Jair Pereira (Mexican footballer)
# Jair Pereira (Mexican footballer)

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

## 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.

## Career statistics

### International

    As of match played 6 September 2017

Mexico :

| Year | Apps | Goals |
| - | - | - |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 |

## Honours

Cruz Azul

* Copa MX: Clausura 2013

Guadalajara

* Liga MX: Clausura 2017
* Copa MX: Apertura 2015, Clausura 2017
* Supercopa MX: 2016
* CONCACAF Champions League: 2018
