Roberto Pereyra
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| Full name | Roberto Maximiliano Pereyra[1] | ||||||||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1991 | ||||||||
| Place of birth | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | ||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)[2] | ||||||||
| Playing position | Winger / Attacking midfielder | ||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||
Current team | Watford | ||||||||
| Number | 37 | ||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||
| River Plate | |||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||
| 2008–2011 | River Plate | 43 | (0) | ||||||
| 2011–2015 | Udinese | 84 | (8) | ||||||
| 2014–2015 | → Juventus (loan) | 35 | (4) | ||||||
| 2015–2016 | Juventus | 13 | (0) | ||||||
| 2016– | Watford | 10 | (2) | ||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||
| 2011 | Argentina U20 | 4 | (0) | ||||||
| 2014– | Argentina | 10 | (0) | ||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 November 2016. | |||||||||
Roberto Maximiliano Pereyra (born 7 January 1991) is an Argentine footballer who plays for English club Watford and the Argentina national football team. Despite being right-footed, he plays mostly as a left winger, but can also play as a second striker or as an attacking midfielder.[3]
After beginning his career in Argentina with River Plate, he joined Italian club Udinese in 2011, where his performances earned him a loan to defending league champions Juventus in 2014; he was signed permanently by the team in 2015 and won two consecutive Serie A titles during his time with the club. During his time in Italy, he developed into a well-rounded, adaptable, and tactically versatile player, who can cover multiple roles in midfield, up-front, and in wide areas, due to his dynamism, energy, and technique, as well as his offensive and defensive work-rate and attributes.[4] In 2016, he joined Watford.
At international level, Pereyra represented the Argentina national football team at the 2015 Copa América, winning a runners-up medal in the tournament.
Club career
River Plate
Born in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina, Pereyra began his career within the youth academy of River Plate; due to his origins, he was given the nickname "El Tucumano".[3] His professional career began in 2009 when he made his River Plate debut in the Argentine Primera Division against Huracan at the age of 18.[5] After featuring on 43 occasions for River, Pereyra transferred across the Atlantic Ocean, swapping continents, as he joined Udinese Calcio ahead of the 2011–12 Serie A season.
Udinese Calcio
Officially signing for Udinese 30 August 2011, Pereyra signed a five-year contract with the Friuli outfit,[6] and went on to make 15 appearances in all competitions during his debut season in Italy. His performances for Udinese during a three–year spell saw him contribute eight goals and seven assists in 84 league appearances, while he also represented the club in 6 Coppa Italia matches, 2 UEFA Champions League matches, and 12 UEFA Europa League games.
Juventus
On 25 July 2014, Pereyra officially signed for, at the time, three-time defending Serie A champions Juventus on a season-long loan deal from Udinese worth €1.5 million, with the option to sign the player outright at the conclusion of the 2014–15 Serie A campaign for an additional €14 million.[7] On the same day, Pereyra appeared for his club in their first friendly match of the season against Lucento. On 23 August 2014, he featured for Juventus in the annual Trofeo TIM. Pereyra capitalised on Francesco Magnanelli’s failed clearance to sidefoot home from just outside the six-yard box.
On 6 June 2015, Pereyra appeared as a substitute for Juventus in the 2015 UEFA Champions League Final as La Vecchia Signora was defeated 3–1 by FC Barcelona at Berlin's Olympiastadion.[8] With 52 appearances, he made the most appearances for Juventus that season across all competitions, along with team-mates Claudio Marchisio and Leonardo Bonucci.
On 23 June 2015, Juventus bought out Pereyra's Udinese loan for €14 million, keeping him at Juventus until 2019.[9]
Watford
On 19 August 2016, Pereyra moved to Watford on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[10] According to an official club statement released by Juventus, the transfer is worth €13 million, with a possible €2 million in bonuses, which is to be paid over a four-year period.[11] He was assigned the number 37 shirt for the 2016–17 season.[12] On his Watford debut, Pereyra scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 home defeat to Arsenal in the Premier League, on 27 August.[13]
International career
Pereyra was selected to represent the Argentine under-20 football team at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He played all three group games at the tournament, helping Argentina defeat Mexico and North Korea and draw with England. He missed Argentina's 2–1 Round of 16 victory over Egypt through suspension, but returned to the starting line-up in the Quarterfinal clash against Portugal, which Argentina lost on penalty kicks after neither team could score during 120 minutes.
He made his senior debut for Argentina on Saturday 11 October 2014 in a 2–0 friendly match loss against Brazil played in Beijing, China after being called up by Gerardo Martino.
Pereyra was a member of the Argentine national team that took part at the 2015 Copa América, winning a runners-up medal.[14]
Style of play
A creative, well-rounded and tactically versatile right-footed midfielder,[3] Pereyra is capable of playing in several midfield and offensive positions, due to his adaptability, energy, and his offensive and defensive work-rate.[4] He is usually deployed as an offensive midfielder in the centre, or as wide midfielder, on either flank, although his preferred position is on the left wing; he has even played as a second striker on occasion.[4] Due to his attributes, playing position and nationality, he has been compared to the former Italo-Argentine Juventus winger Mauro Camoranesi.[15][16] Pereyra is a quick, dynamic, and hardworking player, who possesses notable stamina, vision, and good technical skills.[4][17]
Career statistics
Club
(Correct as of 14 May 2016)[18]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other1 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| River Plate | |||||||||||
| 2008–09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| Total | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 43 | 0 | |||
| Udinese | |||||||||||
| 2011–12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| 2012–13 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 5 | |
| 2013–14 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 2 | |
| Total | 84 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 8 | |
| Juventus (loan) | |||||||||||
| 2014–15 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 6 | |
| Juventus | |||||||||||
| 2015–16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 6 | |
| Career total | 175 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 209 | 14 | |
- 1.^ Includes UEFA Champions League Qualification and Italian Super Cup.
International
(Correct as of 29 January 2016)
| Argentina national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 0 |
Honours
Club
- Juventus[19]
References
- ↑ "Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ↑ "Roberto Pereyra". juventus.com.
- 1 2 3 Andrea Bracco (5 July 2011). "Roberto Pereyra, nuovi Zanetti crescono..." [Roberto Pereyra, new Zanettis are developing...] (in Italian). Calcio Sudamericano. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "Pereyra, dinamismo e duttilità" [Pereyra, dynamism and versatility] (in Italian). Juventus. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ↑ "Closing '09 statistics". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- ↑ "Pereyra Declares...Welcome Roberto!". official site. Udinese. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ↑ "Pereyra joins Juventus". Juventus. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ↑ "Barcelona see off Juventus to claim fifth title". UEFA. 6 June 2015.
- ↑ http://www.italianfootballdaily.com/official-juventus-exercise-the-buyout-option-for-pereyra-the-financial-details/
- ↑ "Watford complete Roberto Pereyra signing". www.watfordfc.com. Watford F.C. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ↑ "AGREEMENT WITH WATFORD FC FOR THE DEFINITIVE DISPOSAL OF THE PLAYER ROBERTO PEREYRA" (PDF). Juventus F.C. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ↑ Mail, Simon (20 August 2016). "Watford announce squad numbers for new signings Roberto Pereyra and Younes Kaboul". www.watfordobserver.co.uk. Watford Observer. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ↑ Mike Parkin (28 August 2016). "Roberto Pereyra gives Watford hope in mixed display against Arsenal". ESPN FC. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ↑ "Argentina through to Copa America final". Juventus.com. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ↑ Filippo Cornacchia (25 July 2014). "Pereyra, colpo da 17 milioni. «Mi ispiro a Camoranesi»" [Pereyra, 17 million deal. "I aspire to be like Camoranesi"] (in Italian). Tutto Sport. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ↑ "Juve, Buffon: "Nessun record è figlio di un singolo, dico grazie ad ognuno..."" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 20 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ↑ Cristiano Ciacci (9 April 2015). "L'esplosione di Pereyra: El Tucumano al servizio della Juventus" [Pereyra's Breakthrough: El Tucumano at Juventus's service] (in Italian). Mai Dire Calcio. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ↑ "Roberto Pereyra". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ↑ "R. Pereyra". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
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