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]1—333
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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