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Brandon Pereira
Brandon Anthony Pereira (born April 30, 1996) is a Canadian field hockey player who plays as a defender for United Brothers and the Canadian national team. International careerPereira represented Canada at two Junior World Cups: 2013 in New Delhi and 2016 in Lucknow. He captained the Canadian team that won the silver medal at the 2014 Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China.[1][2] He was part of the national team that clinched silver at the 2017 Men's Pan American Cup in Lancaster, United States. He was selected for the 2018 World Cup,[3] but he only played one game because he picked up an injury in the first match.[4] In June 2019, he was selected in the Canada squad for the 2019 Pan American Games.[5] They won the silver medal as they lost 5–2 to Argentina in the final.[6] Personal lifePereira was born on 30 April 1996 in Surrey, British Columbia. His grandfather played field hockey for Uganda at the 1972 Olympics, while his father also played the sport.[citation needed] As of April 2016, having completed level 1 course to be an electrician, Pereira is working with a contractor.[7] References
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