João Emir Porto Pereira


João Emir Porto Pereira is a Brazilian professional footballer who currently plays for Hong Kong Premier League club Eastern.
João 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 João Emir, alongside Dhiego Martins and Yeo Jee-Hoon, had joined the club. 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.
On 23 March 2012, chairman Steven Lo confirmed that João Emir was ruled out for the season due to torn ligament.
On 10 July 2012, chairman Steven Lo confirmed the departure of João Emir due to contract problem with his previous club.

Return to South China

On 31 May 2013, João Emir rejoined Hong Kong First Division side South China.

Hong Kong Pegasus

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

Tai Po

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

Eastern

On 17 July 2019, Joao Emir signed for Eastern.

Career stats

Club

Honours

Club

;South China
;Pegasus
;Tai Po