Valentín Perales

Valentín Perales
Personal information
Full name Valentín Perales
Date of birth (1995-08-02) 2 August 1995
Place of birth Cipolletti, Argentina
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Centre-back[1]
Team information
Current team
Unión San Felipe
Number 2
Youth career
Cipolletti
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Cipolletti 18 (1)
2013–2016 San Lorenzo 0 (0)
2015 → Cipolletti (loan) 26 (1)
2016–2019 Deportivo Morón 49 (2)
2020–2021 Atlanta 25 (0)
2022 Independiente Rivadavia 30 (3)
2023 Deportivo Madryn 25 (0)
2024 Estudiantes BA 27 (0)
2025 Racing de Córdoba 17 (0)
2026– Unión San Felipe 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 February 2026

Valentín Perales (born 2 August 1995) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Chilean club Unión San Felipe.[2]

Career

Perales began in Cipolletti's ranks, the defender featured eighteen times in the 2012–13 Torneo Argentino A; his debut came on 26 August 2012 against Defensores de Belgrano, while he also scored his first goal in a game with Santamarina on 25 November.[2][3] At the end of 2012–13, Perales was signed by Argentine Primera División side San Lorenzo.[2][4] In February 2015, after no appearances, Perales rejoined Cipolletti on loan.[2] One goal in thirty-two games followed.[2] On 7 July 2016, Perales joined Deportivo Morón of Primera B Metropolitana.[2] He scored in their final match of their promotion-winning season of 2016–17 versus Deportivo Riestra.[2][5]

In December 2025, Perales moved to Chile and signed with Unión San Felipe.[6]

Career statistics

As of 19 December 2018.[2]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup[a] League Cup Continental[b] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cipolletti 2012–13 Torneo Argentino A 18100——00181
San Lorenzo 2013–14 Primera División 0000—000000
2014 0000——0000
2015 0000—000000
2016 0000—000000
Total 0000—000000
Cipolletti (loan) 2015 Torneo Federal A 26100——6[c]0321
Deportivo Morón 2016–17 Primera B Metropolitana 9111——00102
2017–18 Primera B Nacional 18120——00201
2018–19 2000——0020
Total 29231——00323
Career total 73431—0060825
  1. ↑ Includes the Copa Argentina
  2. ↑ Includes the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
  3. ↑ Six appearances in the 2015 Torneo Federal A play-offs

Honours

Deportivo Morón[2]

References

  1. ↑ Valentín Perales at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Argentina - V. Perales". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  3. ↑ "Ficha Estadistica de VALENTIN PERALES". BDFA. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "No conozco Buenos Aires". Olé. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  5. ↑ "Perales quiere que su destino vuelva a cruzarse con Cipolletti o San Lorenzo". Copa Argentina. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  6. ↑ "Nuevo fichaje de Unión San Felipe: zaguero argentino refuerza al Uní-Uní". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). 26 December 2025. Retrieved 28 December 2025.