Market value
—
Rating · 2023
5.1
Average
Right-Back Defender
Career snapshot
5
clubs played for
06/07
debut season
0.06
goals / match
SL Benfica
top club · 333 apps
Position rank · 2023
#163
goals rank
#253
assists rank
34
season goals
72
season assists
Among 311 Defender - Right-Backs · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€15.00m
peak value · 2012
€5.70m
top transfer fee · 07/08
5
best season · 14/15
125 / 3
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1984-06-08 · 6 players total
584Appearances
34Goals
72Assists
167Yellow cards
3Red cards
174Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Maxi Pereira |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Victorio Maximiliano Pereira Páez |
| Date of birth | 1984-06-08 (41 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Citizenship |  Uruguay |
| Position | Defender - Right-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 173.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2023-05-18 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Agent | Paco Casal |
Jul 2023
2023 — CA River Plate Montevideo
13 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
May 2023
Transfer: River Plate → Retired
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
2022 — CA River Plate Montevideo
42 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2022
Transfer: Peñarol → River Plate
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
2021 — CA Peñarol
21 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Feb 2021
Transfer: Career break → Peñarol
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
2020 — CA Peñarol
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2019
Transfer: FC Porto → Career break
19/20 · Transfer
Jan 2019
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — FC Porto
30 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — FC Porto
23 matches · 1 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2016
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Jul 2016
16/17 — FC Porto
35 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: Benfica → FC Porto
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — FC Porto
42 matches · 1 G · 13 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — SL Benfica
42 matches · 5 G · 11 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — SL Benfica
43 matches · 0 G · 6 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — SL Benfica
42 matches · 3 G · 6 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — SL Benfica
43 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — SL Benfica
49 matches · 1 G · 6 A · across 6 competitions
Aug 2009
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2009
09/10 — SL Benfica
37 matches · 4 G · 8 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — SL Benfica
41 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2008
2008 — Defensor Sporting Club
1 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Aug 2007
Transfer: Defensor SC → Benfica
07/08 · Transfer · €5.70m
Jul 2007
07/08 — SL Benfica
36 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2007
2007 — Defensor Sporting Club
32 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Defensor Sporting Club
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2006
2006 — Defensor Sporting Club
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2005
2005 — Defensor Sporting Club
4 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2002
Transfer: Defensor SC U19 → Defensor SC
01/02 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €15.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 260 other Defender - Right-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 2023. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.09/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A1 total · 0.09/90
Yellow cards8 total · 0.69/90
Minutes played by club
CA River Plate Montevideo
6.7%
CA Peñarol
1.7%
Defensor Sporting Club
12.0%
FC Porto
26.8%
SL Benfica
52.8%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA River Plate Montevideo | 2 | 2022 | 2023 | 55 | 1 | 2 | 1,048 |
| CA Peñarol | 2 | 2020 | 2021 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 272 |
| Defensor Sporting Club | 5 | 06/07 | 2008 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 1,873 |
| FC Porto | 4 | 15/16 | 18/19 | 130 | 5 | 22 | 4,197 |
| SL Benfica | 8 | 07/08 | 14/15 | 333 | 21 | 46 | 8,264 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Copa Sudamericana | CA River Plate Montevideo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Liga AUF Apertura | CA River Plate Montevideo | 12 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1,048 |
| 2022 | Copa Sudamericana | CA River Plate Montevideo | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Liga AUF Apertura | CA River Plate Montevideo | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Liga AUF Clausura | CA River Plate Montevideo | 13 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Liga AUF Intermedio | CA River Plate Montevideo | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Copa Sudamericana | CA Peñarol | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Liga AUF Apertura | CA Peñarol | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Liga AUF Clausura | CA Peñarol | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 272 |
| 2021 | Playoffs Liga AUF | CA Peñarol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Liga AUF Clausura | CA Peñarol | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Liga AUF Apertura | Defensor Sporting Club | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | Copa Sudamericana | Defensor Sporting Club | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | Libertadores | Defensor Sporting Club | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 661 |
| 2007 | Liga AUF Apertura | Defensor Sporting Club | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 308 |
| 2007 | Liga AUF Clausura | Defensor Sporting Club | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 684 |
| 2006 | Libertadores | Defensor Sporting Club | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | Copa Sudamericana | Defensor Sporting Club | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 220 |
| 18/19 | Allianz Cup | FC Porto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Champions League | FC Porto | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Liga NOS | FC Porto | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Supertaça | FC Porto | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 18/19 | Taça de Portugal | FC Porto | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Champions League | FC Porto | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 198 |
| 17/18 | Liga NOS | FC Porto | 15 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Taça CTT | FC Porto | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Taça de Portugal | FC Porto | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Allianz Cup | FC Porto | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Champions League | FC Porto | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Champions League Qu. | FC Porto | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Liga NOS | FC Porto | 24 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1,029 |
| 16/17 | Taça de Portugal | FC Porto | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Champions League | FC Porto | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Europa League | FC Porto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Liga NOS | FC Porto | 32 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2,880 |
| 15/16 | Taça de Portugal | FC Porto | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Allianz Cup | SL Benfica | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Champions League | SL Benfica | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Liga NOS | SL Benfica | 32 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 575 |
| 14/15 | Supertaça | SL Benfica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Taça de Portugal | SL Benfica | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Allianz Cup | SL Benfica | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Champions League | SL Benfica | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Europa League | SL Benfica | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Liga ZON Sagres | SL Benfica | 25 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Taça de Portugal | SL Benfica | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Allianz Cup | SL Benfica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Champions League | SL Benfica | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Europa League | SL Benfica | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Liga ZON Sagres | SL Benfica | 28 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 838 |
| 12/13 | Taça de Portugal | SL Benfica | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Allianz Cup | SL Benfica | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 360 |
| 11/12 | Champions League | SL Benfica | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 374 |
| 11/12 | Champions League Qu. | SL Benfica | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Liga ZON Sagres | SL Benfica | 25 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Taça de Portugal | SL Benfica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Allianz Cup | SL Benfica | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Champions League | SL Benfica | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Europa League | SL Benfica | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 720 |
| 10/11 | Liga ZON Sagres | SL Benfica | 26 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Supertaça | SL Benfica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Taça de Portugal | SL Benfica | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Allianz Cup | SL Benfica | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Europa League | SL Benfica | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 310 |
| 09/10 | Liga Sagres | SL Benfica | 25 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 976 |
| 09/10 | Taça de Portugal | SL Benfica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Allianz Cup | SL Benfica | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Liga Sagres | SL Benfica | 28 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2,520 |
| 08/09 | Taça de Portugal | SL Benfica | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 |
| 08/09 | UEFA Cup | SL Benfica | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Carlsberg Cup | SL Benfica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Champions League | SL Benfica | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 504 |
| 07/08 | Liga Bwin | SL Benfica | 23 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 877 |
| 07/08 | Taça de Portugal | SL Benfica | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | UEFA Cup | SL Benfica | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Liguilla Pre-Libertadores | Defensor Sporting Club | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/02 | 2002-01-01 | Defensor SC U19 | Defensor SC | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 07/08 | 2007-08-27 | Defensor SC | Benfica | Transfer | 0 | €5.70m |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-15 | Benfica | FC Porto | Transfer | 8000000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-01 | FC Porto | Career break | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-02-09 | Career break | Peñarol | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-01-17 | Peñarol | River Plate | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-05-18 | River Plate | Retired | Transfer | 25000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/10 | Meniscus tear | 2009-08-03 | 2009-09-03 | 32 | 6 |
| 16/17 | Knock | 2016-08-25 | 2016-09-27 | 34 | 8 |
| 18/19 | Muscle injury | 2019-01-13 | 2019-01-27 | 15 | 4 |
Current—
Peak€15.00m
Low—
Δ since start−€3.00m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €25k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €25k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €8.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €8.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €9.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €9.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €13.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €14.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €10.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €15.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €13.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €9.40m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €11.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.80m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #3449 | #16 | 125 | 3 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Óscar Cardozo | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Eduardo Salvio | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Yacine Brahimi | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Danilo Pereira | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Héctor Herrera | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| David Luiz | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesús Corona | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rodrigo | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Enzo Pérez | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ángel Di María | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | Liga NOS | SL Benfica | 5 | 32 |
| 2007 | Liga AUF Apertura | Defensor Sporting Club | 3 | 12 |
| 12/13 | Liga ZON Sagres | SL Benfica | 3 | 28 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | Liga NOS | FC Porto | 12 | 32 |
| 14/15 | Liga NOS | SL Benfica | 8 | 32 |
| 09/10 | Liga Sagres | SL Benfica | 7 | 25 |
Teams faced most often by Maxi Pereira's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zenit St. Petersburg | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 50% |
| Bayern München | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 27 | -14 | 20% |
| FC Basel 1893 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 38% |
| Liverpool FC | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 22 | -20 | 0% |
| Dinamo Kiev | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 50% |
| Chelsea FC | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 17% |
| Portimonense SC | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 75% |
| CD Aves | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 100% |
| Borussia Dortmund | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 50% |
| Sporting Braga | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 100% |
| Sporting CP | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 50% |
| CD Tondela | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 100% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 06/07 | Senior debut season | |
| 07/08 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13 | 1,048 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.69 |
| 2022 | 42 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 21 | 272 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.32 |
| 2007 | 32 | 1,653 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.27 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | 30 | 90 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17/18 | 23 | 198 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.82 |
| 16/17 | 35 | 1,029 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1.22 |
| 15/16 | 42 | 2,880 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.47 |
| 14/15 | 42 | 575 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2.35 |
| 13/14 | 43 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | 42 | 838 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.29 |
| 11/12 | 43 | 734 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2.21 |
| 10/11 | 49 | 720 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2.13 |
| 09/10 | 37 | 1,286 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.84 |
| 08/09 | 41 | 2,730 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.23 |
| 07/08 | 36 | 1,381 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.65 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Liga ZON Sagres
301 apps
16 G
52 A
Champions League
57 apps
4 G
6 A
Liga AUF Apertura
49 apps
4 G
1 A
Europa League
28 apps
3 G
2 A
Liga AUF Clausura
31 apps
2 G
3 A
Taça de Portugal
32 apps
1 G
5 A
Taça CTT
29 apps
1 G
3 A
Copa Sudamericana
20 apps
1 G
0 A
Supertaça
2 apps
1 G
0 A
Libertadores
11 apps
1 G
0 A
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Who is Maxi Pereira?
Maxi Pereira is an Uruguay professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Retired.
How old is Maxi Pereira?
Maxi Pereira is 41 years old. He was born on June 8, 1984 in Montevideo.
What position does Maxi Pereira play?
Maxi Pereira plays as a right-back (Defender - Right-Back).
What club does Maxi Pereira play for?
Maxi Pereira currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Maxi Pereira scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Maxi Pereira has scored 34 goals in 584 appearances.