Diego Perotti

Diego Perotti
Perotti in action for Argentina in 2017
Personal information
Full name Diego Perotti Almeira[1]
Date of birth (1988-07-26) 26 July 1988 (age 36)[2]
Place of birth Moreno, Argentina[2]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
2000–2002 Boca Juniors[4]
2002–2006 Deportivo Morón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Deportivo Morón 34 (5)
2007–2009 Sevilla B 52 (3)
2009–2014 Sevilla 117 (9)
2014Boca Juniors (loan) 2 (0)
2014–2016 Genoa 43 (5)
2016Roma (loan) 15 (3)
2016–2020 Roma 91 (23)
2020–2021 Fenerbahçe 4 (3)
2022 Salernitana 11 (0)
Total 369 (51)
International career
2009–2018 Argentina 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Diego Perotti Almeira (born 26 July 1988) is an Argentine former professional footballer. Mainly a winger who could play with both feet, he also appeared as an attacking midfielder.

He spent the better part of his career with Sevilla, appearing in 159 competitive games over six La Liga seasons (16 goals) and winning two major titles. In February 2016 he signed with Roma in the Italian Serie A, leaving four years later.

Perotti earned five caps for Argentina.

  1. ^ "Diego Perotti Almeira". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Diego Perotti". Eurosport. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Diego Perotti". A.S. Roma. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Diego Perotti: "En Boca me sentí mal"" [Diego Perotti: "I felt bad at Boca"]. El Gráfico (in Spanish). 17 November 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2016.