Maricel Pereyra

Maricel Pereyra

Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-05-11) 11 May 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	Rafael Castillo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	San Lorenzo
Number	8
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–	San Lorenzo
International career‡
	Argentina U17
	Argentina U20
2021–	Argentina	28	(4)
Medal record Women's football Representing   Argentina Copa América Femenina 2022 Colombia 2025 Ecuador
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 February 2024

Maricel Pereyra (born 11 May 2002) is an Argentine professional footballer and former futsal player who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato Femenino club San Lorenzo and the Argentina women's national team. She is one of the first female professional players in Argentina.

Club career

Pereyra became the first female ball boy at the Pedro Bidegain Stadium alongside Rocío Vázquez on 23 October 2018, in the match between San Lorenzo and San Martin de San Juan. ^[1] In April 2019, she was one of fifteen players who joined San Lorenzo on a professional contract, a historic first for Argentine women's football. ^{[2] [3]}

International career

Pereyra represented the Argentina U-17 and U-20 teams, ^{[4] [5]} before being called up to the senior national teams. ^{[6] [7]} She made her senior debut for the Argentina national team on 27 November 2021, in a goalless draw against the Ecuadorian national team at the Rodrigo Paz Delgado Stadium in Quito, where she came on in the 85th minute for Ruth Bravo. ^{[8] [9]}

Pereyra was added to the Argentine squad for Copa América Femenina on 27 June 2022. ^[10] She was also named to the senior national team for the CONCACAF W Gold Cup on 9 February 2024. ^[11]

In June 2025, Pereyra was named to the senior national team for the 2025 Copa América Femenina. ^[12]

Honours

Football

San Lorenzo

• Primera División A: Ap. 2021

Argentina

• Copa América Third place: 2022

Futsal

San Lorenzo

• Primera División: Torneo Clausura 2017, Torneo Anual 2017
• Copa Argentina: 2018
• Supercopa: 2019

References

1. "Dos jugadoras del fútbol femenino de San Lorenzo se convirtieron en las primeras alcanza pelotas en la historia del fútbol local" (in Spanish).
2. Navas, Francisco (12 April 2019). "First professional women's football contracts signed in Argentina". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 7 September 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
3. "San Lorenzo oficializó 15 contratos de fútbol femenino". TyC Sports. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
4. "Maricel Pereyra". Red/accion. Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
5. "La Selección Sub 20 culminó la semana de entrenamientos". Argentine Football Association. 28 June 2019. Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
6. "¿Quiénes son las chicas que juegan en la Selección argentina?". La Nueva Mañana. 29 August 2018. Archived from the original on 21 January 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
7. "La lista preliminar de la Selección femenina para Francia 2019". El Independiente. 29 January 2019. Archived from the original on 21 January 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
8. "¿Quiénes son las chicas que juegan en la Selección argentina?" (in Spanish). La Nueva Mañana. 29 August 2018. Archived from the original on 21 January 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
9. "La lista preliminar de la Selección femenina para Francia 2019" (in Spanish). El Independiente. 29 January 2019. Archived from the original on 21 January 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
10. "Las 23 convocadas para la Copa América Femenina" [The 23 chosen for the Women's Copa América] (in Spanish). Argentine Football Association. 27 June 2022. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
11. "Selección Femenina: lista de convocadas para la Copa de Oro" [Women's National Team: list of those called up for the Gold Cup] (in Spanish). Argentine Football Association. 9 February 2024. Archived from the original on 20 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
12. "Lista de convocadas para la Copa América 2025" (in Spanish). Argentine Football Association. 27 June 2025.

External links

• Maricel Pereyra at Soccerway