Máximo Perrone
Argentine footballer (born 2003)
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Máximo Perrone (born 7 January 2003) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie A club Como and the Argentina national team.
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Perrone with Argentina U20 in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Máximo Perrone[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 2003[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Como | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2022 | Vélez Sarsfield | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Vélez Sarsfield | 15 | (2) |
| 2023–2025 | Manchester City | 2 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Las Palmas (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Como (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2025– | Como | 31 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2020 | Argentina U16 | 7 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Argentina U20 | 7 | (2) |
| 2025– | Argentina | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:24, 17 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026 | |||
Club career
Vélez Sarsfield
Perrone made his professional debut for Vélez Sarsfield on 6 March 2022 against Estudiantes.[2] On 18 May, he scored his first senior goal, which was a 94th minute winner against Nacional in the Copa Libertadores group stage.[3][4]
Manchester City
On 23 January 2023, Perrone signed a contract for five-and-a-half year with Manchester City for around £8m, and joined the club following the end of the 2023 South American U-20 Championship.[5][6] On 25 February, he made his Premier League debut in a 4–1 away victory against Bournemouth, replacing Erling Haaland in the 72nd minute.[7] He made his only other competitive appearance for City in a 3-0 FA Cup fifth victory at Bristol City, replacing Bernardo Silva in the 88th minute.[citation needed]
On 23 August, Perrone joined La Liga club Las Palmas on loan for the rest of the 2023–24 season.[8][9][10]
Como
On 25 August 2024, Serie A club Como announced the signing of Perrone on loan for the 2024–25 season with an option for the loan to be extended.[11][12]
On 18 July 2025, Perrone joined Como permanently, signing a four-year contract.[13][14]
International career
Born in Argentina, Perrone is of Italian descent.[15] He represented Argentina at under-16 and under-20 levels.[16] He was part of the squad that was sent to the 2023 South American U-20 Championship. Perrone scored in Argentina's group stage opener against Paraguay, which ended as a 2–1 defeat.[17] With only one victory from the remaining three matches, Argentina failed to reach the knockout stages of the tournament for the first time since 2013.[18] Perrone was once again included in Argentina's squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where he scored the third goal in a 3–0 group stage victory against Guatemala.[19] Argentina were eliminated in the round of 16, losing 2–0 against Nigeria, with Perrone being left on the bench.[20]
In March 2023, Perrone received his first call-up to the Argentina senior national team by coach Lionel Scaloni for two friendly matches against Panama and Curaçao.[21] He debuted in a friendly match against Angola on 14 November 2025.[22]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 21 April 2026[23]
| 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 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 0 | |||
| Como (loan) | 2024–25 | Serie A | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| Como | 2025–26 | Serie A | 31 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 3 | |||
| Como total | 57 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 102 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 6 | ||
- Includes Copa Argentina, FA Cup, Copa del Rey, Coppa Italia
- Appearances in Copa Libertadores
Honours
Manchester City
