Hernán Gastón Peirone (born 28 May 1986 in Villa del Rosario, Córdoba) is an

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striker who plays for Argentine amateur club

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. Peirone has played for San Lorenzo since he came through the youth system in 2003. Peirone has not played any first team games for San Lorenzo since 2006, he had the opportunity to sign on loan for

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in August 2008, but he did not sign his contract.Racing Hoy
In 2009, he signed for the Ecuadorian Club Emelec. At his arrival in Ecuador he immediately became a solution for Emelec's scoring problems and scored some goals in both the

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and the Ecuadorian championship. However, Emelec could not qualify for the final of the Ecuadorian championship and was eliminated in the second round of Copa Sudamericana. Peirone's performances did not fully satisfy Emelec's fans expectations and he was considered one of the players to be released from the club for the 2010 season. Despite this he was given a vote of confidence by both the team's administrators and the manager and he remains in Emelec for another season.

International career

Peirone has played for the

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under-17 and under-20 squads. He was the top scorer (5 goals) of the

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1986 births Living people Argentine footballers Argentine expatriate footballers Argentina youth international footballers Sportspeople from Córdoba Province, Argentina Association football forwards San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers C.S. Emelec footballers San Luis de Quillota footballers Unión Temuco footballers Club Alianza Lima footballers Estudiantes de Río Cuarto footballers Unión San Felipe footballers Unión de Sunchales footballers Racing de Córdoba footballers Deportivo Español footballers Argentine Primera División players Ecuadorian Serie A players Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players Peruvian Primera División players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Peru Expatriate footballers in Ecuador Expatriate footballers in Chile Expatriate footballers in Peru {{Argentina-footy-forward-1980s-stub