Nehuén Pérez

Patricio Nehuén Pérez (born 24 June 2000) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Primeira Liga club Porto and the Argentina national team.

Club career Pérez joined Argentinos Juniors' system in 2007, after spells with La Quinta de Los Pibes and Unión de Tesei. He first appeared in the club's first-team squad under manager Alfredo Berti during the 2017–18 Argentine Primera División season which culminated with the defender making his debut in a Copa Argentina tie with Independiente de Chivilcoy on 9 May 2018. He was immediately loaned back to Argentinos Juniors. Pérez was an unused substitute ten times in 2018–19, before making his league debut during a 2–1 defeat to Tigre on 12 November. His opening appearance for them came in the Taça da Liga versus Covilhã on 3 August. He was named as the league's best defender for August. In total, Pérez appeared twenty-five times during his time with Famalicão as they placed sixth. He made his debut on 25 October away to Getafe, which preceded his first UEFA Europa League appearances arriving on 5 November in Cyprus against Omonia. On 29 July 2022, he transferred to Udinese, signing a five-year contract.

On 30 August 2024, Pérez moved on loan to Porto, with an option to buy.

International career Pérez represented Argentina at U17 level, making four appearances at the 2017 South American U-17 Championship in Chile. Fernando Batista called up Pérez for the subsequent 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland, where he scored once in three games. Batista also picked Pérez for the U23s in the succeeding September for a Bolivia friendly. Pérez received his first senior call for November 2019 friendlies with Brazil and Uruguay.

Career statistics Club

Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2026

Argentina U23 Pre-Olympic Tournament: 2020

Individual Primeira Liga Defender of the Month: September 2019