Elías Pereyra
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Elías Juan Pereyra | ||
Date of birth | 15 January 1999 | ||
Place of birth | González Catán, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Left-back[2] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Godoy Cruz | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2018 | San Lorenzo | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2020 | San Lorenzo | 11 | (0) |
2020 | → Benfica B (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Panetolikos | 30 | (0) |
2022– | Godoy Cruz | 10 | (0) |
2023 | → Athens Kallithea (loan) | 6 | (0) |
International career | |||
2019 | Argentina U20 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:39, 4 May 2024 (UTC) |
Elías Juan Pereyra (born 15 February 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Godoy Cruz.[1]
Club career
[edit]Pereyra's career got underway with San Lorenzo, signing in 2007.[3] Claudio Biaggio was the manager who gave him his debut, selecting him to start and finish a 2–2 draw with Lanús on 19 August 2018.[1][4] His next appearance arrived days later in the Copa Sudamericana versus Club Nacional.[1] After thirteen appearances for the club, Pereyra departed on loan in January 2020 to LigaPro side Benfica B.[5] He appeared in fixtures with Leixões and C.D. Nacional before returning to San Lorenzo.[6] On 12 August 2020, Pereyra was signed by Super League Greece club Panetolikos; he penned a three-year contract.[7][8]
International career
[edit]Pereyra has previously been selected by the Argentina U20s, including to train with the senior squad in March 2018 and at the 2018 FIFA World Cup months later.[9][10][11] In December, Pereyra was picked for the 2019 South American U-20 Championship.[12]
Personal life
[edit]Pereyra was diagnosed with leukemia at the age of 13.[13] After ten months of chemotherapy at Hospital Garrahan, Pereyra was cleared of the disease.[14]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 17 December 2020.[1]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
San Lorenzo | 2018–19 | Argentine Primera División | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 12 | 0 |
2019–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
Benfica B (loan) | 2019–20 | LigaPro | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
Panetolikos | 2020–21 | Super League Greece | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
Career total | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
- ^ Appearance in Copa Sudamericana
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Argentina - E. Pereyra". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ Elías Pereyra at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Venció al cáncer, se entrenó con Messi y firmó su primer contrato con San Lorenzo: la historia de Elías Pereyra". La Nación. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ "Ficha Estadistica de ELIAS PEREYRA". BDFA. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ "Elías Pereyra signs contract". Benfica. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "Elías Pereyra deixa Benfica". Record. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "Περέιρα για τρία χρόνια". Panetolikos. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Elías Pereyra fue presentado en un club griego". TyC Sports. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "How Elias Pereyra beat cancer to secure a professional contract". Marca. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ "Conocé a los Sub-20 que serán sparring de la Selección en Europa y sueñan con el Mundial". Ambito. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ "Elías Pereyra, el juvenil de San Lorenzo que venció a la leucemia y estará en el Mundial". Diario Popular. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ "Convocados para el Sudamericano Sub 20". AFA. 22 December 2018. Archived from the original on 2 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Elías Pereyra, el futbolista de San Lorenzo que le ganó una batalla a la leucemia". Infobae. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ "Elías Pereyra, el pibe que venció a la leucemia y ahora quiere debutar en San Lorenzo". Clarín. 24 December 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
External links
[edit]- Elías Pereyra at Soccerway
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from La Matanza Partido
- Argentine men's footballers
- Argentina men's youth international footballers
- Argentina men's under-20 international footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Footballers from Buenos Aires Province
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Argentine Primera División players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Super League Greece players
- Super League Greece 2 players
- San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers
- S.L. Benfica B players
- Panetolikos F.C. players
- Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba footballers
- Athens Kallithea F.C. players
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- 21st-century Argentine sportsmen