| Gastón Pereiro | |
| Full Name: | Gastón Rodrigo Pereiro López[1] |
| Birth Date: | 11 June 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Height: | 1.88 m[2] |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Cagliari |
| Youthyears1: | –2008 |
| Youthclubs1: | Racing Club Montevideo |
| Youthyears2: | 2008–2013 |
| Youthclubs2: | Nacional |
| Years1: | 2013–2015 |
| Clubs1: | Nacional |
| Caps1: | 39 |
| Goals1: | 11 |
| Years2: | 2015–2020 |
| Clubs2: | PSV |
| Caps2: | 118 |
| Goals2: | 44 |
| Years3: | 2020– |
| Clubs3: | Cagliari |
| Caps3: | 63 |
| Goals3: | 8 |
| Years4: | 2023 |
| Clubs4: | → Nacional (loan) |
| Caps4: | 18 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2024 |
| Clubs5: | → Ternana (loan) |
| Caps5: | 18 |
| Goals5: | 5 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2012–2015 |
| Nationalteam1: | Uruguay U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 21 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 8 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017–2021 |
| Nationalteam2: | Uruguay |
| Nationalcaps2: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 5 |
| Club-Update: | 1 July 2024 |
Gastón Rodrigo Pereiro López[1] (born 11 June 1995) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for club Cagliari.
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 63rd 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, Eredivisie side 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]
He scored the first goal as PSV beat rivals Ajax 3–0 to clinch the 2017–18 Eredivisie title.[8]
On 31 January 2020, he signed a 4.5-year contract with Italian club Cagliari.[9] On 17 January 2023, Pereiro returned to Nacional on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.[10] On 18 January 2024, Pereiro moved on a new loan to Ternana.[11]
Pereiro was called by Fabián Coito to play the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship. He played eight matches scoring five goals, helping Uruguay qualify for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He was selected for the U-20 World Cup squad and in the first match he scored the winning goal against the final champion, Serbia.
He was called up to the full Uruguay squad in the autumn of 2017.[12] He made his debut in a 0-0 draw against Poland at the Stadion Narodowy in Warsaw on 10 November 2017.[13]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Nacional | 2013–14 | Primera División | 15 | 5 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 21 | 5 | |||
| 2014–15 | 24 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 25 | 7 | |||||
| Total | 39 | 11 | — | 7 | 1 | — | 46 | 12 | |||||
| PSV | 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 29 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6[15] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 14 | |
| 2016–17 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 11 | |||
| 2017–18 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2[16] | 0 | — | 33 | 11 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 11 | |||
| 2019–20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |||
| Total | 118 | 44 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 154 | 49 | |||
| Cagliari | 2019–20 | Serie A | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 2 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 5 | |||||
| 2022–23 | Serie B | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 63 | 8 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 70 | 9 | |||||
| Nacional (loan) | 2023 | Primera División | 18 | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 238 | 65 | 16 | 5 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 294 | 73 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 2017 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2019 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Total | 13 | 5 | ||
International goals
Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first.[17]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 7 September 2018 | NRG Stadium, Houston, United States | align=center | 4–1 | align=center | 4–1 | Friendly | ||
| 2. | 16 October 2018 | Saitama Stadium, Saitama, Japan | align=center | 1–1 | align=center | 3–4 | 2018 Kirin Challenge Cup | ||
| 3. | 22 March 2019 | Guangxi Sports Center, Nanning, China | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 3–0 | 2019 China Cup | ||
| 4. | 25 March 2019 | Guangxi Sports Center, Nanning, China | align=center | 2–0 | align=center | 4–0 | |||
| 5. | 9 September 2021 | Estadio Campeón del Siglo, Montevideo, Uruguay | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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