal U21 | 2019/20 | UEFA U21 Championship | 11 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | UEFA U21 Championship | 2 | 0 | |
| Portugal U19 | 2015/16 | UEFA U19 Championship | 6 | 0 |
| Portugal U17 | 2013/14 | UEFA U17 Championship | 2 | 0 |
Honours
Community Shield×2FA Cup×2League Cup×2UEFA Europa League×2FA Cup×2Premier League×2UEFA Super Cup×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| League Cup | 1 | 101 | 7.0 |
Schedule · 2026/27
0 played14 not in squad· 0 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11 | Friendlies Clubs | A Farnborough | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 17 | Friendlies Clubs | A Getafe | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 25 | Friendlies Clubs | A Woking | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 28 | Friendlies Clubs | A Newport County | 4-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 31 | Friendlies Clubs | A Crawley Town | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 1 | Friendlies Clubs | H Charlton | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 8 | League Cup | A Bromley | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 15 | League One | H Luton | 3-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 18 | EFL Trophy | H Wycombe | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 22 | League One | A AFC Wimbledon | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 25 | League Cup | A Stevenage | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 2 | League One | H Mansfield Town | 5-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 5 | League One | H Blackpool | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 12 | League One | A Cambridge United | 1-2 | Not in squad | — |