▁at ▁age ▁ 9 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁he ▁signed ▁for ▁S . L . ▁Ben fica ' s ▁under – 1 7 ▁team , ▁where ▁he ▁completed ▁his ▁development . ▁ ▁After ▁getting ▁a ▁professional ▁contract , ▁Pere ira ▁made ▁his ▁senior ▁debut ▁on ▁loan ▁at ▁C . D . ▁M af ra ▁from ▁the ▁third ▁division . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁playing ▁time , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁fellow ▁league ▁club ▁C . D . ▁T ond ela ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁also ▁on ▁loan . ▁ ▁Pere ira ▁first ▁reached ▁the ▁professional ▁le agues ▁when ▁Ben fica ▁loan ed ▁him ▁to ▁Segunda ▁Liga ▁side ▁C . D . ▁F át ima ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 – 1 1 ▁campaign . ▁However , ▁after ▁six ▁months ▁without ▁making ▁an ▁appearance , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁third ▁level ▁with ▁G ond om ar ▁SC . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Pere ira ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁massive ▁infl ux ▁of ▁Portuguese ▁football ers ▁to ▁Do xa ▁Kat ok op ias ▁FC ▁in ▁the ▁C yp ri ot ▁Second ▁Division . ▁He ▁helped ▁them ▁promote ▁to ▁the ▁First ▁Division ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁year , ▁and ▁was ▁regularly ▁used ▁the ▁following ▁seasons . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Pere ira ▁returned ▁to ▁Portugal ▁after ▁signing ▁a ▁one - year ▁deal ▁with ▁V arz im ▁S . C . ▁and ▁re unit ing ▁with ▁former