| Elías Pereyra | |
| Fullname: | Elías Juan Pereyra |
| Birth Date: | 15 January 1999 |
| Birth Place: | González Catán, Argentina |
| Position: | Left-back |
| Currentclub: | Godoy Cruz |
| Clubnumber: | 21 |
| Youthyears1: | 2007–2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | San Lorenzo |
| Years1: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs1: | San Lorenzo |
| Caps1: | 11 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2020 |
| Clubs2: | → Benfica B (loan) |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs3: | Panetolikos |
| Caps3: | 30 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2022– |
| Clubs4: | Godoy Cruz |
| Caps4: | 10 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2023 |
| Clubs5: | → Athens Kallithea (loan) |
| Caps5: | 6 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Argentina U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 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]
Pereyra's career got underway with San Lorenzo, signing in 2007.[2] 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] [3] 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.[4] He appeared in fixtures with Leixões and C.D. Nacional before returning to San Lorenzo.[5] On 12 August 2020, Pereyra was signed by Super League Greece club Panetolikos; he penned a three-year contract.[6] [7]
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.[8] [9] [10] In December, Pereyra was picked for the 2019 South American U-20 Championship.[11]
Pereyra was diagnosed with leukemia at the age of 13.[12] After ten months of chemotherapy at Hospital Garrahan, Pereyra was cleared of the disease.[13]
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| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| San Lorenzo | 2018–19 | Argentine Primera División | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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 | |||