Career
Ferreyra has a cult following from the Football Manager franchise due to his "wonderkid" status whilst at Vélez Sársfield and his knack of scoring goals on the game. Banfield
Ferreyra came through the youth system at his home town club of Banfield, and was promoted to the first team in the 2008-2009 season. He made six appearances in that season, three as a substitute, scoring one goal.
His debut goal was a header against Argentinos Juniors in a 2–2 draw on 6 December 2008.
His next first team appearances came in the 2010-2011 season, when he scored six goals in 19 games, including one against Boca Juniors to secure a 1–1 draw on 4 June 2011. He was among the 15 top league goalscorers for the season.
On 3 January 2011, he signed a new three-year contract with Banfield. Vélez Sársfield
During his first season playing for Vélez, Ferreyra was the top goalscorer for the team in their 2012 Inicial winning campaign, scoring 13 goals in 15 games.
He was also joint top scorer of the championship along Ignacio Scocco.
Ferreyra also started in the 2012-2013 Superfinal, in which Vélez defeated Newell"s Old Boys. Shakhtar Donetsk
On 9 July 2013, Ferreyra signed a five-year contract with Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk in a United States$9 million transfer. Due to personal security concerns over the war in Donbass and the recent Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash, Ferreyra along with five other foreign teammates refused to return to Ukraine after a friendly match against Lyon on 20 July 2014.
With the relocation of Shakhtar"s training base to Kiev and home games to be played in Lviv for the 2014-2015 season and following talks with Chief Executive Officer Sergei Palkin, Ferreyra and his teammates returned to the club in late July.
Newcastle United
On 3 August 2014, Newcastle United signed Ferreyra on a season-long loan. The deal included a £6 millon option to buy at the end of the season.
However, Ferreyra struggled with the physical demands of English football, stating in an interview in the Newcastle Evening Chronicle "When I got here I struggled to adapt.. it is a very physical league." On 29 May 2015 it was announced that Newcastle would not take up the option to buy Ferreyra and he would return to Shakhtar Donetsk without having played a single minute of first team football for Newcastle. Ferreyra is a former Argentina under-20 youth international.
He was joint second top scorer at the 2011 South American Youth Championship with four tournament goals, helping Argentina to third place.
He also played with the team at the 2011 Fédération internationale de football association U-20 World Cup.
