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Daniel Pereira Season 2019

PositionM
Height5-9
ClassFreshman
HometownRoanoke, Va.
High SchoolNorthside

No. 1 Overall Pick in the MLS SuperDraft 2021 (Austin FC)
ACC Midfielder of the Year (2020)
All-ACC First Team (2020)
VaSID Player of the Year (2020)
VaSID First Team (2020)

2019 All-ACC Freshman Team


2019: Started all 19 games this season… Started the first game of his career versus Loyola Marymount (CA)...  Was second in points this season with 15 (5 goals, 5 assists) ... Scored in matches versus; Hofstra and Boston College… Recorded a goal in three straight matches versus Duke, Louisville, and Wake Forest … Recorded assists versus; Hofstra, Notre Dame, and Duke … Recorded assists in back-to-back matches versus New Hampshire and Stanford.

Prior to Tech: Was named the 2019 VHSL Class 3 boys soccer player of the year with Northside High … Also collected first team All-Conference honors and multiple All-Region nods …Played for Virginia Blue Ridge Star.
 
Personal: The son of Katiuska Gil Amador and Hector Pereira Flores, Pereira was born on July 14 … Has one sibling, Alexei … Plans to major in physical therapy.