Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Mauricio Ernesto Pereyra Antonini was born on March 15, 1990, in Montevideo, Uruguay. He is a midfielder in Major League Soccer. 

Pereyra made his professional debut for Nacional in a 2009 Copa Libertadores qualifying match against Paraguayan Club Nacional. Pereyra joined Lanús of Argentina for a fee of US $1,300,000. On September 26, 2011 he scored his first goal in the 1–1 home draw against Club Atlético Colón. On February 24, 2013, Pereyra signed for Krasnodar on a three-and-a-half year contract, extending his contract on April 30, 2015, until the summer of 2019. FC Krasnodar confirmed that Pereyra will leave the club after his contract expires at the end of the 2018–19 season.

On July 30, 2019, Orlando City announced they had signed Pereyra, initially to a Designated Player contract. He made his debut for the team on August 17, 2019, appearing as a half-time substitute in a 1–1 draw away to Minnesota United. He scored his first goal for the club on July 20, 2020 in a 1–1 draw against Philadelphia Union during the MLS is Back Tournament. He scored again in the tournament's final on 11 August as Orlando finished runners-up, losing to Portland Timbers 2–1.