Gastón Rodrigo Pereiro López (born 11 June 1995) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Uruguayan Primera División club Juventud.
Club career
Pereiro grew from the youth system of Nacional. In April 2012, along with Diego Baldi, Leandro Otormín and Rodrigo Amaral, he traveled to England to participate in a ten-day training session at Liverpool.
On 28 January 2014, he made his official debut for Nacional in a Copa Libertadores match against Oriente Petrolero. Coach Gerardo Pelusso substituted him on in the 63rd minute replacing Carlos de Pena, they lost 1–0. Four days later, he scored his first goal in the 2–0 victory over Racing at the Estadio Centenario.
On 15 July 2015, Eredivisie side PSV Eindhoven confirmed the signing of Pereiro on a five-year deal. He was given the number 7 jersey, previously worn by Memphis Depay, and made his official debut in the Dutch Super Cup 2015, coming on as a substitute for Adam Maher. On 4 October 2015, Pereiro made his first start for PSV Eindhoven, scoring a brace in a 2–1 victory against arch-rival Ajax. Pereiro then scored his first hat-trick for the club on 27 October 2015, in a KNVB Cup fixture against Genemuiden.
He scored the first goal as PSV beat rivals Ajax 3–0 to clinch the 2017–18 Eredivisie title.
On 31 January 2020, he signed a 4.5-year contract with Italian club Cagliari. On 17 January 2023, Pereiro returned to Nacional on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season. On 18 January 2024, Pereiro moved on a new loan to Ternana. On 29 August 2024, his contract with Cagliari was terminated by mutual consent. On 14 October 2024, he joined Genoa as a free agent.
On 1 February 2025, Pereiro signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Bari in Serie B, with an option to extend. On 20 January 2026, the contract with Bari was mutually terminated.
International career Pereiro was called by Fabián Coito to play the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship. He played eight matches scoring five goals, helping Uruguay qualify for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He was selected for the U-20 World Cup squad and in the first match he scored the winning goal against the final champion, Serbia.
He was called up to the full Uruguay squad in the autumn of 2017. He made his debut in a 0-0 draw against Poland at the Stadion Narodowy in Warsaw on 10 November 2017.
Career statistics Club Gastón Pereiro Club Stats
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsNacional2013–14Primera División155—60—2152014–15246—11—257 Total3911—71—4612PSV2015–16Eredivisie2911336Appearances in UEFA Champions League01039142016–17301021501038112017–182811302Appearances in UEFA Europa League0—33112018–19271000811036112019–204210300082Total11844942413015449Cagliari2019–20Serie A10100——1012020–2115210——1622021–2229421——2052022–23Serie B9120——1112023–24Serie A0020——20Total63871——709Nacional (loan)2023Primera División182—5110243Ternana2023–24Serie B185——21206Genoa2024–25Serie A20———20Career total258701653636131679
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsUruguay201710201842201952202000202131Total135
International goals Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 7 September 2018 NRG Stadium, Houston, United States 4–1 4–1 Friendly 2. 16 October 2018 Saitama Stadium, Saitama, Japan 1–1 3–4 2018 Kirin Challenge Cup 3. 22 March 2019 Guangxi Sports Center, Nanning, China 1–0 3–0 2019 China Cup 4. 25 March 2019 Guangxi Sports Center, Nanning, China 2–0 4–0 5. 9 September 2021 Estadio Campeón del Siglo, Montevideo, Uruguay 1–0 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
Honours Nacional Uruguayan Primera División: 2014–15
PSV Eredivisie: 2015–16, 2017–18 Johan Cruijff Shield: 2015, 2016
Individual Eredivisie Player of the Month: October 2017
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