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Diego Perotti
Perotti in action for Argentina in 2017
Personal information
Full name Diego Perotti
Date of birth (1988-07-26) 26 July 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Moreno, Argentina
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Roma
Number 8
Youth career
2000–2002 Boca Juniors[2]
2002–2006 Deportivo Morón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Deportivo Morón 34 (5)
2007–2009 Sevilla B 52 (3)
2009–2014 Sevilla 117 (9)
2014 → Boca Juniors (loan) 2 (0)
2014–2016 Genoa 43 (5)
2016 → Roma (loan) 15 (3)
2016– Roma 54 (13)
International career‡
2009– Argentina 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 March 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2018

Diego Perotti (born 26 July 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Italian club A.S. Roma. Mainly a winger who can play with both feet, he can also appear as an attacking midfielder.

He spent the better part of his career with Sevilla, appearing in 159 competitive games over the course of six La Liga seasons (16 goals) and winning two major titles.

Club career

Sevilla

Perotti with Sevilla in 2012

Born in Moreno, Buenos Aires of Italian ancestry on his father's side,[3][4] Perotti joined Spain's Sevilla FC in the summer of 2007, from Club Deportivo Morón. At first he was assigned to the Andalusians' B-team, which had just gained promotion to the second division, and proved instrumental as the side retained their league status.

In the 2008–09 season, Perotti also started with the B's, receiving his first-team debut on 15 February 2009 as he appeared 15 minutes in a 2–0 win at RCD Espanyol.[5] Often competing for a first-team berth with another graduate, Diego Capel,[6] his first goal for Sevilla came against Deportivo de La Coruña on 23 May, as he scored in the 90th minute of the game to guarantee a third-place La Liga finish in the league, with the subsequent return to the UEFA Champions League.[7]

During 2009–10, Perotti won the battle with Capel and became Sevilla's first-choice in his position, starting the campaign on a high note. On 16 March 2010, he netted against PFC CSKA Moscow for the Champions League round-of-16, but the Russian team won 2–1 away and 3–2 on aggregate.[8]

From 2011 to 2014, Perotti only appeared in 58 matches for Sevilla all competitions comprised, mainly due to injuries.[9][10][11]

Genoa

On 2 July 2014, Perotti signed for Italian club Genoa C.F.C. after agreeing to a four-year contract.[12] He made his competitive debut on 31 August, playing 69 minutes in a 1–2 home loss to S.S.C. Napoli.[13]

Roma

On 1 February 2016, Perotti joined fellow Serie A side A.S. Roma on loan for €1 million, with an option to buy for another €9 million.[14] He scored his first goal six days later, the winner in a 2–1 home win over U.C. Sampdoria;[15] late into the month, the club signed him permanently until June 2019.[16]

International career

On 9 November 2009, Perotti received his maiden call-up for the Argentine national team. He made his debut with La Albiceleste on the 14th, playing the last ten minutes of the 1–2 friendly loss against Spain in Madrid after having come on as a substitute for FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi.[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 March 2018[18][19]
Club Season League Cup International Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Deportivo Morón 2006–07 Primera B Metropolitana 34 5 — — 34 5
Sevilla Atlético 2007–08 Segunda División 32 1 — — 32 1
2008–09 20 2 — — 20 2
Total 52 3 0 0 0 0 52 3
Sevilla 2008–09 La Liga 14 1 — — 14 1
2009–10 28 4 7 0 6 1 41 5
2010–11 31 3 5 1 10 0 46 4
2011–12 16 0 1 0 2 0 19 0
2012–13 18 0 2 1 — 20 1
2013–14 10 1 1 0 8 4 19 5
Total 117 9 16 2 26 5 159 16
Boca Juniors 2013–14 Argentine Primera División 2 0 — — 2 0
Genoa 2014–15 Serie A 27 4 1 0 — 28 4
2015–16 16 1 1 0 — 17 1
Total 43 5 2 0 0 0 45 5
Roma 2015–16 Serie A 15 3 — 2 0 17 3
2016–17 32 8 4 0 9 2 45 10
2017–18 22 5 1 0 7 2 30 7
Total 69 16 5 0 18 4 92 20
Career total 286 37 23 2 44 9 353 48

International

As of 14 November 2017[20]
Argentina
Year Apps Goals
2009 1 0
2011 1 0
2017 2 0
Total 4 0

Honours

Club

Sevilla[21]

References

  1. ^ "Diego Perotti". A.S. Roma. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Diego Perotti: "En Boca me sentí mal"" [Diego Perotti: "I felt bad at Boca"] (in Spanish). El Gráfico. 17 November 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  3. ^ Paini, Giovanni (28 November 2014). "Diego Perotti, la freccia argentina" [Diego Perotti, the Argentine arrow] (in Italian). Football Nerds. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  4. ^ D'Ubaldo, Guido (31 January 2016). "Perotti è della Roma: l'attaccante è atterrato a Fiumicino" [Perotti belongs to Roma: forward has landed at Fiumicino] (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  5. ^ La asociación Navas-Kanouté da tres puntos clave (Navas-Kanouté association provides three key points) Archived 25 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine; Sevilla FC, 15 February 2009 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ "Capel sobre Perotti: "Va a haber muchos partidos y podremos repatirlos" (ver video)" [Capel on Perotti: "There will be many games and we can share them" (watch video)] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 3 August 2010. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ On-fire Forlán keeps Atlético in position; UEFA.com, 23 May 2009
  8. ^ Honda stars as Army Men march through; UEFA.com, 16 March 2010
  9. ^ "Perotti se trata de su lesión en Vitoria" [Perotti tends to his injury in Vitoria] (in Spanish). Marca. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  10. ^ "Perotti, otra vez lesionado" [Perotti, injured again] (in Spanish). ABC. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  11. ^ "Perotti: 'Estoy destruido. Necesito irme'" [Perotti: 'I am destroyed. I need to go'] (in Spanish). El Mundo. 5 February 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  12. ^ Diego Perotti, traspasado al Genoa (Diego Perotti, transferred to Genoa) Archived 6 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Sevilla FC, 2 July 2014 (in Spanish)
  13. ^ "Genoa-Napoli 1–2: sblocca Callejon, pareggia Pinilla, De Guzman decide" [Genoa-Napoli 1–2: Callejon unlocks, Pinilla ties, De Guzman decides] (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  14. ^ "Official: Perotti joins Roma". Football Italia. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  15. ^ "Perotti's Roma squeeze past Samp". Football Italia. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  16. ^ "L'AS Roma riscatta Perotti e Zukanovic a titolo definitivo" [AS Roma acquire Perotti and Zukanovic permanently] (in Italian). A.S. Roma. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  17. ^ Argentina, víctima del centenario español (Argentina, victim of Spanish century); ABC, 14 November 2009 (in Spanish)
  18. ^ "D. Perotti". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  19. ^ Diego Perotti at ESPN FC
  20. ^ "D. Perotti – Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  21. ^ "D. Perotti – Trophies". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
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