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.
.jpg) Pereyra with Krasnodar in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mauricio Ernesto Pereyra Antonini | ||
| Date of birth | 15 March 1990 | ||
| 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 | |||
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]
| 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
External links
- Mauricio Pereyra at ESPN FC
- Mauricio Pereyra at Soccerway
- RFPL profile (Russian)