Javi Pérez | |
Full Name: | Javier Pérez de Lucía Burgos |
Birth Date: | 29 March 1996 |
Birth Place: | Valencia, Spain |
Height: | 1.74 m |
Position: | Midfielder |
Youthyears1: | 2001–2016 |
Youthclubs1: | Valencia |
Collegeyears1: | 2017–2018 |
College1: | Pittsburgh Panthers |
Collegecaps1: | 35 |
Collegegoals1: | 6 |
Years1: | 2015–2016 |
Clubs1: | Valencia |
Caps1: | 0 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2015–2016 |
Clubs2: | → Hospitalet (loan) |
Caps2: | 9 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2016 |
Clubs3: | → Alzira (loan) |
Caps3: | 10 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2016–2017 |
Clubs4: | Buñol |
Caps4: | 17 |
Goals4: | 2 |
Years5: | 2019 |
Clubs5: | Los Angeles FC |
Caps5: | 1 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2019 |
Clubs6: | → Phoenix Rising (loan) |
Caps6: | 3 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Pcupdate: | 00:06, 4 May 2019 (UTC) |
Javier "Javi" Pérez de Lucía Burgos (born 29 March 1996) is a Spanish footballer who most recently played for Los Angeles FC in Major League Soccer.
Pérez joined Valencia aged 5-years old and played at youth levels through the club for 15 years.[1] [2] He spent time on loan with lower league sides Hospitalet and UD Alzira, before been released by Valencia and spending a short spell with CD Buñol.[3] [4]
Pérez later moved to the United States to study and play college soccer at the University of Pittsburgh between 2017 and 2018.[5]
On 14 January 2019, Pérez was selected 64th overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft by Los Angeles FC. He signed with Los Angeles on 10 March 2019.[6]
On 14 March 2019, Pérez was loaned to USL Championship side Phoenix Rising for the 2019 season.[7]