Michael Pereira... speaks English, Portuguese and French... soccer family (brother Ryan)... his father was born in Viana Do Castelo, POR while his mother was born in London, ON, CAN... he was four years old when he started playing soccer for Nor’West... grew up competing in soccer, basketball, volleyball, track & field... enjoys reading, movies, carpentry... favourites have included Zinédine Zidane, Xavi, Real Madrid... other favourites have included Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Lance Armstrong, New England Patriots, New York Yankees...
with London Marconi SC, a Canada Soccer National Championships winner (Challenge Trophy in 2015)...
he was 14 years old when he made his debut in the Canadian youth program in 2004 with coach Stephen Hart... represented Canada at the 2005 CONCACAF Under-17 Qualification tournament... represented Canada at the 2009 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship in Trinidad and Tobago (he did not feature)...
