Maximiliano Agustín "Maxi" Villa Pereira (born 3 March 1997) is an Uruguayan footballer who plays as a defender for Montevideo City Torque.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maximiliano Agustín Villa Pereira | ||
| Date of birth | 3 March 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Torque | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nacional | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Nacional B | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Peralada (loan) | 33 | (1) |
| 2019 | Peralada | 16 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Girona | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Ponferradina (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Villarreal B (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Girona B | ||
| 2022 | Boston River | 27 | (1) |
| 2023– | Torque | 28 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 December 2023 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Montevideo, Villa finished his formation with Nacional. On 14 July 2017, he was loaned to Girona FC for one year and was immediately assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[1]
Villa made his senior debut on 20 August 2017, starting in a 0–1 home loss against RCD Mallorca.[2] He scored his first goal on 22 October, netting the second in a 2–0 home defeat of SCR Peña Deportiva.[3]
Villa made his first team debut for the Catalans on 28 November 2017, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Levante UD, for the season's Copa del Rey.[4] It was his only appearance with the main squad, and he returned to his parent club when his loan ended in July 2018.
On 30 January 2019, Villa returned to Girona and its B-side, signing a permanent 18-month contract.[5] On 16 August, he moved to Segunda División side SD Ponferradina on loan for one year.[6]
On 21 September 2020, after featuring rarely, Villa joined Villarreal CF B in the third division on loan for the season.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Maxi Villa i Andrés Romero primeres incorporacions" [Maxi Villa and Andrés Romero first signings] (in Catalan). CF Peralada. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Trabajado triunfo del RCD Mallorca en Peralada" [Worked triumph of RCD Mallorca in Peralada] (in Spanish). Vavel. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Maxi Villa i Joel Arimany donen la victòria al Peralada" [Maxi Villa and Joel Arimany give the victory to Peralada] (in Catalan). Diari de Girona. 22 October 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Morales no tira la Copa" [Morales does not take away the Cup] (in Spanish). Marca. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Maxi Villa vuelve a Girona" [Maxi Villa returns to Girona] (in Spanish). Girona FC. 30 January 2019.
- ^ "La SD Ponferradina incorpora al lateral Maximiliano Villa" [SD Ponferradina sign the full back Maximiliano Villa] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Villarreal B bring in Maxi Villa". Villarreal CF. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
External links
edit- Maxi Villa at BDFutbol
- Maxi Villa at Soccerway