Gastón Pereiro

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Pereiro and the second or maternal family name is López.
Gastón Pereiro
Personal information
Full name Gastón Rodrigo Pereiro López[1]
Date of birth (1995-06-11) 11 June 1995[2]
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
PSV
Number 7
Youth career
–2013 Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Nacional 39 (11)
2015– PSV 39 (16)
National team
2012– Uruguay U20 12 (6)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 October 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 July 2015

Gastón Rodrigo Pereiro López[1] (born 11 June 1995)[2] is an Uruguayan footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for PSV Eindhoven.

Club career

Pereiro grew from the youth system of Nacional. In April 2012, along with Diego Baldi, Leandro Otormín and Rodrigo Amaral, he traveled to England to participate in a ten-day training session at Liverpool.[3]

On 28 January 2014, he made his official debut for Nacional in a Copa Libertadores match against Oriente Petrolero. Coach Gerardo Pelusso substituted him on in the 63th minute replacing Carlos de Pena, they lost 1–0.[4] Four days later, he scored his first goal in the 2–0 victory over Racing at the Estadio Centenario.

On 15 July 2015, PSV Eindhoven confirmed the signing of Pereiro on a five-year deal. He was given the number 7 jersey, previously worn by Memphis Depay, and made his official debut in the Dutch Super Cup 2015, coming on as a substitute for Adam Maher.[5] On 4 October 2015, Pereiro made his first start for PSV Eindhoven, scoring a brace in a 2–1 victory against arch-rival Ajax.[6] Pereiro then scored his first hat-trick for the club on 27 October 2015, in a KNVB Cup fixture against Genemuiden.[7]

International career

Pereiro was called by Fabián Coito to play the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship. He played eight matches and scoring five goals, helping Uruguay qualify to the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

He was again selected for the squad for the U-20 World Cup. In the debut he scored the winning goal against the final champions: Serbia.

Honours

Club

Nacional
PSV

References

  1. 1 2 "Gastón Rodrigo Pereiro López". SoccerPunter.com. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  2. 1 2 "G. Pereiro". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  3. "Juveniles a Liverpool de Inglaterra: Diego Baldi, Leandro Otormín, Rodrigo Amaral y Gastón Pereiro" (in Spanish). elnacional.com.uy. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  4. "Nacional sufrió un resbalón" (in Spanish). referi.uy. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  5. "PSV complete Gastón Pereiro signing". psv.nl. PSV Eindhoven. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  6. "PSV dominated the game against Ajax: 1-2". psv.nl. PSV Eindhoven. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  7. "PSV cruised to a 6-0 win past SC Genemuiden". psv.nl. PSV Eindhoven. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.


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