Fabio Pereira was born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil for most of his childhood. His exceptional ability to play soccer landed him with a scholarship at South Kent School, where he made his mark. Pereira was a two time All-State and All Star player, helping South Kent win back-to-back New England Championships in 2008 and 2009.
Due to his academic success, Pereira earned a scholarship to play soccer at the University of Michigan, enrolling in the College of Literature, Science, and Arts. As a freshman, Pereira started 12 games and recorded a goal and 5 assists, his lone goal coming in overtime against no. 3 Maryland to go to the College Cup. This goal led to positive momentum for his sophomore year, as Pereira had four goals and five assists, leading the team in both categories. This stellar play won him the team’s Offensive MVP Award. During his junior year, Gimenez had a career high 6 goals on 8 assists, netting a hat trick against Niagara in the NCAA Tournament. In 2013, Pereira was selected to the All-Big Ten First Team, finishing his Michigan career with 13 goals and 22 assists, which is second in program history.
After his senior year, Fabio Pereira was drafted by the Seattle Sounders FC of the MLS 77th overall. He would play for the Sounders FC through 2014 before ending his career with Uberlandia in his native country Brazil.