Maximiliano Pereira

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Personal information
Maxi Pereira
Full name	Maximiliano Pereira
Date of birth	June 8, 1984 (1984-06-08) (age 24)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	175 cm (5ft 9in)
Playing position	Winger, defensive midfielder, right back
Club information
Current club	SL Benfica
Number	14
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002-2007 2007-	Defensor SL Benfica	118 (25) 23 (2)
National team²
2004-	Uruguay	39 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 July 07. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 29 May 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Maximiliano Pereira (born 8 May 1984) is a Uruguay footballer midfielder. He currently plays for S.L. Benfica in the Portuguese Liga. He played for Uruguay in Copa América 2007 and is a regular on the international side.

Maxi, as he is called in his native country, is a midfielder/defender who started playing professional football for Defensor Sporting early in the 2002/2003 season as a 18-year old. He took no time to adjust to the first team, being a crucial part alongside Álvaro González, but after the 2006/2007 season Defensor lost both gems. González was transferred to Boca Juniors and Pereira went to Benfica.

[edit] External links

SL Benfica Official Website (Portuguese/English)

v • d • e Uruguay squad - Copa América 2007 Fourth Place

1 Carini • 2 Lugano • 3 Godín • 4 Fucile • 5 García • 6 Darío Rodríguez • 7 Cristian Rodríguez • 8 Gargano • 9 Vargas • 10 Recoba • 11 Estoyanoff • 12 Castillo • 13 Abreu • 14 Diogo • 15 Pérez • 16 Pereira • 17 Valdez • 18 Canobbio • 19 Scotti • 20 González • 21 Forlán • 22 Sánchez • Coach: Tabárez

v • d • e SL Benfica – current squad

1 Moreira • 2 L. Filipe • 3 Edcarlos • 4 Luisão • 5 Léo • 6 Petit • 7 Cardozo • 8 Katsouranis • 9 Mantorras • 12 Quim • 14 Maxi Pereira • 17 Zoro • 18 Binya • 20 Di María • 21 N. Gomes • 22 Nélson • 23 David Luiz • 24 Butt • 25 N. Assis • 26 C. Rodríguez • 30 Adu • 33 Sepsi • 38 Makukula • Manager: Flores