Federico Pereira

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pereira and the second or maternal family name is Castelnoble.

Andrés Federico Pereira Castelnoble (born 24 February 2000) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a right-back or centre-back for Liga MX club Toluca.^[1]

Federico Pereira

Personal information
Full name	Andrés Federico Pereira Castelnoble
Date of birth	(2000-02-24) 24 February 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Right-back centre-back
Team information
Current team	Toluca
Number	6
Youth career
	Liverpool Montevideo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2023	Liverpool Montevideo	94	(10)
2024–	Toluca	63	(5)
2025	→ Pachuca (loan)	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 October 2025

Club career

A youth academy graduate of Liverpool Montevideo, Pereira made his professional debut on 4 May 2019 in a 4–0 league win against Boston River.^[2][3] He scored his first goal on 26 February 2020 in a 5–0 Copa Sudamericana win against Venezuelan club Llaneros.^[4]

On 30 December 2023, Mexican club Toluca announced the signing of Pereira. On 4 June 2025, he joined fellow Mexican club Pachuca on loan for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.^[5] He returned to Toluca during the same month as Pachuca were eliminated in the group stage of the tournament.^[6]

International career

On 5 March 2021, Pereira was named in Uruguay senior team's 35-man preliminary squad for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Argentina and Bolivia.^[7] However, CONMEBOL suspended those matches next day amid concern over the COVID-19 pandemic.^[8] On 21 October 2022, he was named in Uruguay's 55-man preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.^[9]

Career statistics

As of 16 December 2023^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Liverpool Montevideo	2019	Uruguayan Primera División	4	0	—		0	0	0	0	4	0
	2020		35	3	—		4[a]	1	2[b]	0	41	4
	2021		2	0	—		2[c]	0	—		4	0
	2022		28	4	0	0	2[a]	0	2[d]	0	32	4
	2023		25	3	0	0	4[c]	0	4[e]	0	33	3
Career total			94	10	0	0	12	1	8	0	114	11

1. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana.
2. One appearance each in Supercopa Uruguaya and Primera División championship playoff.
3. Appearances in Copa Libertadores.
4. One appearance each in Torneo Intermedio final and championship playoff.
5. Three appearances in championship playoffs and one appearance in Torneo Intermedio final.

Honours

Liverpool Montevideo

• Uruguayan Primera División: 2023^[10]
• Supercopa Uruguaya: 2020^[11]

Toluca

• Liga MX: Clausura 2025
• Campeón de Campeones: 2025
• Campeones Cup: 2025

Individual

• Uruguayan Primera División Team of the Year: 2020,^[12] 2022,^[13] 2023^[14]
• Uruguayan Primera División Player of the Year: 2023^[14]
• Campeones Cup Best Player: 2025^[15]