Quick Facts
Biography
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Jorge Pereyra Diaz (born 5 August 1990 in La Rioja, Argentina) is a footballer, who plays as a striker for Mexican club Club Leon.
Club career
Ferro Carril Oeste
Jorge Pereyra Diaz was born in La Rioja, Argentina. He began his professional career with Primera B Nacional club Ferro Carril Oeste.
Lanus
On 5 March 2013, he signed with Lanús. He made his debut with 'Granate' on April 13, 2013, as a substitute, in a league match where Lanus beat All Boys 2-1. Díaz first start came a few days later, on April 17, in a Copa Argentina match against Atlético Rafaela. With Lanús, he helped them won the 2013 Copa Sudamericana, being in the starting lineup in the first leg final against Ponte Preta.
Johor Darul Takzim
2014
Jorge Pereyra Diaz signed a 3-year contract, with Malaysia Super League team Johor Darul Takzim in May 2014. The transfer fee was rumoured to be $2,000,000 dollars. . He made his debut as a substitute in the first leg of the Malaysia FA Cup semi final against Pahang FA. On 20 May 2014, he scored a brace to help Johor Darul Takzim came back from 2-0 down to win 3-2 against LionsXII at Stadium Jalan Besar. He finished the season with 15 goals in 29 league appearances.
2015
During the 2015 season, he scored 2 goals against Ayeyawady United in a 5-0 victory during the AFC Cup. On 12 July 2015, Diaz was loaned out to Independiente.
Independiente (Loan)
Diaz only made 7 league appearances for Independiente. After his 4 months loan spell, Diaz returned to JDT.
2016
After his loan spell with Independiente, Diaz returned to JDT for the 2016 Malaysia Super League season. On 2 February 2016, he made his 2016 debut during the 2016 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off against Muangthong United, where JDT were defeated 3-0 on penalties with Diaz missing the first penalty. He made his 2016 Malaysia Super League debut in a 1-1 draw against Selangor FA, where JDT lifted their third Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup after winning on penalties (7 - 6 p). On 16 February 2016, Diaz scored his first Malaysia Super League goal of the season in a 2-0 victory against T-Team F.C.. He also contributed a goal and 2 assist during JDT's 8-2 victory against Ayeyawady United in the 2016 AFC Cup group stage.
Statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup 1 | Intercontinental 2 | Other 3 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ferro Carril Oeste | |||||||||||
| 2008–09 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | p | ||
| 2009–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 3 | ||
| 2012–13 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 5 | ||
| Total | 86 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 48 | 10 | ||
| Lanús | |||||||||||
| 2012–13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | 35 | 6 | ||
| Total | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | 42 | 6 | ||
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | |||||||||||
| 2014 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 27 | 14 | |||
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 32 | |
| Total | 45 | 26 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 50 | |
| Independiente (loan) | |||||||||||
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 166 | 45 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 70 | |
1 Including matches for Copa Argentina, Malaysia FA Cup and Malaysia Cup.
2 Including matches for Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana, AFC Champions League and AFC Cup.
3 Including matches for Malaysia Charity Shield.
Honours
Club
Lanús
- Copa Sudamericana: 2013
Johor Darul Ta'zim
- Malaysia Super League: 2014, 2016
- Malaysia Charity Shield: 2015, 2016
- Malaysia FA Cup: 2016