Jorge Pereyra Díaz

Argentine footballer (born 1990)

Jorge Pereyra Díaz
Pereyra Díaz with Johor Darul Ta'zim in 2014
Personal information
Full name Jorge Rolando Pereyra Díaz
Date of birth (1990-08-05) 5 August 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth La Rioja, Argentina
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Mumbai City
Number 30
Youth career
Ferro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 Ferro 86 (15)
2013–2014 Lanús 31 (5)
2014–2018 Johor Darul Ta'zim 49 (28)
2015 → Independiente (loan) 6 (0)
2017–2018 → León (loan) 13 (1)
2018 Lanús 11 (0)
2019–2020 Bolívar 41 (19)
2020–2021 San Marcos 7 (2)
2021–2022 Platense 12 (2)
2021–2022 → Kerala Blasters (loan) 21 (8)
2022– Mumbai City 35 (19)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:31, 16 April 2024 (UTC)

Jorge Rolando Pereyra Díaz (born 5 August 1990) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for Indian Super League club Mumbai City.

Club career

Ferro Carril Oeste

Pereyra Díaz began his professional career with Primera B Nacional[1] club Ferro Carril Oeste.

Lanus

On 5 March 2013, he signed with Lanús. He made his debut with 'Granate' on 13 April 2013, as a substitute, in a league match where Lanus beat All Boys 2–1.[2] Pereyra Díaz' first start came a few days later, on April 17, in a Copa Argentina match against Atlético Rafaela. With Lanús, he helped them win the 2013 Copa Sudamericana, being in the starting lineup in the first leg final against Ponte Preta.[citation needed]

Johor Darul Ta'zim

2014

Pereyra Díaz signed a three-year contract with Malaysia Super League team Johor Darul Ta'zim in May 2014. The transfer fee was rumoured to be US$2 million.[3] He made his debut as a substitute in the first leg of the Malaysia FA Cup semi final against Pahang FA. On 20 May 2014, he scored a brace to help Johor Darul Takzim came back from 0–2 down to win 3–2 against LionsXII at Stadium Jalan Besar. He finished the season with 15 goals in 29 league appearances.[citation needed]

2015

During the 2015 season, he scored two goals against Ayeyawady United in a 5–0 victory during the AFC Cup. On 12 July 2015, Pereyra Díaz was loaned out to Independiente.[citation needed]

Independiente (loan)

Pereyra Díaz only made seven league appearances for Independiente. After his four months loan spell, he returned to JDT.[citation needed]

2016

After his loan spell with Independiente, Pereyra Díaz returned to JDT for the 2016 Malaysia Super League season. On 2 February 2016, he made his 2016 debut during the 2016 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off against Muangthong United, where JDT were defeated 0–3 on penalties with Diaz missing the first penalty. He made his 2016 Malaysia Super League debut in a 1–1 draw against Selangor FA, where JDT lifted their third Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup after winning on penalties (7–6 p). On 16 February 2016, Pereyra Díaz scored his first Malaysia Super League goal of the season in a 2–0 victory against T-Team F.C. He also contributed a goal and 2 assist during JDT's 8–1 victory against Ayeyawady United in the 2016 AFC Cup group stage.[citation needed]

Club León (loan)

On 21 January 2017, Jorge Pereyra Díaz joined Liga MX club Club León on loan from JDT.[4] Pereyra Díaz made his debut for the club against Atlas F.C. coming on as substitute in the 59th minute for Germán Cano.[5] On 13 August 2017, Pereyra Díaz scored his first goal for the club against Club Necaxa.[6]

2018

Pereyra Díaz returned to JDT after his loan spell with León. On 3 February 2018, Pereyra Díaz made his 2018 Malaysia Super League debut in a 2–1 victory against Kedah Darul Aman FC.[7] On 6 February 2018, Pereyra Díaz scored his first goal of the 2018 season against Perak FA II.[8] On 9 May 2018, Pereyra Díaz terminated his contract with JDT.[9]

Return to Lanus

On 23 May 2018, Pereyra Díaz returned to his former club Atlético Lanús for the 2018–19 Argentine Primera División.[10]

Bolívar

On 30 December 2018, Pereyra Díaz joined Bolivian Primera División club Bolívar.[11] He scored 19 goals in the 2019 Bolivian Primera División and won the Torneo Apertura title.[12]

San Marcos

On 26 November 2020, Pereyra Díaz signed for Chilean club San Marcos for the 2020 Primera B de Chile season.[13]

Platense

On 11 February 2021, Pereyra Díaz signed for Argentine Primera División club Platense.[14]

Kerala Blasters (loan)

On 27 August 2021, Pereyra Díaz joined Indian Super League side Kerala Blasters on a season-long loan.[15][16] He made his debut on 19 November in the 2021–22 season opener against ATK Mohun Bagan FC, where he scored his debut goal but the Blasters suffered a 4–2 defeat at full-time.[17][18][19] He scored again in the match against defending champions Mumbai City FC on 19 December, where he netted a penalty in the 51st minute as Kerala Blasters won the game 3–0 away from home.[20][21] Díaz scored again in the next match against rivals Chennaiyin FC on 22 December, where he scored the opening goal of the game as the Blasters won the game with a score of 0–3.[22][23] He scored his fourth goal of the season against NorthEast United FC on 4 February 2022, where he netted the opening goal of the game as Kerala Blasters won the match 2–1 at full-time.[24][25] After the Blasters' match against ATK Mohun Bagan on 23 February, Díaz was shown a direct red card after being substituted.[26] He was the charged by the All India Football Federation Disciplinary Committee for ‘violent conduct’.[27] He was indicted for violating Article 48.1.2 of the AIFF Disciplinary Code mentioning that he 'broke the dugout panel, an act of violent conduct'.[28] He was then given a one-game ban.[29] Díaz was back after the one-match ban on 26 February to play against Chennaiyin, where he netted a brace as Kerala Blasters won the match 3–0 at full-time.[30] In the Blasters' match against FC Goa on 6 March, Díaz scored another brace, which initially gave the Blasters the lead, but the match ended in a high-scoring 4–4 draw.[31]

Mumbai City

In August 2022, Mumbai City completed the signing of Pereyra Díaz, on a one-year deal.[32] On 18 August, he made his debut for the club against Indian Navy in the Durand Cup, which ended in a 4–1 win. He provided the assist to Vikram Pratap Singh for their equaliser.[33][34] Six days later, he scored his first and the equaliser for the club against ATK Mohun Bagan, which ended in a 1–1 stalemate.[35]

[36]

On 28 October 2022, he scored against his former club Kerala Blasters FC at Kochi.

Career statistics

As of match played 8 April 2024[37]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ferro Carril Oeste 2008–09 Primera Nacional 4 0 0 0 — — 4 0
2009–10 Primera Nacional 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
2010–11 Primera Nacional 22 5 0 0 — — 22 5
2011–12 Primera Nacional 36 4 1 0 — — 37 4
2012–13 Primera Nacional 23 6 0 0 — — 23 6
Total 86 15 1 0 — — 87 15
Atlético Lanús 2012–13 Primera División 6 0 1 0 6[b] 0 — 13 0
2013–14 Primera División 25 5 0 0 5[c] 1 — 30 6
Total 31 5 1 0 11 1 — 43 6
Johor Darul Ta'zim 2014 Malaysia Super League 19 8 8 8 — — 27 16
2015 Malaysia Super League 4 0 0 0 3[d] 2 — 7 2
2016 Malaysia Super League 22 18 7 8 9[e] 6 — 38 32
2018 Malaysia Super League 4 2 0 0 2[f] 3 — 6 5
Total 49 28 15 16 14 11 — 78 55
Independiente (loan) 2015 Primera División 6 0 0 0 1[b] 0 — 7 0
León (loan) 2016–17 Liga MX 4 0 3 0 0 0 — 7 0
2017–18 Liga MX 9 1 1 2 0 0 — 10 3
Total 13 1 4 2 0 0 — 17 3
Atlético Lanús 2018–19 Primera División 11 0 2 0 0 0 — 13 0
Bolívar 2019 Bolivian Primera División 35 19 — 2[c] 2 — 37 21
2020 Bolivian Primera División 6 0 — 1[c] 0 — 7 0
Total 41 19 — 3 2 — 44 21
San Marcos de Arica 2020 Primera B de Chile 7 2 — — — 7 2
Atlético Platense 2021 Primera División 12 2 — — — 12 2
Kerala Blasters (loan) 2021–22 Indian Super League 21 8 — — — 21 8
Mumbai City 2022–23 Indian Super League 20 11 0 0 — 5[g] 1 25 12
2023–24 Indian Super League 14 8 3 0 5[h] 0 4[i] 5 26 13
Total 34 19 3 0 5 0 9 6 51 25
Career total 311 99 26 18 34 14 9 6 380 137
  1. ^ Includes Copa Argentina, Malaysia FA Cup, Copa MX, Super Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  3. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  4. ^ One appearance and two goals in AFC Cup, Two appearances in AFC Champions League
  5. ^ Eight appearances and six goals in AFC Cup, One appearance in AFC Champions League
  6. ^ One appearance and one goal in AFC Cup, One appearance and two goals in AFC Champions League
  7. ^ Four appearances and one goal in Durand Cup, one appearance in play-offs for AFC Champions League
  8. ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
  9. ^ Appearance(s) in Durand Cup

Honours

Lanús

Johor Darul Ta'zim

Kerala Blasters

Mumbai City

References

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External links

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