Maricel Pereyra
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.jpg) Pereyra in 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 May 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rafael Castillo, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | São Paulo | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2025 | San Lorenzo | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2026– | São Paulo | |||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Argentina U17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Argentina U20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Argentina | 38 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 April 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Maricel Pereyra (born 11 May 2002) is an Argentine professional footballer and former futsal player who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Feminino A1 club São Paulo and the Argentina women's national team. She is one of the first female professional players in Argentina.
Pereyra became the first female ball boy at the Pedro Bidegain Stadium alongside Rocío Vázquez on 23 October 2018, in the match between San Lorenzo and San Martin de San Juan.[1] In April 2019, she was one of fifteen players who joined San Lorenzo on a professional contract, a historic first for Argentine women's football.[2][3]
International career
Pereyra represented the Argentina U-17 and U-20 teams,[4][5] before being called up to the senior national teams.[6][7] She made her senior debut for the Argentina national team on 27 November 2021, in a goalless draw against the Ecuadorian national team at the Rodrigo Paz Delgado Stadium in Quito, where she came on in the 85th minute for Ruth Bravo.[8][9]
Pereyra was added to the Argentine squad for Copa América Femenina on 27 June 2022.[10] She was also named to the senior national team for the CONCACAF W Gold Cup on 9 February 2024.[11]
In June 2025, Pereyra was named to the senior national team for the 2025 Copa América Femenina.[12]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 14 April 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Argentina | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 12 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 6 | |
International goals
Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 26 February 2024 | Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States |  Dominican Republic | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup |
| 2. | 3 June 2024 | Estadio Ciudad de Vicente López, Florida, Argentina |  Costa Rica | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 3. | 13 July 2024 | Predio Lionel Andrés Messi, Ezeiza, Argentina |  Uruguay | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 4. | 22 February 2025 | Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida, La Florida, Chile |  Chile | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| 5. | 24 October 2025 | Estadio Diego Armando Maradona, Buenos Aires, Argentina |  Paraguay | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2025–26 CONMEBOL Liga de Naciones Femenina |
| 6. | 28 October 2025 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | Uruguay | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2025–26 CONMEBOL Liga de Naciones Femenina |
