Mauricio Pereyra

Uruguayan footballer (born 1990)
Mauricio Pereyra
Pereyra with Krasnodar in 2015
Personal information
Full name Mauricio Ernesto Pereyra Antonini
Date of birth (1990-03-15) 15 March 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Nacional
Youth career
2007–2008 Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Nacional 42 (3)
2011–2013 Lanús 47 (3)
2013–2019 Krasnodar 154 (23)
2019–2023 Orlando City 114 (4)
2024– Nacional 0 (0)
International career‡
2009 Uruguay U20 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 October 2009

Mauricio Ernesto Pereyra Antonini (born 15 March 1990) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Uruguayan Primera División club Nacional.

Career

Club Nacional

Pereyra made his professional debut for Nacional in a 2009 Copa Libertadores qualifying match against Paraguayan Club Nacional, on 18 February 2009.

Lanús

On 2 August 2011, Pereyra joined Lanús of Argentina for a fee of US$1,300,000.[2] On 26 September 2011 he scored his first goal in the 1–1 home draw against Club Atlético Colón.

Krasnodar

On 24 February 2013, Pereyra signed for Krasnodar on a three-and-a-half year contract,[3] extending his contract on 30 April 2015, until the summer of 2019.[4]

On 20 May 2019, FC Krasnodar confirmed that Pereyra will leave the club after his contract expires at the end of the 2018–19 season.[5]

Orlando City

On 30 July 2019, Orlando City announced they had signed Pereyra, initially to a Designated Player contract.[6] He made his debut for the team on 17 August 2019, appearing as a half-time substitute in a 1–1 draw away to Minnesota United. He scored his first goal for the club on 20 July 2020 in a 1–1 draw against Philadelphia Union during the MLS is Back Tournament.[7] He scored again in the tournament's final on 11 August as Orlando finished runners-up, losing to Portland Timbers 2–1.[8] Ahead of the 2022 season, Pereyra signed a new one-year DP contract with Orlando and was named captain following the offseason departure of Nani.[9] On November 23, 2022, Orlando signed Pereyra to a new two-year contract using allocation money meaning he would no longer occupy a Designated Player slot.[10] Pereyra and Orlando mutually agreed to terminate his contract on 6 December 2023.[11]

Nacional

In December 2023, it was announced Pereyra would return to Nacional ahead of the 2024 Uruguayan Primera División season, 12 years after he originally departed the club.[12]

Personal life

Born in Uruguay, Pereyra is of Italian descent and holds dual-citizenship.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 November 2023[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Playoffs Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nacional 2009–10 Uruguayan
Primera División 		17 1 – 11 1 2[a] 0 – 30 2
2010–11 25 2 – 5 0 1[b] 0 – 31 2
Total 42 3 0 0 16 1 3 0 0 0 61 4
Lanús 2011–12 Argentine
Primera División 		28 1 1 0 5 0 – – 34 1
2012–13 19 2 0 0 – – – 19 2
Total 47 3 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 53 3
Krasnodar 2012–13 Russian
Premier League 		9 1 0 0 – – – 9 1
2013–14 24 6 3 0 – – – 27 6
2014–15 27 9 0 0 11 2 – – 38 11
2015–16 20 1 2 0 6 1 – – 28 2
2016–17 21 2 0 0 10 0 – – 31 2
2017–18 27 1 0 0 3 2 – – 30 3
2018–19 25 3 3 0 9 1 – – 37 4
Total 154 23 8 0 38 6 0 0 0 0 200 29
Orlando City 2019 MLS 6 0 0 0 – – – 6 0
2020 16 2 – – 2 0 4[c] 1 22 3
2021 29 1 – – 1 0 1[d] 0 31 1
2022 32 1 6 1 – 1 0 – 39 2
2023 31 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 2[d] 1 38 1
Total 114 4 6 1 2 0 7 0 7 2 136 7
Career total 357 33 15 1 61 7 10 0 7 2 450 43

Honours

Nacional
Orlando City

References

  1. ^ "Mauricio Pereyra". Orlando City SC. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Mauricio Pereyra, la nueva carta de Lanús". August 2, 2011. Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
  3. ^ "Краснодар подписал уругвайца Маурисио Перейру". fckrasnodar.ru (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 24 February 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Краснодар продлил контракт с Маурисио Перейрой". fckrasnodar.ru (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  5. ^ "22 МАЯ ПРИГЛАШАЕМ НА ОТКРЫТУЮ ТРЕНИРОВКУ!" [We invite you to an open workout on 22 May!] (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 20 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Orlando City SC Signs Uruguayan Midfielder Mauricio Pereyra". orlandocitysc.com. Orlando City SC. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Philadelphia Union 1, Orlando City SC 1 2020 MLS Match Recap". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Portland Timbers 2, Orlando City SC 1 2020 MLS Match Recap". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Orlando City SC Re-Signs Midfielder Mauricio Pereyra". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  10. ^ "Orlando City SC signs midfielder Mauricio Pereyra to two-year contract". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  11. ^ "Orlando City, Mauricio Pereyra mutually terminate contract | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  12. ^ "Nacional anunció la vuelta de Mauricio Pereyra". ESPN.com.ar (in Spanish). 12 December 2023.
  13. ^ ""MAURICIO PEREYRA ES EL PRIMER REFUERZO POSIBLE DEL CELTA"". Tenfield.com. May 16, 2019.
  14. ^ "M.Pereyra". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 August 2014.

External links

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  • RFPL profile (Russian)
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