Joaquín Pereyra (Uruguayan football midfielder)

Joaquín Pereyra
Personal information
Full name Joaquín Mauricio Pereyra Faggiano
Date of birth (1994-09-05) 5 September 1994
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Deportes Iquique
Youth career
Atlético Florida
Liverpool Montevideo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Miramar Misiones 32 (0)
2017–2021 Sud América 110 (3)
2021–2025 Santiago Wanderers 125 (5)
2026– Deportes Iquique 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 December 2025

Joaquín Mauricio Pereyra Faggiano (born 5 September 1994) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chilean club Deportes Iquique.

Club career

As a youth player, Pereyra was with Atlético Florida and Liverpool Montevideo.[2] He began his professional career with Miramar Misiones[3][4] and switched to Sud América in the Uruguayan Primera División in 2017.[5] After Sud América was relegated to the second level, Pereyra was a member of the squad that returned to the top level in the 2020 season.[6][7]

In the second half of 2021, Pereyra moved abroad and signed with Santiago Wanderers in the Chilean Primera División.[8][9] He renewed his contract for the 2024 season[10] and left them at the end of the 2025 season.[11]

In December 2025, Pereyra joined Deportes Iquique.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Joaquín Pereyra". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Joaquín PEREYRA". Memoria Wanderers (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Progreso 1 Miramar Misiones 2". miramarmisiones.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Central Español 1 Miramar Misiones 1". elascenso.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Joaquín Pereyra el primer refuerzo". El País (in Spanish). 7 January 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  6. ^ Rodríguez, Fiorella (23 January 2021). "Partidazo: Sud América le ganó 3-2 a Rampla por la primera final de la B". la diaria (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Después de tres años, Sud América logró su ansiado retorno a la A". El Observador (in Spanish). 29 January 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Joaquín Pereyra se transformó en el segundo refuerzo de Santiago Wanderers". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Wanderers abrochó su segundo fichaje de cara a la salvación". Prensafutbol.cl (in Spanish). 9 September 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Santiago Wanderers: Jugador clave renovó su vínculo con el club para la campaña 2024". OneFootball (in Spanish). 28 December 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  11. ^ Pavez, Felipe (5 December 2025). "Álvaro Salas confirma salida de capitán de Santiago Wanderers: "Todo mi respeto y admiración"". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  12. ^ Pavez, Felipe (24 December 2025). "Movidas 2026: Deportes Iquique adelanta la navidad y confirma refuerzos para retornar a primera". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 December 2025.