Máximo Perrone
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Máximo Perrone (born 7 January 2003) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie A club Como and the Argentina national team.
Club career
Vélez Sarsfield
Perrone made his professional debut for Vélez Sarsfield on 6 March 2022 against Estudiantes. On 18 May, he scored his first senior goal, which was a 94th minute winner against Nacional in the Copa Libertadores group stage.
Manchester City
On 23 January 2023, Perrone signed a contract for five-and-a-half year with Manchester City for around £8m, and joined the club following the end of the 2023 South American U-20 Championship. On 25 February, he made his Premier League debut in a 4–1 away victory against Bournemouth, replacing Erling Haaland in the 72nd minute. He made his only other competitive appearance for City in a 3-0 FA Cup fifth victory at Bristol City, replacing Bernardo Silva in the 88th minute.[citation needed]
On 23 August, Perrone joined La Liga club Las Palmas on loan for the rest of the 2023–24 season.
Como
On 25 August 2024, Serie A club Como announced the signing of Perrone on loan for the 2024–25 season with an option for the loan to be extended.
On 18 July 2025, Perrone joined Como permanently, signing a four-year contract.
International career
Born in Argentina, Perrone is of Italian descent. He represented Argentina at under-16 and under-20 levels. He was part of the squad that was sent to the 2023 South American U-20 Championship. Perrone scored in Argentina's group stage opener against Paraguay, which ended as a 2–1 defeat. With only one victory from the remaining three matches, Argentina failed to reach the knockout stages of the tournament for the first time since 2013. Perrone was once again included in Argentina's squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where he scored the third goal in a 3–0 group stage victory against Guatemala. Argentina were eliminated in the round of 16, losing 2–0 against Nigeria, with Perrone being left on the bench.
In March 2023, Perrone received his first call-up to the Argentina senior national team by coach Lionel Scaloni for two friendly matches against Panama and Curaçao. He debuted in a friendly match against Angola on 14 November 2025.
Career statistics
Club
As of match played 22 March 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Vélez Sarsfield | 2022 | Argentine Primera División | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | 33 | 3 |
| Manchester City | 2022–23 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 |
| Las Palmas (loan) | 2023–24 | La Liga | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| Como (loan) | 2024–25 | Serie A | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| Como | 2025–26 | Serie A | 28 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 3 | ||
| Como total | 54 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 3 | |
| Career total | 99 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 6 |
Honours
Manchester City
External links
- at the Manchester City F.C. website
- – UEFA competition record ()
- at Soccerway