Máximo Perrone
Perrone in 2023
Personal information
Full name Máximo Perrone[1]
Date of birth (2003-01-07) 7 January 2003[1]
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Las Palmas
(on loan from Manchester City)
Number 8
Youth career
2009–2022 Vélez Sarsfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Vélez Sarsfield 15 (2)
2023– Manchester City 1 (0)
2023–Las Palmas (loan) 10 (0)
International career
2019–2020 Argentina U16 7 (0)
2022–2023 Argentina U20 7 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:58, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:50, 31 May 2023 (UTC)

Máximo Perrone (born 7 January 2003) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for La Liga club Las Palmas, on loan from Premier League club Manchester City.

Club career

Vélez Sarsfield

Perrone made his professional debut for Vélez Sarsfield on 6 March 2022 in match against Estudiantes.[2] On 18 May 2022 he scored his first professional goal in Copa Libertadores match against Nacional.[3][4]

Manchester City

On 23 January 2023, he signed a five-and-a-half-year contract with Manchester City for around £8m, and joined the club following the conclusion of the 2023 South American U-20 Championship.[5][6] On 25 February, he made his Premier League debut in a 4–1 away win over Bournemouth, replacing Erling Haaland in the 72nd minute.[7]

Loan to Las Palmas

On 23 August 2023, Perrone officially joined La Liga side Las Palmas on loan for the entirety of the 2023–24 season.[8][9][10]

International career

Perrone represented Argentina at under-16 and under-20 levels.

In March 2023, he received his first call-up to the Argentina senior national team by head coach Lionel Scaloni for two friendly matches against Panama and Curaçao.[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 November 2023[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vélez Sarsfield 2022 Argentine Primera División 152107010[lower-alpha 1]1333
Manchester City 2022–23 Premier League 101000000020
Las Palmas (loan) 2023–24 La Liga 10 0 0 0 10 0
Career total 262207010100453
  1. Appearances in Copa Libertadores

Honours

Manchester City

References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Argentina (ARG)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. "Vélez Sarsfield vs. Estudiantes". Soccerway.com. 7 May 2022.
  3. "Nacional vs. Vélez Sarsfield". Soccerway.com. 19 May 2022.
  4. "2-3. Vélez revive frente a un Nacional que deja pasar su oportunidad". EFE.com (in Spanish). 19 May 2022.
  5. "City sign Maximo Perrone from Velez Sarsfield". Manchester City FC. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  6. "Another Argentine starlet signs for Man City". BBC Sport. 23 January 2023.
  7. "Bournemouth 1-4 Manchester City: Premier League". The Guardian. 25 February 2023.
  8. "Perrone joins UD Las Palmas on loan". Manchester City FC. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  9. "Perrone, nuevo jugador de la UD Las Palmas". UD Las Palmas (in European Spanish). 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  10. Checa, Pablo (23 August 2023). "Maxi Perrone apuntala el centro del campo de Las Palmas". Diario AS (in European Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  11. "Selección Mayor: lista de convocados para los amistosos ante Panamá y Curazao". AFA (in Spanish). 3 March 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  12. Máximo Perrone at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  13. "Maximo Perrone". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  14. McNulty, Phil (10 June 2023). "Manchester City 1–0 Inter Milan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  15. "Manchester City 1–1(5-4p) Sevilla". 17 August 2023.
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