Personal Information
Full Name | Diego Perotti |
Date of Birth | July 26, 1988 |
Nationality | Argentine |
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) |
Role | Winger |
Past Team(s) |
Diego Perotti: A Brief Biography
Born on 26th July 1988 in Moreno, Argentina, Diego Perotti is an Argentine professional footballer who currently plays for the Italian club A.S. Roma Argentina National Football Team as a winger.
Perotti is mainly a winger who can play with both feet and he can also appear as an attacking midfielder.
Background
At the age of just 12 years, Perotti started his youth career with Boca Juniors in the year 2000 and 2 years later he represented Deportivo Moron for 4 years.
From Club Deportivo Moron, Perotti joined Spain's Sevilla FC in the summer of 2007.
After agreeing to a four-year contract in 2 July 2014, Perotti signed for Italian club Genoa C.F.C.
and later joined side A.S. Roma on loan for €1 million on 1st February 2016.
Debut
Perotti received his maiden call-up for the Argentine national team on 9th November 2009 and 5 days later, he made his international debut with La Albiceleste on the 14th of the same month, playing the last ten minutes against Spain in Madrid.
His first-team debut took place on 15th February 2009 as he appeared 15 minutes in a 2-0 win at RCD Espanyol.
However, Perotti couldn't wear many caps for Argentina national team but he was fabolous in his club career.
Club Career
Appearing in 159 competitive games over the course of six La Liga seasons, Perotti spent the better part of his career with Sevilla, where he managed to score 16 goals and with his amazing football skills, he helped his side in winning two major titles.
For Genoa, Perotti scored 5 goals in 45 matches he played and Roma signed him permanently until June 2019, where he has scored 19 goals in 90 appearances till now and is expected to increase these numbers in the coming games.
Records
Perotti was part of the Sevilla club and helped them to lift the Copa del Rey in the 2009-10 season and UEFA Europa League in the 2013-14 season where they were successful to win the title.
He has also managed to score 47 goals in 351 caps he wore and his football skills are getting better day by day and is expected to perform more better in the future.