Joaquín Pereyra

Joaquín Pereyra joined Minnesota United from Club Atlético Tucumán, where he spent three years with the club after joining in 2021. Pereyra made 117 appearances, scored four goals, and provided 14 assists during his time with Atlético Tucumán. Pereyra signed a three-and-a-half-year Designated Player contract with a club option for 2028 during the Secondary Transfer Window of 2024.

In the 2025 season, Pereyra became a crucial playmaker for the club. He made 41 appearances (37 starts) and logged over 3,400 minutes across all competitions. Pereyra scored his first club goal on May 3 at Austin FC with a powerful strike from outside the box off a rebound in a 3–0 victory. He went on to record a total of eight goals and 18 assists. He added his first MLS Playoff goal in a crucial match against Seattle Sounders FC, where the Loons tied 3–3 before advancing with a 7–6 penalty shootout victory to reach the MLS Western Conference Semifinals. Pereyra also set the club’s single-season assist record with 18, surpassing the previous mark of 15 held by Robin Lod and Darwin Quintero, first set in 2018 by Quintero. He was also responsible for scoring the 500th club goal in a match against Sporting Kansas City on October 4. Pereyra recorded a single-game high of three assists in a 3–3 Leagues Cup draw against Club América.

As a summer transfer, Pereyra made his MLS and MNUFC debut as a starting central midfielder against St. Louis CITY SC on September 14. He continued to showcase his playmaking skills throughout the remainder of the regular season, starting every match thereafter. Pereyra recorded his first MLS and MNUFC assist against Colorado in Minnesota’s 3–0 road victory on September 28. The Argentinian midfielder was one of eight MNUFC players who made their MLS Playoff debut during the club’s 2024 postseason run.

The Argentinian midfielder began his career with Rosario Central’s academy, where he made his senior team debut as a substitute in 2016. Pereyra spent five seasons with the club, playing in 60 games across all competitions, scoring two goals, and recording one assist. He was also part of the squad that won the 2017–18 Copa Argentina, which qualified Rosario Central for both the 2018 Copa Sudamericana and the 2019 Copa Libertadores. Pereyra made two appearances in the Copa Sudamericana in 2018 and four appearances in the Copa Libertadores, where he notably scored the opening goal in a group-stage match in 2019.

Pereyra went on loan twice during his time with Rosario Central, first with FC Famalicão from 2020–21 and then with Club Atlético Tucumán from 2021–22.

INTERNATIONAL: The Argentine midfielder made his Argentina U-20 debut on December 7, 2016, scoring in a friendly match against Japan U-19. He later registered an assist on February 11, 2017, against Venezuela U-20 during the South American U-20 Championship, where Argentina earned a 2–0 victory.