Andrés Federico Pereira Castelnoble (born 24 February 2000) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a right-back or centre-back for Liga MX club Toluca.
Club career A youth academy graduate of Liverpool Montevideo, Pereira made his professional debut on 4 May 2019 in a 4–0 league win against Boston River. He scored his first goal on 26 February 2020 in a 5–0 Copa Sudamericana win against Venezuelan club Llaneros.
On 30 December 2023, Mexican club Toluca announced the signing of Pereira. On 4 June 2025, he joined fellow Mexican club Pachuca on loan for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. He returned to Toluca during the same month as Pachuca were eliminated in the group stage of the tournament.
International career On 5 March 2021, Pereira was named in Uruguay senior team's 35-man preliminary squad for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Argentina and Bolivia. However, CONMEBOL suspended those matches next day amid concern over the COVID-19 pandemic. On 21 October 2022, he was named in Uruguay's 55-man preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. However, he was not included in the final squad, which was announced three weeks later.
Personal life Pereira is the elder brother of fellow professional footballer Agustín Pereira.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLiverpool Montevideo2019Uruguayan Primera División40—0000402020353—4Appearances in Copa Sudamericana.12One appearance each in Supercopa Uruguaya and Primera División championship playoff.0414202120—2Appearances in Copa Libertadores.0—40202228400202One appearance each in Torneo Intermedio final and championship playoff.0324202325300404Three appearances in championship playoffs and one appearance in Torneo Intermedio final.0333Career total9410001218011411
Honours Liverpool Montevideo Uruguayan Primera División: 2023 Supercopa Uruguaya: 2020
Toluca Liga MX: Clausura 2025, Apertura 2025 Campeón de Campeones: 2025 Campeones Cup: 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup: 2026 Leagues Cup: 2026
Individual Uruguayan Primera División Team of the Year: 2020, 2022, 2023 Uruguayan Primera División Player of the Year: 2023 Liga MX All-Star: 2026
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