Jordan Pereira (rugby league)

Jordan Pereira

Personal information
Full name	Jordan Pereira
Born	(1993-04-06) 6 April 1993 (age 31) Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	97 kg (15 st 4 lb)
Playing information
Position	Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2018–21 St. George Illawarra 39 10 0 0 40 2022–24 Brisbane Broncos 6 4 0 0 16 Total 45 14 0 0 56
Source: [1] As of 31 August 2023

Jordan Pereira (born 6 April 1993) is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League (NRL).

He previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL.

Early life

Pereira was born in Lower Hutt, New Zealand to a Samoan father and English mother.[2]

He played his junior rugby league for the Willagee Bears in Perth Rugby League.[3]

Early career

In 2014, Pereira went on to play in the QLD Intrust Super Cup for the Mackay Cutters. Midway through 2017, Pereira signed with the St. George Illawarra Dragons on an 18-month contract.[4]

Career

2018

In round 19 of the 2018 season, Pereira made his NRL debut against the North Queensland, scoring a try in St. George Illawarra's 24–10 win.[5] Pereira played in both finals matches for St. George Illawarra in the 2018 NRL season which were against the Brisbane Broncos and South Sydney. St. George Illawarra defeated Brisbane in week one at Suncorp Stadium in a shock 48–18 victory. The following week, St. George Illawarra were defeated by Souths 13–12 at ANZ Stadium ending their season.[6]

2019

Pereira made a total of 11 appearances in the 2019 NRL season and scored 5 tries as St. George Illawarra endured one of their worst ever seasons finishing in 15th position on the table.[7]

2020

He made a total of 15 appearances in the 2020 NRL season scoring one try as St. George Illawarra finished 13th on the table and missed out on the finals.[8]

2021

In round 7 of the 2021 NRL season, he was sent to the sin bin after hitting Sydney Roosters player James Tedesco in the head with a dangerous high tackle during the club's loss at the Sydney Cricket Ground.[9] On 27 April, he was suspended for three matches over his dangerous high tackle on James Tedesco.[10] On 18 June it was revealed that Pereira was in talks to make a mid-season switch to the Newcastle Knights before joining the Brisbane Broncos in 2022.[11]

2022

Pereira played five games for Brisbane in the 2022 NRL season and scored two tries. Brisbane would finish the season in 9th place and miss the finals.[12]

2023

In round 27 of the 2023 NRL season, Pereira was called into the Brisbane side for their final round of the year match against Melbourne. Pereira scored two tries as Brisbane lost 32-22.[13]

2024

On 27 June 2024, Pereira announced his immediate retirement from rugby league, after having sustained nerve damage in his neck while playing for Broncos affiliate club Souths Logan Magpies.[14]

Personal life

On 28 May 2018, Pereira became engaged to his girlfriend Sarah Orange. They were married in late 2019 and have one child together, a boy born in January 2021.[15]

References

1. "Jordan Pereira – Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
2. Walter, Brad (12 March 2019). "Kiwi-born Pereira puts hand up for England". NRL.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
3. Nixon, Edward (26 July 2018). "Jordan Pereira: Willagee to the NRL". NRL WA. Archived from the original on 12 March 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
4. Reichard, Jonathon (6 July 2017). "Mackay Cutters player in major NRL signing". Mackay Daily Mercury. News Corp. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
5. Pengilly, Adam (27 July 2018). "Mad dash: The NRL rookie who jumped at a 26-hour drive". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 28 July 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
6. Newton, Alicia (26 October 2018). "St George Illawarra Dragons 2018 season review". National Rugby League. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
7. Chisholm, Ed (2 September 2019). "Paul McGregor facing the axe as St. George Illawarra Dragons coach following horror season". Sporting News. Archived from the original on 5 September 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
8. O'Loughlin, Liam (26 October 2020). "NRL 2020 Season Review: How will your side fare next year?". Sporting News. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
9. St John, Mark (25 April 2021). "'Should have been sent off': Dragons wingers in strife over ugly shots as consistency goes missing". Fox Sports. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
10. St John, Mark (27 April 2021). "Dragons duo cop bans after ugly shots in Roosters loss: Judiciary". Fox Sports. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
11. "A Knight shift then Broncos?". The Courier-Mail. 18 June 2021. p. 77. Retrieved 20 June 2021 – via Newsbank Australia.
12. "NRL 2022: Brisbane Broncos season review". www.sportingnews.com. 14 September 2022.
13. "Storm hammer Broncos' NRL minor premiership hopes". www.espn.co.uk. 31 August 2023.
14. "Jordan Pereira Announces Retirement". Brisbane Broncos. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
15. Pereira, Jordan [@airjordnpereira] (15 January 2021). "This proud husband is now a proud Father!! Born yesterday afternoon at 2:01pm". Retrieved 14 September 2021 – via Instagram.

External links

• St. George Illawarra Dragons profile