Matías Pellegrini
Personal information | |||
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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 midfielder[2] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Inter Miami | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
CRIM de Magdalena | |||
Estudiantes | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2019 | Estudiantes | 15 | (3) |
2019– | Inter Miami | 1 | (0) |
2019 | → Estudiantes (loan) | 6 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:00, 1 January 2020 (UTC) |
Matías Pellegrini (born 11 March 2000) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left midfielder for Inter Miami in MLS.[1]
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] However, the left midfielder was loaned back to Estudiantes until January 2020; when his new club officially enters MLS.[9] The fee was quoted as being "between $6 million and $9 million".[10]
International career
Pellegrini was called up to train with the Argentina U17s in November 2016.[11] Two years later, in 2018, he was selected by the U20s.[12]
Career statistics
- As of 26 July 2019.[1]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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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 | 2019 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Estudiantes (loan) | 2019–20 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Career total | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "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 Athletic.
- ^ "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
- Matías Pellegrini at Soccerway
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Buenos Aires Province
- Argentine footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Argentine Primera División players
- Estudiantes de La Plata footballers
- Inter Miami CF players
- Designated Players (MLS)
- Argentine expatriate footballers
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United States