Ramiro Guerra Pereyra

Ramiro Guerra Pereyra (Spanish pronunciation: [raˈmiɾo 'gera]; born 21 March 1997) is an Uruguayan footballer who plays for Spanish club Villarreal CF as a central midfielder.

Ramiro Guerra
Personal information
Full name Ramiro Guerra Pereyra
Date of birth (1997-03-21) 21 March 1997
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Villarreal
Number 26
Youth career
Villarreal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Villarreal B 80 (5)
2014–2015 Villarreal C 21 (2)
2017– Villarreal 4 (0)
2018–2019 → Gimnàstic (loan) 3 (0)
National team
2013 Spain U16 1 (1)
2013 Spain U17 6 (0)
2013–2014 Spain U19 4 (0)
2015 Uruguay U20 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:00, 5 February 2020 (UTC)
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Guerra and the second or maternal family name is Pereyra.

Club career

Born in Montevideo through a Spanish mother and an Uruguayan father,[1] Guerra moved to Spain before his second birthday, and subsequently joined Villarreal CF's youth setup.[2] He made his senior debut on 3 May 2014 at the age of just 17, starting in a 1–2 Segunda División B home loss against Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[3]

Guerra was promoted to the C-team ahead of the 2014–15 campaign, and scored his first senior goal on 7 December 2014 in a 2–4 home loss against UD Benigànim for the Tercera División championship.[4] He made his first team debut on 28 September, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Maccabi Tel Aviv for the season's UEFA Europa League.[5]

Guerra made his La Liga debut on 1 October 2017, coming on as a late substitute for Samu Castillejo in a 3–0 home win against SD Eibar.[6] The following 21 August, he moved to Segunda División side Gimnàstic de Tarragona on loan for the season.[7]

References
  1. "Ramiro Guerra, sub´19 español, tentado por Uruguay" [Ramiro Guerra, Spanish under-19 player, tempted by Uruguay] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  2. "La novela del Messi uruguayo" [The novel of the Uruguayan Messi] (in Spanish). Referi. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  3. "Villarreal B 1–2 Nàstic" (in Spanish). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  4. "El Benigànim passa per damunt del mini submarí groc" [Benigàmin pass over the mini Yellow Submarine] (in Catalan). Benicadell Esportiu. 8 December 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  5. "Maccabi off the mark in Group A with 0–0 draw". UEFA.com. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  6. "Bakambu da brillo a un diamante en bruto" [Bakambu brightens a rough diamond] (in Spanish). Marca. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  7. "Ramiro Guerra, nuevo jugador del Nàstic" [Ramiro Guerra, new player of Nàstic] (in Spanish). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
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