Joaquín Pereyra

Joaquín Pereyra joins Minnesota United from Club Atlético Tucumán on a three-and-a-half-year Designated Player contract, with a club option for 2028. Pereyra previously spent three years with Argentina’s Primera División side Club Atlético Tucumán, where he scored four goals and recorded 14 assists in 117 appearances across all competitions since 2021.

The 25-year-old midfielder began his soccer career in Rosario Central’s academy, making his senior team debut in February 2016 as a substitute. In five seasons with the club, Pereyra played in 60 games across all competitions, scoring two goals and providing one assist. He was part of the team that won the 2017-18 Copa Argentina, qualifying Rosario Central for the 2018 Copa Sudamericana and 2019 Copa Libertadores. He notably played two Copa Sudamericana games in 2018, and four Copa Libertadores games, scoring the opening goal in the 2019 Copa Libertadores Group Stage game against Club Libertad Asunción to earn a 2-1 win. During his time with Rosario Central, Pereyra also had loan stints with FC Famalicão from 2020-21 and Club Atlético Tucumán from 2021-22.

At the international level, Pereyra represented Argentina’s youth, having played with the U20 National Team.