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{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Distinguish|Keegan Pereira (field hockey)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Keegan Pereira
| fullname = Keegan Joseph Clarance Pereira
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|11|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| height = {{height|m=1.80}}
| currentclub = RoundGlass Punjab FC
| clubnumber =
| position = [[Defender (association football)#Left back|Left back]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 2007–2011
| clubs1 = [[Mumbai F.C.|Mumbai]]
| caps1 = 40
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2012–2013
| clubs2 = [[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]]
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2013
| clubs3 = [[DSK Shivajians F.C.|DSK Shivajians]]
| caps3 = 6
| goals3 = 3
| years4 = 2013–2015
| clubs4 = [[Bengaluru FC]]
| caps4 = 36
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2015–2016
| clubs5 = [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]
| caps5 = 6
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2016
| clubs6 = → [[Bengaluru FC]] (loan)
| caps6 = 8
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2016
| clubs7 = [[Atlético de Kolkata]]
| caps7 = 6
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2017
| clubs8 = [[Bengaluru FC]]
| caps8 = 2
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2017
| clubs9 = [[ATK (football club)|ATK]]
| caps9 = 17
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2018–2019
| clubs10 = [[Northeast United FC]]
| caps10 = 15
| goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2019–2020
| clubs11 = [[Jamshedpur FC]]
| caps11 = 4
| goals11 = 0
| years12 = 2020–
| clubs12 = [[East Bengal FC]]
| caps12 = 0
| goals12 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2016
| nationalteam1 = [[India national football team|India]]
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 05 May 2020
| ntupdate = 08:24, 11 March 2015 (UTC)
}}

'''Keegan Pereira''' (born 7 November 1987) is an Indian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[defender (association football)#left back|Left back]] for [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal FC]].

==Club career==
===Early career===
Born in Borvali I C Colony [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], from 2006 to 2012 Pereira played for [[Mumbai F.C.|Mumbai]] in the [[I-League]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Keegan Pereira|url=http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.joueurs.keegan.pereira.170501.en.html|work=Football Database|accessdate=5 August 2013}}</ref> While with Mumbai, Keegan Pereira scored a goal against [[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]] on 29 April 2011 at the [[Cooperage Ground]] as Mumbai won 3–2.<ref>{{cite web|title=SALGAOCAR VS. MUMBAI 2 – 3|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/04/29/india/i-league/salgaocar-sports-club/mumbai-fc/1044917/|work=Soccerway|accessdate=5 August 2013}}</ref>

After spending six years with Mumbai, Keegan joined former I-League champions [[Salgaocar S.C.|Salgaocar]] where he spent an entire season without playing a single game. He played in the local Goa Football League where he was a player to watch out for and In January 2013, he signed for an [[2013 I-League 2nd Division|I-League 2nd Division]] team [[DSK Shivajians F.C.|DSK Shivajians]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Keegan Pereira|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/keegan-pereira/100585/|work=Soccerway|accessdate=5 August 2013}}</ref> Keegan appeared 6 times for DSK and scored once against [[Rangdajied United F.C.|Rangdajied United]] in the group stages, but could not help his team qualify for the final round.<ref>http://www.kolkatafootball.com/ileague_2nd_2013/index.html#2</ref>

===Bengaluru FC===
In June 2013, it was announced that Pereira had signed with new direct-entry side [[Bengaluru FC]] for the [[2013–14 I-League]] season.<ref name=June21st>{{cite web|title=Indian Football Transfer Gossip: Quinton Jacobs holding talks with JSW Bangalore, Arnab Mondal extends contract with EB |url=http://kickoffindia.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1088:indian-football-transfer-gossip-quinton-jacobs-holding-talks-with-jsw-bangalore-arnab-mondal-extends-contract-with-eb&catid=45:sport1 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130624215911/http://kickoffindia.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1088:indian-football-transfer-gossip-quinton-jacobs-holding-talks-with-jsw-bangalore-arnab-mondal-extends-contract-with-eb&catid=45:sport1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 June 2013 |work=Kick Off India |accessdate=22 June 2013 }}</ref> He made his debut for the side in their opening [[I-League]] match ever on 22 September 2013 against [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]] in which he started and played the full game also gaining a penalty for BFC after being brought down by a Mohun Bagan defender in the penalty box as Bengaluru drew 1–1.<ref>{{cite web|title=BENGALURU VS. MOHUN BAGAN 1 – 1|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/09/22/india/i-league/bengaluru/mohun-bagan-ac/1585279/|work=Soccerway|accessdate=12 October 2013}}</ref>

===Mumbai City FC===
In July 2015 Pereira was drafted to play for [[Mumbai City FC]] in the [[2015 Indian Super League]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Noronha |first=Anselm |title=Cavin Lobo to Kerala, Keegan Pereira to Mumbai and the comprehensive Indian Super League Draft |url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2015/07/10/13460302/cavin-lobo-to-kerala-keegan-pereira-to-mumbai-and-the?ICID=SP_HN_1 |work=Goal.com |date=10 July 2015 |accessdate=10 July 2015}}</ref>

==International career==
Pereira made played his first match for [[India national football team|India]] against [[Laos national football team|Laos]] on 7 June 2016. He was 508th player to represent India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/india-vs-laos/2228188/live-commentary|title=India vs Laos: Live commentary|date=7 June 2016}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Keegan Pereira's brother, [[Dane Pereira]] is also a footballer, who plays for [[Mumbai F.C.]]. Keegan Pereira is married to Lorna Tone on January 2, 2016 and has a son born on May 19, 2017.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{East Bengal F.C. squad}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pereira, Keegan}}
[[Category:1987 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Footballers from Mumbai]]
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:India international footballers]]
[[Category:Mumbai FC players]]
[[Category:Salgaocar FC players]]
[[Category:Bengaluru FC players]]
[[Category:Mumbai City FC players]]
[[Category:SC East Bengal players]]
[[Category:Association football fullbacks]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:I-League 2nd Division players]]

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