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(s) | 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 | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:12, 8 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editEstudiantes
editPellegrini 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
editOn 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
editOn 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
editPellegrini 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
edit- As of 10 October 2020[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 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 |
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | ||
| Inter Miami | 2020 | Major League Soccer | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Estudiantes (loan) | 2019–20 | Primera División | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| Career total | 36 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 7 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
Honours
editNew York City FC
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Argentina - M. Pellegrini". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "Matías Pellegrini". World Football. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ "Quién es Matías Pellegrini: el volante zurdo de Estudiantes que le convirtió a Boca ya vale 20 millones". La Nación. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "El admirador de Tevez que fue su verdugo". Olé. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "Matias Pellegrini, la scommessa di Veron". Corriere dello Sport. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "Ficha Estadistica de MATIAS PELLEGRINI". BDFA. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "The club is based on protecting the youth". Estudiantes. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "Pellegrini pasó la revisación en Miami y ya entrena en City Bell". Estudiantes. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "Inter Miami CF Signs Matías Pellegrini, Julián Carranza As First Players in Club History". Inter Miami. 26 July 2019. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ Tenorio, Paul. "Three deals in, Paul McDonough's Inter Miami roster strategy..." The New York Times.
- ^ a b "Explaining how Matias Pellegrini joined NYCFC from Inter Miami | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
- ^ "Inter Miami buy out Matías Pellegrini's contract; MLS says club wasn't roster compliant in 2020". Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "Inter Miami send Matias Pellegrini on loan to Estudiantes | MLSSoccer.com".
- ^ FC, New York City. "New York City Football Club Claims Matías Pellegrini Off Waivers". New York City FC.
- ^ "Matías Pellegrini to Sub 17 Argentina". Estudiantes. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "Matías Pellegrini, la joya que asoma como titular". Infocielo. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
External links
edit- Matías Pellegrini at Soccerway
- Matías Pellegrini at BeSoccer
- Matías Pellegrini at BDFA (in Spanish)