Elías Juan Pereyra (born 15 February 1999) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for Godoy Cruz.

Club career

Pereyra's career got underway with San Lorenzo, signing in 2007. Claudio Biaggio was the manager who gave him his debut, selecting him to start and finish a 2–2 draw with

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on 19 August 2018. His next appearance arrived days later in the Copa Sudamericana versus

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. After thirteen appearances for the club, Pereyra departed on loan in January 2020 to LigaPro side Benfica B. He appeared in fixtures with

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and C.D. Nacional before returning to San Lorenzo. On 12 August 2020, Pereyra was signed by Super League Greece club

Panetolikos Panetolikos Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Παναιτωλικός), or with its full name Panetolikós Yimnastikós Filekpedeftikós Síllogos ( el, Παναιτωλικός Γυμναστικός Φιλεκπαιδευτικός Σύλλογος'' ...

; he penned a three-year contract.

International career

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. In December, Pereyra was picked for the

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Personal life

Pereyra was diagnosed with

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at the age of 13. After ten months of

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, Pereyra was cleared of the disease.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pereyra, Elías 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