Rurik Pereira

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Rurik Pereira
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    180
  • Hometown:
    Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
  • Position:
    M
  • Year:
    Senior
  • High School:
    St. Patrick's
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    2
  • a
    3
  • pts
    7
  • gw
    1
Bio
  • 2014 All-SAC Honorable Mention
  • 2013 All-SAC Honorable Mention

2015: Appeared in 16 matches and made nine starts... Scored two goals and added three assists... Scored the game-winning goal against Brevard on Senior Night on Oct. 24th... Also scored at Tusculum on Oct. 27th... Registered assists against Wingate, King and Tusculum... Ended the year with 25 shots... Finished his career with 97 shots, which ranked sixth in the Carson-Newman record books... Started 65 career matches, which was fourth-most in school history and appeared in third-most matches with 72 career caps.

2014: Made 16 starts and 17 total appearances as a junior with four goals and two assists to his tally... Named honorable mention All-SAC... Scored a spectualar bicycle kick goal at Wingate... Other goals came against Young Harris, Coker and Tusculum... Tallied assists against Tampa and Trevecca... Accumulated 11 shots on goal and 20 total shots.

2013: Played 22 matches and started all of them at centerback... Tallied 15 shots and landed three on goal... Recorded five assists, which tied him for third most on the team... Earned All-SAC honorable mention.

2012: Started all 17 games... Recorded six points with two goals and two assists... Took 38 shots, nine of which were on goal... Had a goal in a 3-2 loss to Young Harris (9/29) and another in a 4-1 win over Anderson (10/20)... Recorded an assist in the game against Anderson and in C-N's 4-0 SAC quarterfinal win over Lenoir-Rhyne (10-31).  

PERSONAL: Son of Monika Regina Lucena and Alexandre Motta Pereira... Plans to major in Business.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 16 8
Games started 9 4
Goals 2 2
Assists 3 2
Points 7 6
Shots 25 14
Shot Pct .080 .143
Penalty kicks 0-0 0-0
Game-winning goals 1 1
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 24 Brevard W, 1-0
Oct 27 at Tusculum W, 2-1
Oct 31 at Coker W, 1-0
Nov 3 Brevard W, 4-0
Nov 6 vs. Queens (N.C.) L by PK, 3-3
Nov 13 vs. Limestone L, 3-1
Date Opponent Score gp gs g a pts
Sep 5 Ala.-Huntsville W, 3-1 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 9 at Belmont Abbey W, 5-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 12 USC Aiken T, 1-1 1 - 0 0 0
Sep 16 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 3-2 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 19 Newberry W, 3-1 - - - - -
Sep 23 at Mars Hill W, 4-3 - - - - -
Sep 27 Queens (N.C.) W, 2-1 1 - 0 0 0
Sep 30 at Lees-McRae W, 2-0 1 - 0 0 0
Oct 3 vs. Anderson (S.C.) L, 3-2 - - - - -
Oct 7 at Lincoln Memorial W, 2-1 1 - 0 0 0
Oct 10 at Catawba W, 4-3 1 - 0 0 0
Oct 13 Young Harris W, 3-0 - - - - -
Oct 17 Wingate W, 4-1 1 - 0 1 1
Oct 21 at King (Tenn.) W, 3-1 1 1 0 1 1
Oct 24 Brevard W, 1-0 1 1 1 0 2
Oct 27 at Tusculum W, 2-1 1 1 1 1 3
Oct 31 at Coker W, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Nov 3 Brevard W, 4-0 1 1 0 0 0
Nov 6 vs. Queens (N.C.) L by PK, 3-3 1 1 0 0 0
Nov 13 vs. Limestone L, 3-1 1 - 0 0 0
Date Opponent Score gp sh sh% sog sog%
Sep 5 Ala.-Huntsville W, 3-1 1 3 .000 0 .000
Sep 9 at Belmont Abbey W, 5-0 1 1 .000 0 .000
Sep 12 USC Aiken T, 1-1 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 16 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 3-2 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 19 Newberry W, 3-1 - - - - -
Sep 23 at Mars Hill W, 4-3 - - - - -
Sep 27 Queens (N.C.) W, 2-1 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 30 at Lees-McRae W, 2-0 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 3 vs. Anderson (S.C.) L, 3-2 - - - - -
Oct 7 at Lincoln Memorial W, 2-1 1 1 .000 0 .000
Oct 10 at Catawba W, 4-3 1 1 .000 1 1.000
Oct 13 Young Harris W, 3-0 - - - - -
Oct 17 Wingate W, 4-1 1 2 .000 1 .500
Oct 21 at King (Tenn.) W, 3-1 1 2 .000 0 .000
Oct 24 Brevard W, 1-0 1 4 .250 2 .500
Oct 27 at Tusculum W, 2-1 1 4 .250 2 .500
Oct 31 at Coker W, 1-0 1 2 .000 1 .500
Nov 3 Brevard W, 4-0 1 2 .000 1 .500
Nov 6 vs. Queens (N.C.) L by PK, 3-3 1 1 .000 1 1.000
Nov 13 vs. Limestone L, 3-1 1 2 .000 1 .500
Date Opponent Score gp yc rc pk gw
Sep 5 Ala.-Huntsville W, 3-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 9 at Belmont Abbey W, 5-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 12 USC Aiken T, 1-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 16 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 3-2 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 19 Newberry W, 3-1 - - - - -
Sep 23 at Mars Hill W, 4-3 - - - - -
Sep 27 Queens (N.C.) W, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 30 at Lees-McRae W, 2-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 3 vs. Anderson (S.C.) L, 3-2 - - - - -
Oct 7 at Lincoln Memorial W, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 10 at Catawba W, 4-3 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 13 Young Harris W, 3-0 - - - - -
Oct 17 Wingate W, 4-1 1 1 0 0-0 0
Oct 21 at King (Tenn.) W, 3-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 24 Brevard W, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 1
Oct 27 at Tusculum W, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 31 at Coker W, 1-0 1 1 0 0-0 0
Nov 3 Brevard W, 4-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Nov 6 vs. Queens (N.C.) L by PK, 3-3 1 0 0 0-0 0
Nov 13 vs. Limestone L, 3-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
gp gs g a pts
2013-14 22 22 0 5 5
2014-15 17 17 4 2 10
2015-16 16 9 2 3 7
Total 55 48 6 10 22
gp sh/g sh%/g sog/g sog%/g
2013-14 22 .68 .000 .14 .200
2014-15 17 1.18 .200 .65 .550
2015-16 16 1.56 .080 .63 .400
Total 55 1.09 .100 .44 .400
gp sh sh% sog sog%
2013-14 22 15 .000 3 .200
2014-15 17 20 .200 11 .550
2015-16 16 25 .080 10 .400
Total 55 60 .100 24 .400
gp yc rc pk gw
2013-14 22 0 0 0-0 0
2014-15 17 0 0 0-0 0
2015-16 16 0 0 0-0 1
Total 55 0 0 0-0 1
gp gs g/g a/g pts/g
2013-14 22 22 .00 .23 .23
2014-15 17 17 .24 .12 .59
2015-16 16 9 .13 .19 .44
Total 55 48 .11 .18 .40
gp gs g a pts
Event
Total 16 9 2 3 7
Conference 8 4 2 2 6
Exhibition - - - - 0
Location
Home 7 4 1 1 3
Away 7 4 1 2 4
Neutral 2 1 0 0 0
Result
Wins 12 7 2 3 7
Losses 2 1 0 0 0
Month
September 6 3 0 0 0
October 7 4 2 3 7
November 3 2 0 0 0
gp sh/g sh%/g sog/g sog%/g
Event
Total 16 1.56 .080 .63 .400
Conference 8 1.75 .143 .88 .500
Exhibition - - - - -
Location
Home 7 1.57 .091 .57 .364
Away 7 1.57 .091 .57 .364
Neutral 2 1.50 .000 1.00 .667
Result
Wins 12 1.83 .091 .67 .364
Losses 2 1.00 .000 .50 .500
Month
September 6 .67 .000 .00 .000
October 7 2.29 .125 1.00 .438
November 3 1.67 .000 1.00 .600
gp sh sh% sog sog%
Event
Total 16 25 .080 10 .400
Conference 8 14 .143 7 .500
Exhibition - - - - -
Location
Home 7 11 .091 4 .364
Away 7 11 .091 4 .364
Neutral 2 3 .000 2 .667
Result
Wins 12 22 .091 8 .364
Losses 2 2 .000 1 .500
Month
September 6 4 .000 0 .000
October 7 16 .125 7 .438
November 3 5 .000 3 .600
gp yc rc pk gw
Event
Total 16 0 0 0-0 1
Conference 8 0 0 0-0 1
Exhibition - 0 0 0-0 -
Location
Home 7 0 0 0-0 1
Away 7 0 0 0-0 0
Neutral 2 0 0 0-0 0
Result
Wins 12 0 0 0-0 1
Losses 2 0 0 0-0 0
Month
September 6 0 0 0-0 0
October 7 0 0 0-0 1
November 3 0 0 0-0 0
gp gs g/g a/g pts/g
Event
Total 16 9 .13 .19 .44
Conference 8 4 .25 .25 .75
Exhibition - - - - -
Location
Home 7 4 .14 .14 .43
Away 7 4 .14 .29 .57
Neutral 2 1 .00 .00 .00
Result
Wins 12 7 .17 .25 .58
Losses 2 1 .00 .00 .00
Month
September 6 3 .00 .00 .00
October 7 4 .29 .43 1.00
November 3 2 .00 .00 .00
News mentions
Eagle alum Pereira signs on with Weston Bears FC
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  • June 10, 2016
Eagle alum Pereira signs on with Weston Bears FC

WESTON, Australia - Carson-Newman defender Rurik Pereira will continue his soccer career professionaly in Australia.

  • June 10, 2016
Royals upset No. 14 Eagles on penalty kicks in SAC semis
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  • November 06, 2015
Royals upset No. 14 Eagles on penalty kicks in SAC semis

ROCK HILL, S.C. – The 14th-ranked Carson-Newman men’s soccer team (15-2-2) overcame a three-goal deficit to equalize late in regulation, remained tied 2-2 after two overtime periods, but fell 5-4 in penalty kicks in the semifinal round of the South Atlantic Conference Tournament to the Queens (N.C.) Royals (10-7) Friday afternoon at Manchester Meadows in Rock Hill, S.C.

  • November 06, 2015
Welo wraps up TSWA Player of the Week honor
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  • November 04, 2015
Welo wraps up TSWA Player of the Week honor

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – After registering a goal and an assist last week, Carson-Newman senior defender Sindre Welo (Trondheim, Norway) picked up his first Tennessee Sports Writer Association honor of the season.

  • November 04, 2015
Eighth-seeded Brevard comes to Mossy Creek for SAC Tournament quarterfinals
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  • November 02, 2015
Eighth-seeded Brevard comes to Mossy Creek for SAC Tournament quarterfinals

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The 21st-ranked and top-seeded Carson-Newman men’s soccer team (14-2-1, 9-2 SAC) opens postseason play with its first-ever tournament match against the Brevard Tornados (5-9-2, 4-5-2) in the postseason as the two teams open the South Atlantic Conference quarterfinals Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m. on McCown Field.

  • November 02, 2015
Welo’s late PK clinches a share of the SAC title as Eagles knock off Coker, 1-0
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  • October 31, 2015
Welo’s late PK clinches a share of the SAC title as Eagles knock off Coker, 1-0

HARTSVILLE, S.C. – A penalty kick in the 75th-minute from senior defender Sindre Welo (Trondheim, Norway) secured the 21st-ranked Carson-Newman men’s soccer team (14-2-1) a share of its ninth South Atlantic Conference regular season title and the one-seed in the SAC Tournament as the Eagles defeated the Coker Cobras (3-10-1, 3-8 SAC) Saturday afternoon at the Coker Soccer Complex.

  • October 31, 2015
Read repeats as TSWA Player of the Week
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  • October 27, 2015
Read repeats as TSWA Player of the Week

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Carson-Newman junior forward Tom Read (London, England) repeated as the Tennessee Sports Writer Association Player of the Week on Tuesday after an one-goal, three-assist week to lead the 21st-ranked Eagles to a 2-0 mark on the week.

  • October 27, 2015
Late rally not enough as No. 21 Eagles hold off Tusculum, 2-1
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  • October 27, 2015
Late rally not enough as No. 21 Eagles hold off Tusculum, 2-1

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – Two second half goals and the ability to withstand an offensive rampage in the final 10 minutes of play allowed the 21st-ranked Carson-Newman men’s soccer team (13-2-1, 8-2 SAC) to pick up a 2-1 South Atlantic Conference win over the Tusculum Pioneers (8-6-1, 5-4-1 SAC) on Tuesday night at Pioneer Field.

  • October 27, 2015
Tussle set between No. 13 Eagles and Tusculum in Greeneville
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  • October 26, 2015
Tussle set between No. 13 Eagles and Tusculum in Greeneville

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Looking for revenge after the Tusculum Pioneers ended their season in 2014, the 13th-ranked Carson-Newman men’s soccer team (12-2-1, 7-2 SAC) travels to Pioneer Field for a South Atlantic Conference showdown with the Pioneers (8-5-1, 5-3-1 SAC) Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m.

  • October 26, 2015
Pereira’s late strike lifts No. 13 Eagles past Brevard, 1-0
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  • October 24, 2015
Pereira’s late strike lifts No. 13 Eagles past Brevard, 1-0

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – After an onslaught of offensive force that featured 30 shots, the 13th-ranked Carson-Newman men’s soccer team (12-2-1, 7-2 SAC) used an 84th-minute header from senior Rurik Pereira (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) to breeze past the Brevard Tornados (4-8-2, 4-4-2 SAC) Saturday night on Senior Night at McCown Field.

  • October 24, 2015
Ten seniors bid farewell in regular season finale
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  • October 22, 2015
Ten seniors bid farewell in regular season finale

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Ten seniors will be honored on Saturday as the 13th-ranked Carson-Newman men’s soccer team (11-2-1) host South Atlantic Conference foe, the Brevard Tornados (4-7-2, 4-3-2 SAC), for a Senior Night showdown at McCown Field at 7:30 p.m.

  • October 22, 2015
Tornado mere wind as Eagles breeze by King, 3-1
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  • October 21, 2015
Tornado mere wind as Eagles breeze by King, 3-1

BRISTOL, Tenn. – Propelled by two second half goals, the No. 13 Carson-Newman men’s soccer team (11-2-1) knocked off the King Tornado (5-6-2) 3-1 Wednesday afternoon at Parks Field in Bristol, Tenn as the Eagles conclude the non-conference portion of their schedule.

  • October 21, 2015
Offensive onslaught overwhelms seventh-ranked Wingate, 4-1
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  • October 17, 2015
Offensive onslaught overwhelms seventh-ranked Wingate, 4-1

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Three first half goals from three different players pushed the Carson-Newman men’s soccer team (10-2-1, 6-2 SAC) to a 4-1 win over the seventh-ranked Wingate Bulldogs (10-2-2, 5-1 SAC) in a critical South Atlantic Conference contest Saturday night at McCown Field on Homecoming.

  • October 17, 2015
Eagles open season with 3-1 victory over No. 21 Chargers
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  • September 05, 2015
Eagles open season with 3-1 victory over No. 21 Chargers

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The Carson-Newman men’s soccer team opened the 2015 season with a 3-1 win over the No. 21 University of Alabama-Huntsville Saturday night at McCown Field.

  • September 05, 2015
Eagles kick off 2015 season as No. 21 Chargers come to Mossy Creek
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  • September 04, 2015
Eagles kick off 2015 season as No. 21 Chargers come to Mossy Creek

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The Carson-Newman men’s soccer team is set to kick off the 2015 season as the 21st-ranked University of Alabama-Huntsville Chargers storm into Jefferson City for a Saturday night match-up at 6:30 p.m. on McCown Field.

  • September 04, 2015
Four Eagles named to preseason All-SAC teams
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  • August 25, 2015
Four Eagles named to preseason All-SAC teams

ROCK HILL, S.C. – Four Carson-Newman men’s soccer players were named second-team All-South Atlantic Conference as seniors James Ward (Truro, England), Sindre Welo (Trondheim, Norway), Rurik Pereira (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) and junior Marius Staalby (Trondheim, Norway) garnered preseason accolades, league officials announced Tuesday morning.

  • August 25, 2015
Carson-Newman Men’s Soccer: Midfield Position Preview
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  • August 19, 2015
Carson-Newman Men’s Soccer: Midfield Position Preview

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The second part of the Carson-Newman men’s soccer position previews features the midfield and senior Lucas Siqueira (Sao Paulo, Brazil).

  • August 19, 2015