| Fabrizio Peralta | |
| Fullname: | Fabrizio José Peralta Ramírez |
| Birth Date: | 2 August 2002 |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Cerro Porteño |
| Clubnumber: | 33 |
| Youthclubs1: | Club Guaraní |
| Youthyears2: | 2019–2023 |
| Youthclubs2: | Cerro Porteño |
| Youthyears3: | 2021 |
| Youthclubs3: | → Flamengo (loan) |
| Years1: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs1: | Cerro Porteno |
| Caps1: | 29 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2024– |
| Clubs2: | Cruzeiro |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Paraguay U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 14 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam2: | Paraguay U23 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2024– |
| Nationalteam3: | Paraguay |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 00:15 (UTC) 1 June 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 11 June 2024 |
Fabrizio José Peralta Ramírez (born 2 August 2002) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cruzeiro and the Paraguay national team.[1]
He grew up in Pinozá and was a youth player at Club Guaraní as a teenager before joining Cerro Porteño.[2] He joined Brazilian side Flamengo on a fixed-term loan in 2021.
He made his league debut for Cerro Porteño on 3 June 2023 against Club Libertad.[3] In October 2023, he signed a three-year contract with the club.[4]
He captained Cerro Porteno for the first time in February 2024 against Club Olimpia.[5] He made his debut for Cerro Porteno in the Copa Libertadores on 4 April 2024 away against Colo Colo.[6] [7]
In June 2024, he transferred to Cruzeiro, from Brazil.[8]
He has been described as a winger,[9] but has been praised by the Paraguay national team manager, Daniel Garnero, for his versatility across midfield.[10]
He played for the Paraguayan U17 team in the 2019 South American U-17 Championship in where he was top scorer for Paraguay with three goals. He also played in the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[11]
He played for the Paraguay national under-23 football team in the COMMENBAL Olympic qualifiers in 2024, scoring the only goal of a game in a 1-0 win against Brazil U23 in February 2024.[12]
He was called-up to the senior Paraguay squad in March 2024 but their friendly match against Russia at that time was cancelled due to the Crocus City Hall attack.[13] He was called up again in May 2024 ahead of their friendly matches against Peru, Chile and Panama in June 2024.[14]
Peralta made his debut on 11 June 2024 in a friendly against Chile at Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos. He started the game and was substituted at half-time as Chile won 3–0.[15]
He has the nickname el "Pitbull".[16] [17] [18]