Juan Pablo Pereyra (born 30 May 1984 in

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) is an

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midfielder or forward.

Career

Pereyra made his playing debut in 2006 for

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in the regionalised 4th division of Argentine football. In 2006, he joined 2nd division side Tigre where he was part of the squad that won promotion to the Primera División in 2007. Between 2007 and 2008 he played for

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an side

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where he scored three goals in 18 league appearances. In 2008, he returned to Argentine football, joining

Atlético Tucumán Club Atlético Tucumán (mostly known as Atlético Tucumán) is an Argentinian football club based in the city of San Miguel de Tucumán of Tucumán Province. Although several sports are practised at the club, Atlético is mostly known for its fo ...

of the 2nd division. He helped the team to win the 2008-09 championship and secure automatic promotion to the Primera División. On July 17, 2010 Pereyra signed with

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for a reported transfer fee of close to $500,000. In July 2011, he signed a one-year loan deal with

Unión de Santa Fe Club Atlético Unión (; mostly known as Unión de Santa Fe ) is a sports club from Santa Fe, the capital city of the Santa Fe Province, in Argentina. The club was founded on April 15, 1907 and plays in the Argentine Primera División. Althoug ...

and on 16 August 2012, moved to his former club Atlético Tucumán on a free transfer.

Honours

;Atlético Tucumán *

Primera B Nacional Primera Nacional (usually called simply Nacional B, in English "National B Division", and known as Primera B Nacional until the 2019–20 season) is the second division of the Argentine football league system. The competition is made up of 37 tea ...

: 2008–09 ;Estudiantes *

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: 2010 Apertura

References

External links

Argentine Primera statistics
at Fútbol XXI *

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pereyra, Juan Pablo 1984 births Living people People from San Lorenzo Department Argentine footballers Argentine expatriate footballers Association football forwards Club Atlético Tigre footballers Atlético Tucumán footballers Club Nacional de Football players Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Unión de Santa Fe footballers Ferro Carril Oeste footballers Independiente Rivadavia footballers Club Atlético Colegiales (Argentina) players Club Cipolletti footballers Central Córdoba de Rosario footballers Argentine Primera División players Primera B Metropolitana players Torneo Federal A players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay Expatriate footballers in Uruguay Sportspeople from Santa Fe Province