Mauricio Pereyra

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

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.

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 35)
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 as of 25 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals 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]

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

1. 2010 Primera División Championship playoffs
2. 2011 Primera División Championship playoffs
3. MLS is Back Tournament knockout stage
4. Leagues Cup

Honours

Nacional

• Uruguayan Primera División (2): 2008–09, 2010–11

Orlando City

• U.S. Open Cup: 2022