Máximo Perrone
![]() Perrone with Argentina U20 in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Máximo Perrone[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 7 January 2003||
Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester City | ||
Number | 32 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2022 | Vélez Sarsfield | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022–2023 | Vélez Sarsfield | 15 | (2) |
2023– | Manchester City | 1 | (0) |
2023–2024 | → Las Palmas (loan) | 29 | (0) |
International career | |||
2019–2020 | Argentina U16 | 7 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Argentina U20 | 7 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2024 |
Máximo Perrone (born 7 January 2003) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City.
Club career
[edit]Vélez Sarsfield
[edit]Perrone made his professional debut for Vélez Sarsfield on 6 March 2022 in match against Estudiantes.[2] On 18 May 2022 he scored his first professional goal in Copa Libertadores match against Nacional.[3][4]
Manchester City
[edit]On 23 January 2023, Perrone signed a five-and-a-half-year contract with Manchester City for around £8m, and joined the club following the conclusion of the 2023 South American U-20 Championship.[5][6] On 25 February, he made his Premier League debut in a 4–1 away win over Bournemouth, replacing Erling Haaland in the 72nd minute.[7]
Loan to Las Palmas
[edit]On 23 August 2023, Perrone joined La Liga side Las Palmas on loan for the entirety of the 2023–24 season.[8][9][10]
International career
[edit]Perrone represented Argentina at under-16 and under-20 levels.[citation needed]
In March 2023, he received his first call-up to the Argentina senior national team by head coach Lionel Scaloni for two friendly matches against Panama and Curaçao.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 19 February 2024[12]
Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Vélez Sarsfield | 2022 | Argentine Primera División | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10[b] | 1 | — | 33 | 3 | |
Manchester City | 2022–23 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
Las Palmas (loan) | 2023–24 | La Liga | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
Career total | 38 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 3 |
- ^ Includes Copa Argentina, FA Cup and Copa del Rey
- ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
Honours
[edit]Manchester City
- FA Cup: 2022–23[13]
- UEFA Champions League: 2022–23[14]
- UEFA Super Cup: 2023[15]
- FA Community Shield: 2024
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Argentina (ARG)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "Vélez Sarsfield vs. Estudiantes". Soccerway.com. 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Nacional vs. Vélez Sarsfield". Soccerway.com. 19 May 2022.
- ^ "2-3. Vélez revive frente a un Nacional que deja pasar su oportunidad". EFE.com (in Spanish). 19 May 2022.
- ^ "City sign Maximo Perrone from Velez Sarsfield". Manchester City FC. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "Another Argentine starlet signs for Man City". BBC Sport. 23 January 2023.
- ^ "Bournemouth 1-4 Manchester City: Premier League". The Guardian. 25 February 2023.
- ^ "Perrone joins UD Las Palmas on loan". Manchester City FC. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Perrone, nuevo jugador de la UD Las Palmas". UD Las Palmas (in European Spanish). 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ Checa, Pablo (23 August 2023). "Maxi Perrone apuntala el centro del campo de Las Palmas". Diario AS (in European Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Selección Mayor: lista de convocados para los amistosos ante Panamá y Curazao". AFA (in Spanish). 3 March 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ Máximo Perrone at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ "Maximo Perrone". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ McNulty, Phil (10 June 2023). "Manchester City 1–0 Inter Milan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "Manchester City 1–1(5-4p) Sevilla". 17 August 2023.
External links
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- Profile at the Manchester City F.C. website
- Máximo Perrone – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Máximo Perrone at Soccerway