Tomás Pérez (footballer)
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| Date of birth | 26 August 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Atlético Mineiro (on loan from Porto) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 25 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2024 | Newell's Old Boys | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Newell's Old Boys | 17 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Porto | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Porto B | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | → Atlético Mineiro (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Argentina U20 | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:12, 8 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 November 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Tomás Pérez (born 26 August 2005) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Atlético Mineiro, on loan from Porto.[1]
Club career
Pérez is a product of the Newell's Old Boys youth academy and was promoted to the senior squad in July 2024.[2] He made his senior debut in a league match that ended goalless against Independiente Rivadavia on 23 July.[3][4] He scored his first senior goal on 2 August, in a league 4–1 defeat to Estudiantes.[5][6]
On 4 February 2025, Pérez signed for Portuguese club Porto for a reported fee of €4 million on a four-and-a-half-year contract.[7]
On 19 February 2026, Pérez joined Brazilian club Atlético Mineiro on loan for the 2026 season.[8]
International career
Pérez was a member of Argentina's squad at the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup, making five appearances and scoring one goal in a runners-up campaign.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 30 November 2025[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Newell's Old Boys | 2024 | Argentine Primera División | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| Porto | 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025–26 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Porto B | 2025–26 | Liga Portugal 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa Argentina
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance(s) in FIFA Club World Cup
References
- ^ "Tomas Perez". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ Campanale, Susy (19 January 2025). "Inter and Newell's Old Boys discussing 'details' for Perez transfer". Footballitalia.net. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ "NEWELL'S OLD BOYS VS. INDEPENDIENTE RIVADAVIA 0 - 0". Soccerway. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ "Tomás Pérez, the promising player from Newell's who joins Inter Milan in a historic sale". noticas.yahoo. 16 January 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ "NEWELLS OLD BOYS VS. ESTUDIANTES 1-4". 3 August 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ "Estudiantes beat Newell's 4-1 and moved into the top spots of the Professional League". infobae. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ Nemer, Roy (4 February 2025). "Tomás Pérez joins FC Porto from Newell's Old Boys". Mundoalbiceleste.com. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ "Tomás Perez é do Galo" [Tomás Perez joins Galo]. atletico.com.br (in Portuguese). Clube Atlético Mineiro. 19 February 2026. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ "Tomas Perez, from Newell's to Inter of Italy". tycsports. 14 January 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ Tomás Pérez at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 November 2025.