Andrés Federico Pereira Castelnoble (born 24 February 2000) is a Uruguayan professional
footballer
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who plays as a
right-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
or
centre-back for
Liga MX club
Toluca
Toluca , officially Toluca de Lerdo , is the state capital of the State of Mexico as well as the seat of the Municipality of Toluca. With a population of 910,608 as of the 2020 census, Toluca is the fifth most populous city in Mexico. The city f ...
.
Club career
Liverpool Montevideo
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
Club Atlético Boston River, simply known as Boston River, is a Uruguayan sports club located in Montevideo. Founded on 20 February 1939, their main focus is on football, currently playing in the Uruguayan Primera División. At the futsal Futs ...
. He scored his first goal on 26 February 2020 in a 5–0
Copa Sudamericana win against Venezuelan club
Llaneros.
Toluca
On 30 December 2023, Mexican club
Toluca
Toluca , officially Toluca de Lerdo , is the state capital of the State of Mexico as well as the seat of the Municipality of Toluca. With a population of 910,608 as of the 2020 census, Toluca is the fifth most populous city in Mexico. The city f ...
announced the signing of Pereira.
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
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and
Bolivia. However,
CONMEBOL suspended those matches next day amid concern over the
COVID-19 pandemic
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. On 21 October 2022, he was named in Uruguay's 55-man preliminary squad for the
2022 FIFA World Cup.
Career statistics
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Honours
Liverpool Montevideo
* Uruguayan Primera División
The Liga Profesional de Primera División (American Spanish , en, First Division Professional League, local: , ''First Division''), named "Torneo Uruguayo Copa Coca-Cola" for sponsorship reasons, is the highest professional football league in Uru ...
: 2023
Events
Predicted and scheduled events
* January 1
** In the United States, books, films, and other works published in 1927 will enter the public domain, assuming there are no changes made to copyright law.
** Croatia will adopt the eu ...
* Supercopa Uruguaya: 2020
2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...
Individual
* Uruguayan Primera División
The Liga Profesional de Primera División (American Spanish , en, First Division Professional League, local: , ''First Division''), named "Torneo Uruguayo Copa Coca-Cola" for sponsorship reasons, is the highest professional football league in Uru ...
Player of the Year: 2023
Events
Predicted and scheduled events
* January 1
** In the United States, books, films, and other works published in 1927 will enter the public domain, assuming there are no changes made to copyright law.
** Croatia will adopt the eu ...
[
* ]Uruguayan Primera División
The Liga Profesional de Primera División (American Spanish , en, First Division Professional League, local: , ''First Division''), named "Torneo Uruguayo Copa Coca-Cola" for sponsorship reasons, is the highest professional football league in Uru ...
Team of the Year: 2020
2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...
, 2022
File:2022 collage V1.png, Clockwise, from top left: Road junction at Yamato-Saidaiji Station several hours after the assassination of Shinzo Abe; Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka in front of the Presidential Secretariat; The global monkeypo ...
, 2023
Events
Predicted and scheduled events
* January 1
** In the United States, books, films, and other works published in 1927 will enter the public domain, assuming there are no changes made to copyright law.
** Croatia will adopt the eu ...
References
External links
*
2000 births
Living people
Footballers from Montevideo
Men's association football defenders
Uruguayan men's footballers
Uruguayan Primera División players
Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo) players
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