João Emir

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Porto and the second or paternal family name is Pereira.
João Emir
Personal information
Full name João Emir Porto Pereira
Date of birth (1989-03-17) 17 March 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Pelotas, Brazil
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2010–2011 Brasil de Pelotas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Brasil de Pelotas 2 (0)
2012 South China 3 (0)
2013–2014 South China 16 (1)
2015–2018 Pegasus 57 (19)
2019 Tai Po 8 (0)
2019–2021 Eastern 17 (2)
2022–2024 Tai Po 24 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024

João Emir Porto Pereira (Chinese: 利馬; born 17 March 1989) is a Brazilian-born Hong Kong professional footballer who is currently a free agent.

Emir primarily plays as a central midfielder, but he also plays as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

South China

On 29 December 2011, South China announced that Emir, alongside Dhiego Martins and Yeo Jee-Hoon, had joined the club.[1] He made his debut for South China on 4 February 2012 at Mong Kok Stadium, helping help the team secure a 4–2 win over Sun Hei.[2]

On 23 March 2012, chairman Steven Lo confirmed that Emir was ruled out for the season due to torn ligament.[3]

On 10 July 2012, chairman Steven Lo confirmed the departure of Emir due to contract problem with his previous club.[4]

Return to South China

On 31 May 2013, Emir rejoined Hong Kong First Division side South China.[5][6]

Pegasus

Emir joined Pegasus on 20 August 2015.[7] On 7 July 2017, it was confirmed by Pegasus that he had signed a new contract for the upcoming HKPL season.[8]

Tai Po

On 31 December 2018, it was announced that Pegasus had reached an agreement with Tai Po to swap Emir in exchange for David Lazari.[9]

Eastern

On 17 July 2019, Emir signed for Eastern.[10]

Tai Po

On 8 August 2022, Emir returned to Tai Po.[11]

International career

On 30 April 2024, it was announced that Emir had received his HKSAR passport after giving up his Brazilian passport, making him eligible to represent Hong Kong internationally.[12]

Career stats

Club

As of 31 December 2018. The following table only shows statistics in Hong Kong.
Club Season Division League Senior Shield League Cup FA Cup League Playoff AFC Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
South China 2011–12 First Division 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2013–14 First Division 16 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 23 3
Total 19 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 27 3
Pegasus 2015–16 Hong Kong Premier League 15 4 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 22 5
2016–17 Hong Kong Premier League 19 7 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 7
2017–18 Hong Kong Premier League 16 6 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 6
2018–19 Hong Kong Premier League 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2
Total 57 19 5 0 3 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 71 20
Tai Po 2018–19 Hong Kong Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 76 20 9 2 3 0 5 0 3 1 4 0 98 23

Honours

Club

Eastern
South China
Pegasus
Tai Po

References

  1. ^ "省港盃首回合2:2". Steven Lo's Blog. 29 December 2011. Archived from the original on 9 January 2012.
  2. ^ "新援迪亞高建功 南華4：2挫晨曦". Ming Pao. 5 February 2012. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014.
  3. ^ "利馬提早收咧". Steven's Blog. 23 March 2012. Archived from the original on 21 January 2014.
  4. ^ "2012–13 組軍消息". Steven's Blog. 9 July 2012. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012.
  5. ^ "南華覓外援代替李志豪". Oriental Daily. 31 May 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  6. ^ "利馬重投南華 李志豪勢上京". Wen Wei Po. 1 June 2013. (in Chinese)
  7. ^ "利馬收身成功 正式投飛馬". Apple Daily. (in Chinese)
  8. ^ "利馬回港喇！". Facebook. (in Chinese)
  9. ^ Ngan, Ping. "大埔拉菲爾交換飛馬利馬 堅sir：雙贏局面". Apple Daily. Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2018. (in Chinese)
  10. ^ Yuen, Chi Ho. "李志堅攜大埔班底投東方龍獅　16新兵加盟佔全隊逾半". HK01. Retrieved 17 July 2019. (in Chinese)
  11. ^ 【港超聯】大埔再戰港超目標前八 鍾偉強冀重拾狀態再披港足戰衣 Sportsroad 8 August 2022
  12. ^ 港超聯 利馬獲批特護做香港人 on.cc 30 April 2024
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