Nelson Pereira

Date of birth20 October 1975
Place of birthTorres Vedra
NationalityPortuguese
Weight76 kg
Height1.87 m
PositionGoalkeeper

Full name is: Nelson Alexandre Gomes Pereira.


Third choice goalkeeper, Nelson is only in the squad because of Quims ban.

He began his club football at Torreense in 1997, he had only played a handful of matches for them when he was snapped up by Sporting Lisbon in 2000.

He was meant to be back up to Peter Schmeichel for the European Champions League campaign but lost his place to an injury and could not force his way back into contention.

After Peter Schmeichel left for Aston Villa, he replaced Nuno Santos as the number one and is now the clubs first choice.

He played no part in qualification only making his international bow in March 2002.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Sporting Clube Portugal

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Clean sheets Conceded Y R
2000-01 Sporting Clube Portugal Portuguese First Division 12 4 8
2000-01 Sporting Clube Portugal UEFA Champions League 2 4
2001-02 Sporting Clube Portugal Portuguese First Division 7 2 7
2001-02 Sporting Clube Portugal UEFA Cup 1 1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
21 Oct 2000 Sporting Lisboa v FC Porto L 0-1 Portuguese First Division 8
25 Oct 2000 Real Madrid v Sporting Lisboa L 4-0 UEFA Champions League Group A
29 Oct 2000 Beira Mar v Sporting Lisboa W 0-1 Portuguese First Division 9
03 Nov 2000 Sporting Lisboa v Uniao Leiria W 4-0 Portuguese First Division 10
07 Nov 2000 Sporting Lisboa v Bayer Leverkusen D 0-0 UEFA Champions League Group A
11 Nov 2000 Estrela Amadora v Sporting Lisboa W 1-2 Portuguese First Division 11
19 Nov 2000 Sporting Lisboa v Boavista D 0-0 Portuguese First Division 12
03 Dec 2000 Benfica v Sporting Lisboa L 3-0 Portuguese First Division 13
09 Dec 2000 Sporting Lisboa v Belenenses W 2-1 Portuguese First Division 14
17 Dec 2000 Pacos Ferreira v Sporting Lisboa D 0-0 Portuguese First Division 15
06 Jan 2001 Sporting Lisboa v Campomaiorense W 2-1 Portuguese First Division 16
12 Jan 2001 Maritimo v Sporting Lisboa W 0-2 Portuguese First Division 17
21 Jan 2001 SC Farense v Sporting Lisboa L 2-1 Portuguese First Division 18
11 Mar 2001 Sporting Lisboa v Clube Desportivo Das Aves W 2-0 Portuguese First Division 24
12 Aug 2001 Sporting Lisboa v FC Porto D 0-0 Portuguese First Division 1
18 Aug 2001 Belenenses v Sporting Lisboa D 0-0 Portuguese First Division 2
25 Aug 2001 Sporting Lisboa v Alverca D 0-0 Portuguese First Division 3
09 Sep 2001 Uniao Leiria v Sporting Lisboa D 0-0 Portuguese First Division 4
17 Sep 2001 Sporting Lisboa v Gil Vicente D 0-0 Portuguese First Division 5
20 Sep 2001 FC Midtjylland v Sporting Lisboa D 0-0 UEFA Cup 1st round 1st leg
23 Sep 2001 SC Farense v Sporting Lisboa D 0-0 Portuguese First Division 6
01 Oct 2001 Sporting Lisboa v Vitória Guimarães D 0-0 Portuguese First Division 7


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Clean sheets Conceded Y R
2000-01 Portugal B International
1
2001-02 Portugal International Friendly
2


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
15 Aug 2000 Portugal v Germany L 0-2 B INTER
27 Mar 2002 Portugal v Finland L 1-4 International Friendly
25 May 2002 China PR v Portugal W 0-2 International Friendly


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.