Jair Pereira (Mexican footballer)

Jair Pereira Rodríguez (born 7 July 1986)[2] is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

For the Brazilian football manager, see Jair Pereira (football manager).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pereira and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.
Jair Pereira
Pereira with Cruz Azul in 2012
Personal information
Full name Jair Pereira Rodríguez[1]
Date of birth (1986-07-07) 7 July 1986[1]
Place of birth Cuautla, Morelos, Mexico
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Tampico Madero 21 (0)
2008–2011 Cruz Azul Hidalgo 83 (4)
2011–2013 Cruz Azul 56 (2)
2014–2019 Guadalajara 131 (5)
2019–2020 Querétaro 16 (3)
2020–2021 Necaxa 12 (0)
International career
2013–2017 Mexico 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 April 2021

Club career

Tampico Madero

Arose from the reserve side of Tampico Madero where he joined in 2004, playing in Ascenso MX debut in the first team on 15 September 2007 at the Tiburones Rojos de Coatzacoalcos.

Cruz Azul

After having played with Cruz Azul's reserve side, Pereira made his professional debut in the Liga MX Apertura 2011 under coach Enrique Meza as a starter against C.F. Pachuca August 3, 2011. He played all the Clausura 2012 season and as a permanent fixture forming a solid defense with Nestor Araujo On February 4, 2012, he scored his first goal against Chiapas F.C. in a winning 2–0 confrontation. On April 24, 2012, he scored his second goal against Club América in a 2–2 draw; he was sent off with a red card later in the match.

Guadalajara

On December 12, 2013, he signed with C.D. Guadalajara with a reported US$3 million transfer fee. He scored his first goal during the 2014 Apertura season against UdeG in a 3–0 win.

Querétaro

On 27 June 2019, Pereira joined Querétaro.[3]

Career statistics

International
As of match played 6 September 2017[4]
Mexico
YearAppsGoals
201310
201760
Total70

Honours

Cruz Azul

Guadalajara

See also

References
  1. "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018: List of Players: CD Guadalajara" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2018. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2018.
  2. "Comunicado de Prensa (Jair Pereira)". Archived from the original on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
  3. OFICIAL: Jair Pereira se va al Querétaro, mexico.as.com, 27 June 2019
  4. Jair Pereira at National-Football-Teams.com
  5. "Regresó el Gigante". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  6. "¡CHIVAS CAMPEÓN DE LA COPA MX APERTURA 2015!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  7. "Hace historia en la Copa". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  8. "¡Chivas Campeón de la SuperCopa MX!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  9. "¡CAMPEONES DE CONCACAF!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
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