Joel Pereira

Pereira's current-season form is up 95% on last season (Season 19→37), while his Rating climbed 25→28. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 43).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Lech Poznan · 2nd	4	0	0	6.6	28	37
2025/26	Lech Poznan · 1st	22	0	3	7.18	25	19
2024/25	Lech Poznan · 1st	27	0	7	7.36	33	34
2023/24	Lech Poznan · 5th	29	2	4	7.17	35	29
2022/23	Lech Poznan · 3rd	29	0	2	7.39	38	40

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

Joel Pereira is a 29-year-old central defender at Lech Poznan, rated 24.6 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (51.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.91 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pereira.

On the season, Pereira graded 19 for current form (age-blind), on 5 clean sheets and 2.905 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 19 → 37). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 25. At 29 Pereira is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending down

24.6

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

18.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

51.6%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.91

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Lech Poznan finished 1st of 18 · a title-challenging side

Apps

2.91

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.91 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 22 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.17 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.

Watch points

Game time. Only 51.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 24.6 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.91 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %51.6%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.171

Goal contribution / 900.171

Defensive actions / 902.905

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~5), then tapers with age. At 29, Pereira sits on 2.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Pereira's projected Rating — 24.6 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Ekstraklasa with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists3

Defending

Tackles28

Interceptions14

Blocks9

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

Lech PoznanJul 2021 – nowFree

GIL Vicente(on loan)Aug 2020 – Jul 2021

OOmonia Nicosiauntil Aug 2020

DDoxaJul 2018 – Aug 2020

Academico Viseuuntil Jul 2018

About Joel Pereira

Joel Vieira Pereira is a 29-year-old centre-back who plays for Lech Poznan, born on September 28, 1996 in Vila Nova de Gaia, standing 178 cm tall. He is from Portugal. Lech Poznan currently sit 2nd of 18 in the Ekstraklasa.

This season

In the current season, Joel Pereira has made 4 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 296 minutes, averaging a 6.87 match rating over his last 6 rated games, with 1 yellow card.

When Joel Pereira plays, Lech Poznan's record this season is 4W-1D-1L — and his match ratings average 7.23 at home against 6.5 on the road.

Recent matches

August 30, 2026: 3-2 win away at Widzew Łódź (90 minutes, 5.7 rating)
August 9, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs Piast Gliwice (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
August 1, 2026: 2-1 win away at Wieczysta Kraków (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
July 29, 2026: 0-3 loss at home vs Aarhus (39 minutes, 7.6 rating)
July 25, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Cracovia Krakow (26 minutes, 6.9 rating)
July 21, 2026: 4-1 win away at Aarhus (79 minutes, 1 assist, 7.2 rating)

Joel Pereira's next match is on September 3, 2026, when Lech Poznan face Jagiellonia at home in the Ekstraklasa.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Joel Pereira at 24.6 with a Season form score of 18.8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 3 career titles — among them the Ekstraklasa. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, Joel Pereira has totalled 262 club appearances with 2 goals and 22 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2020/21, with 32 appearances for GIL Vicente.

Joel Pereira's career has also included time at GIL Vicente, OOmonia Nicosia, DDoxa and Academico Viseu.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.