Mauricio Ernesto Pereyra Antonini (born 15 March 1990) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Uruguayan Primera División club

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Career

Club Nacional

Pereyra made his professional debut for

in a

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qualifying match against Paraguayan Club Nacional, on 18 February 2009.

Lanús

On 2 August 2011, Pereyra joined Lanús of Argentina for a fee of US$1,300,000. On 26 September 2011 he scored his first goal in the 1–1 home draw against Club Atlético Colón.

Krasnodar

On 24 February 2013, Pereyra signed for Krasnodar on a three-and-a-half year contract, extending his contract on 30 April 2015, until the summer of 2019. On 20 May 2019, FC Krasnodar confirmed that Pereyra will leave the club after his contract expires at the end of the 2018–19 season.

Orlando City

On 30 July 2019, Orlando City announced they had signed Pereyra, initially to a Designated Player contract. He made his debut for the team on 17 August 2019, appearing as a half-time substitute in a 1–1 draw away to Minnesota United. He scored his first goal for the club on 20 July 2020 in a 1–1 draw against

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during the MLS is Back Tournament. He scored again in the tournament's final on 11 August as Orlando finished runners-up, losing to

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2–1. Ahead of the 2022 season, Pereyra signed a new one-year DP contract with Orlando and was named

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following the offseason departure of Nani. On November 23, 2022, Orlando signed Pereyra to a new two-year contract using allocation money meaning he would no longer occupy a Designated Player slot. Pereyra and Orlando mutually agreed to terminate his contract on 6 December 2023.

Nacional

In December 2023, it was announced Pereyra would return to

ahead of the

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, 12 years after he originally departed the club.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

;Nacional * Uruguayan Primera División (2): 2008–09,

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;Orlando City *

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References

External links

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RFPL profile (Russian)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pereyra, Mauricio 1990 births Living people Footballers from Montevideo Uruguayan men's footballers Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Uruguay men's under-20 international footballers Men's association football midfielders Club Atlético Lanús footballers Club Nacional de Football players Uruguayan Primera División players Argentine Primera División players Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Russian Premier League players Expatriate men's footballers in Russia FC Krasnodar players Orlando City SC players Designated Players (MLS) Major League Soccer players