Maricel Pereyra

Maricel Pereyra (born 11 May 2002) is an Argentine professional footballer and former futsal player who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Feminino A1 club São Paulo and the Argentina women's national team. She is one of the first female professional players in Argentina.

Club career Pereyra became the first female ball boy at the Pedro Bidegain Stadium alongside Rocío Vázquez on 23 October 2018, in the match between San Lorenzo and San Martin de San Juan. In April 2019, she was one of fifteen players who joined San Lorenzo on a professional contract, a historic first for Argentine women's football.

International career Pereyra represented the Argentina U-17 and U-20 teams, before being called up to the senior national teams. She made her senior debut for the Argentina national team on 27 November 2021, in a goalless draw against the Ecuadorian national team at the Rodrigo Paz Delgado Stadium in Quito, where she came on in the 85th minute for Ruth Bravo.

Pereyra was added to the Argentine squad for Copa América Femenina on 27 June 2022. She was also named to the senior national team for the CONCACAF W Gold Cup on 9 February 2024.

In June 2025, Pereyra was named to the senior national team for the 2025 Copa América Femenina.

Career statistics International

International goals Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 26 February 2024 Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States 3–0 3–0 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup 2. 3 June 2024 Estadio Ciudad de Vicente López, Florida, Argentina 2–0 2–0 Friendly 3. 13 July 2024 Predio Lionel Andrés Messi, Ezeiza, Argentina 1–0 1–0 4. 22 February 2025 Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida, La Florida, Chile 1–0 3–0 5. 24 October 2025 Estadio Diego Armando Maradona, Buenos Aires, Argentina 3–1 3–1 2025–26 CONMEBOL Liga de Naciones Femenina 6. 28 October 2025 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay 1–1 2–2 2025–26 CONMEBOL Liga de Naciones Femenina

Honours Football San Lorenzo Primera División A: Ap. 2021, Cl. 2024

Argentina Copa América Third place: 2022

Futsal San Lorenzo Primera División: Torneo Clausura 2017, Torneo Anual 2017 Copa Argentina: 2018 Supercopa: 2019