Matías Pellegrini
Argentine footballer
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Matías Pellegrini (born 11 March 2000) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Argentine Primera División club Velez Sarsfield.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 March 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Magdalena, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Left winger[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Velez Sarsfield | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| CRIM de Magdalena | |||
| Estudiantes | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Estudiantes | 15 | (3) |
| 2019–2022 | Inter Miami | 19 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Estudiantes (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Fort Lauderdale CF (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Estudiantes (loan) | 33 | (3) |
| 2022 | → New York City FC (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2023 | New York City FC | 24 | (1) |
| 2024– | Vélez Sarsfield | 49 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:46, 6 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Estudiantes
Pellegrini began with Estudiantes, who signed him from CRIM de Magdalena.[3][4][5] He was moved into the senior squad under manager Leandro Benítez during 2018–19, who selected him for his professional debut in a Copa Argentina tie with Central Córdoba on 24 July 2018.[1][6] After featuring in the 2018 Copa Libertadores versus Grêmio, Pellegrini made his first appearance in the Primera División on 12 August during a defeat to Godoy Cruz.[1][7] In his next match a week later, also in the league, he scored the first senior goal in a 2–0 victory over Boca Juniors.[1] Overall, Pellegrini ended his first campaign with four goals in twenty-three fixtures.[1]
Inter Miami
On 23 July 2019, Pellegrini agreed a transfer to Major League Soccer's Inter Miami,[8] and he was immediately loaned back to Estudiantes until January 2020.[9] The transfer fee was reported to be "between $6 million and $9 million."[10]
On 16 April 2021, Inter Miami removed Pellegrini from their roster to meet MLS requirements.[11] He was loaned to Fort Lauderdale CF, Inter Miami's USL League One affiliate.[12]
On 2 August 2021, Inter Miami loaned Pellegrini to his former club Estudiantes until June 2022 with an option to buy.[13] Estudiantes did not exercise their purchase option at the end of the loan, however, and Inter Miami subsequently waived Pellegrini so that he could join another MLS club on a free outside of the transfer window.[11]
New York City FC
On 19 August 2022, MLS club New York City FC claimed Pellegrini off waivers.[14] NYCFC announced on October 23, 2023, that the club declined Pellegrini's option, thus making him a free agent.
International career
Pellegrini was called up to train with the Argentina U17s in November 2016.[15] Two years later, in 2018, he was selected by the U20s.[16]
Career statistics
- As of match played 15 December 2024[1]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Estudiantes | 2018–19 | Primera División | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 23 | 4 | |
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 5 | |||
| Inter Miami | 2020 | Major League Soccer | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |||
| Estudiantes (loan) | 2019–20 | Primera División | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
| Estudiantes (loan) | 2021 | Primera División | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 2 | ||||
| 2022 | 15 | 1 | — | — | 9[a] | 1 | — | 24 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 33 | 3 | — | — | 9 | 1 | — | 42 | 4 | |||||
| New York City FC | 2022 | Major League Soccer | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||||
| Vélez Sarsfield | 2024 | Primera División | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 127 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 157 | 13 | ||
- Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
Honours
New York City FC
Vélez Sarsfield