Matías Pellegrini (born 11 March 2000) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Major League Soccer club New York City FC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2000-03-11) 11 March 2000 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Magdalena, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger[2] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | New York City FC | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| CRIM de Magdalena | |||
| Estudiantes | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Estudiantes | 15 | (3) |
| 2019–2022 | Inter Miami | 19 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Estudiantes (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Fort Lauderdale CF (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Estudiantes (loan) | 33 | (3) |
| 2022– | New York City FC | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:09, 13 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
Pellegrini began with Estudiantes, who signed him from CRIM de Magdalena.[3][4][5] He was moved into the senior squad under manager Leandro Benítez during 2018–19, who selected him for his professional debut in a Copa Argentina tie with Central Córdoba on 24 July 2018.[1][6] After featuring in the 2018 Copa Libertadores versus Grêmio, Pellegrini made his first appearance in the Primera División on 12 August during a defeat to Godoy Cruz.[1][7] In his next match a week later, also in the league, he scored the first senior goal in a 2–0 victory over Boca Juniors.[1] Overall, Pellegrini ended his first campaign with four goals in twenty-three fixtures.[1]
On 23 July 2019, Pellegrini agreed a transfer to Major League Soccer's Inter Miami,[8] and he was immediately loaned back to Estudiantes until January 2020.[9] The transfer fee was reported to be "between $6 million and $9 million."[10]
On 16 April 2021, Inter Miami removed Pellegrini from their roster to meet MLS requirements.[11] He was loaned to Fort Lauderdale CF, Inter Miami's USL League One affiliate.[12]
On 2 August 2021, Inter Miami loaned Pellegrini to his former club Estudiantes until June 2022 with an option to buy.[13] Estudiantes did not exercise their purchase option at the end of the loan, however, and Inter Miami subsequently waived Pellegrini so that he could join another MLS club on a free outside of the transfer window.[11]
On 19 August 2022, MLS club New York City FC claimed Pellegrini off waivers.[14]
Pellegrini was called up to train with the Argentina U17s in November 2016.[15] Two years later, in 2018, he was selected by the U20s.[16]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Estudiantes | 2018–19 | Primera División | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 |
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | ||
| Inter Miami | 2020 | Major League Soccer | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Estudiantes (loan) | 2019–20 | Primera División | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| Career total | 36 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 7 | ||
New York City FC
New York City FC – current squad | |
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