Top Facts about Roberto Pereyra, the Argentine speed dribbler

He started from selling cans of copper and ended up playing for some of the greatest football clubs including Juventus. Roberto is a versatile midfielder who is mostly known for his mind blowing dribbling abilities.

He mostly prefers to play as a midfielder or as a forward. Although he is a flexible footballer who is capable to play in various positions such as left or right wing, central midfield, attacking midfield or even second striker.

When playing on the field, his pace, stamina, vision and the ability to keep any kind of situation under his control is absolutely noticeable. Roberto is a dynamic player who can use both of his feet but is mainly a right-footed player.

Top facts about Roberto Pereyra:

The first

fact about Roberto Pereyra

is that because of his nationality, his style of playing and also the truth that he used to be in an Italian team, he is somehow compared to the former Juventus player, Mauro Camoranesi.

Roberto Pereyra’s Childhood

Roberto Pereyra was born on 7 January 1991 to the Argentine parents Rosa Toledo and Leonides Pereyra. He was born and raised in the city of San Miguel de Tucuman in Argentina.

Roberto, the 30-year-old professional footballer grew up in a Christian family with two brothers and a younger sister. They all had a hard life according to Roberto himself. Reportedly, Roberto’s father, Leónides used to work in a lemon juice factory to afford a living but the money wasn’t as much as providing the whole family’s needs all at once.

Pereyra once publicly talked about the situation they were in back then, he indicated that the neighborhood in which they were living was overcrowded and somehow unhealthy. He even said that for a while they had to stay in a wooden apartment, but after a while they moved to another building made of concrete; however, the size of the mentioned house equated the size of a penalty box.

All these hardships and challenges that the Pereyra family were facing, encouraged Roberto to go and immediately find himself a job. Therefore, he started the catering business at a young age. About his teenage years he says:

“We had nothing. I was selling cans of copper and the occasional fruit so I could buy a sandwich. I was also a gardener, cutting grass. We weren’t starving to death but dad could only afford a minimum requirements, so I had to sell things for a bit of extra income.”

But this wasn’t Roberto's excuse for easily giving up on his dreams; actually instead of not doing anything at all, all these difficulties and the things he and his family had been through, gave have the urge to fight hard.

Therefore, Roberto decided to make a move as a young man and subsequently, went after practicing football and developing some skills.

Roberto Pereyra began his career as a footballer sometime before 2009; however, any specific date regarding his youth career has not been released yet. He processed his training years in the River Plate youth system.

Roberto Pereyra’s Club Career

Roberto Pereyra also started his senior career with

in 2009. He made his debut for the team when he was 18 years old. As a matter of fact, it was a match against

for the Argentine Primera Division.

From 2009 up until 2011, Roberto Pereyra made 43 appearances for his hometown club without scoring a goal. Nonetheless, on 30 August 2011 the Argentine footballer moved to Italy, where he signed a five-year contract with

.

Udinese football club was the place where Roberto started showing some quality as he took part in 84 matches and scored 8 goals overall. During his career in this team, he participated in 2 UEFA Champions League matches, 6 Coppa Italia matches and 12 UEFA Europa League games.

On 25 July 2014, Roberto’s time in Udinese Calcio came to an end when he left the club for the Serie A champions

. He was on a one-season loan deal which was worth €1.5 million. The deal also had the option of signing Roberto at the end of the 2014-2015 Serie A season for an additional €14 million.

Pereyra made his debut for the new club on the first day he joined the team. It was actually a friendly match over Lucento football club. He also presented Juventus on 23 August 2014 in the annual Trofeo TIM. During the same fixture, Roberto managed to score a goal for his team.

In the 2015 UEFA Champions League Final which took place on 6 June, Roberto featured as a substitute in the game versus

. The fixture, however, finished with a 3-1 total loss for Juventus.

On 23 June 2015, Juventus finally decided to buy out Roberto’s Udinese loan for €14 million which resulted in him staying with the team until 2019. Roberto Pereyra made 48 appearances for the Italian team as well as scoring 4 goals on the whole.

However, on 19 August 2016 Pereyra joined the English Premier League club,

on a five-year deal. Although the club didn’t reveal Roberto’s transfer fee, later Juventus stated that the number was around €13 million as well as a €2 million bonus which would be paid in a period of four years.

Pereyra also scored his first goal for Watford in his debut for the team on 27 August. It was actually a fixture against

for the Premier League that ended with a 3-1 home defeat.

On 16 December 2016, Roberto Pereyra suffered a very serious knee injury which happened to his left leg and affected his meniscus-cartilage really badly. This unfortunate incident kept him out of the field of play for a frustrating period of eight months.

One more

fact about Roberto Pereyra

is that during his recovery days, he was frightened that he might never be able to play along with his teammates ever again. In an interview he did years ago, Roberto talked about this exhausting experience:

“It was a very tough period mentally. It hurts as you just want to get back, they tell you six months and you could feel every day of those six months. It does take you down mentally, but with dedication, strength, willpower and support from family members and good friends, you get to the end of the tunnel. You manage to get through it. I am thankful to everyone who supported me in the tough period.”

Throughout Roberto’s entire professional career, he made the most appearances for Watford. During all the 106 matches he participated for the club, he scored 16 goals which was also his highest record for a club.

Finally on 28 September 2020, Roberto Pereyra went back to his previous Italian team, Udinese for an undisclosed fee.

Roberto Pereyra’s Inernational Career

As an Argentine, Roberto Pereyra started his international career for

national team in 2011. He first represented the Argentine under-20 football team at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

He featured in all the three group games including the victories that Argentina made by defeating both

and North Korea as well as the fixture against

which resulted in a draw.

However, Roberto was suspended to play in the 2-1 win over Egypt, but then came back on the field for the quarter-finals against

which ended with Argentia losing on the penalty kicks.

Nevertheless, on 11 October 2014 he was called up to play in a friendly match against

in Beijing, China. It was also his senior international debut which finished with a 2–0 for Argentina.

Roberto Pereyra was also included in the Argentine squad for the 2015 Copa America, resulting in winning a runners-up medal.

He scored his first goal for Argentina national team in a 4-0 friendly game with Iraq that was being held in Saudi Arabia on 11 October 2018.

Also four years after his first Copa América, once more on May 2019 Roberto played for the 2019 Copa América.

Roberto Pereyra’s Love Life

Roberto Pereyra is not only a great footballer, but also a caring husband and a protective father of two! Yes, this Argentine player is married to the beautiful Maria Carolina.

Actually the exact details about their relationship such as the specific date the lovely couple met one another or the year they decided to tie the knot is not revealed yet.

But based on the birth date of their first son, Maxi Jr. Pereyra which is in June 2015, we can somehow guess it all goes back to when Roberto was in River Plate when he first met the love of his life.

On the other hand, their second son was born two years ago, in April 2019. However, except for the photos and videos Roberto keeps sharing on his Instagram page, no name has been mentioned until now.

Also information about Maria is exceptionally limited. Her birth date, nationality, educational background and similar facts are not available.

But one thing for sure, the happy couple along with their cute children, live in a rather luxurious mansion located in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina.

Roberto Pereyra’s Social Media

There are billions of people using social media platforms as a means of communication and an opportunity to keep in touch with a wider audience around the world; as well as Roberto Pereyra who has not rejected to be a part of this community.

Another

fact about Roberto Pereyra

is that he is active on all the social media platforms that most of us use on a daily basis, such as Instagram and

.

Also if you’re looking forward to check his Twitter profile (

), it is active with around 23k followers and unlike his other social media accounts, his Twitter page is not verified yet.

However, on his Intagram account (

) with more than 635k followers, the Argentine footballer shares a selection of his favorite photos and videos of both his personal life and the one that is related to the world of football.

Roberto is a socialized person, he actually loves and appreciates his fans and thinks a stadium without an audience is sort of gloomy. His friendly manners also allows to keep in contact with the fans, which is the reason why he is somehow attached to social media. 

More Facts about Roberto Pereyra

Now let’s together look into details and some more facts about Roberto Pereyra that you might have not heard anywhere before.

• Full name:

  Roberto Maximiliano Pereyra

• Birth date:

  7 January 1991

• Birth place:

  San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina

• Weight:

  74 kg

• Height:

  1.82 m

• Jersey number:

  37

• Traits:

  Speed Dribbler

Something that might actually shed light on Pereyra’s personality is that everybody thinks of him as a warm-hearted and humble soul, who is also known to be really friendly around his fans and his teammates.

As a matter of fact, the English footballer, Troy Deeney who used to be Roberto’s teammate when he was still playing for Watford, once talked about how talented Roberto is as a player and then a few months later, Pereyra in response to him said:

“Apparently Troy said recently that I am the best player he’s ever played with, so I wanted to take this opportunity to repay the compliment. It made me feel really good to hear that because it’s always nice to hear teammates who you respect speaking so well about you.

“Troy is a great leader, he is very positive and he always does the best he can for this club. He’s very important to the team and he has a very positive influence on us all. He is a great example for people to follow, both on and off the pitch, and I am proud to call him my teammate.”

What we mean by saying that Pereyra is humble has perfectly been justified in one of the other interviews that he did a few years ago:

“I’m often asked who the best player is that I’ve ever played with, and to be honest there are so many great footballers who I’ve been fortunate enough to have the chance to play alongside. At Juventus I played with the likes of Paul Pogba and Andrea Pirlo, and the mentality of these players and their absolute hunger to win made them so special.

“They just didn’t accept anything less than winning, which was incredible to see. The same goes for Lionel Messi, who I’ve played with for the Argentina national team. Sometimes you can be in training and you see him do something amazing and you look to a teammate, laugh, and just ask ‘how did he do that?!’

“You’re constantly being surprised by the things that Messi does, but you just have to make sure you learn from being on the same pitch as somebody as great as him.”

Also another fact about Roberto Pereyra is that a lot of people actually call him by the nickname ‘El Tucumano’. He was first given this name when he started playing at the River Plate and the nickname is associated with a person who comes from Tucuman.

Roberto Pereyra’s Net Worth and Salary

If you’re curious to know about Roberto Pereyra’s income, take a look at these details.

Well, obviously football is the main source of income for this Argentine player. As a matter of fact, immediately after signing the contract with Juventus which was also worth €14 million, his net worth got boosted and he made a great fortune out of playing for one of the best Italian football clubs.

Also another fact about Roberto Pereyra is that his transfer fee with the English Premier League club, Watford was the estimated number of €13 million.

According to the official statements released from football clubs,

Roberto Pereyra’s salary

is around €2.6 million per year. This means he earns €12,889 per day and €537 per hour, which takes an average man in United Kingdom 6.5 years to earn this amount of money!

Although detailed information regarding his personal properties has not been disclosed yet,

Roberto Pereyra’s net worth

is probably around €17.5 million.

Also it might interesting to know that

Roberto Pereyra’s market value

is approximately €13.5 million.

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