| Jonathan Pérez | |
| Fullname: | Jonathan Alexánder Pérez Lara |
| Birth Date: | 18 January 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Pico Rivera, California, United States |
| Height: | 1.68 m[1] |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder, winger |
| Currentclub: | Nashville SC (on loan from LA Galaxy) |
| Clubnumber: | 24 |
| Youthyears1: | 2016–2020 |
| Youthclubs1: | LA Galaxy |
| Years1: | 2020– |
| Clubs1: | Ventura County FC |
| Caps1: | 52 |
| Goals1: | 11 |
| Years2: | 2021– |
| Clubs2: | LA Galaxy |
| Caps2: | 16 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Clubs3: | → Nashville SC (loan) |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | → Huntsville City FC (loan) |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | United States U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | Mexico U16 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2020 |
| Nationalteam3: | Mexico U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2021–2022 |
| Nationalteam4: | Mexico U20 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 2 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam5: | Mexico U23 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | July 30, 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | June 18, 2023 |
Jonathan Alexánder Pérez Lara (born January 18, 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Nashville SC on loan from Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy. Born in the United States, he plays for the Mexico national under-23 team.
Pérez played with the LA Galaxy academy from 2016,[2] before signing as a homegrown player with Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy on February 21, 2020.[3] He made his professional debut on March 8, 2020, for LA Galaxy's USL Championship side, appearing as a 56th-minute substitute in a 5–1 win over Rio Grande Valley FC.[4]
On July 30, 2024, Pérez was loaned to fellow MLS side Nashville SC for the remainder of the season.[5]
Born in the United States, Pérez is of Mexican descent.[6] He represented the Mexico U-18 team in January 2020 in the Copa del Atlantico.[7] [8] [9]
Pérez was called up to the Mexico U-20 team by Luis Ernesto Pérez to participate at the 2021 Revelations Cup, scoring one goal in three appearances, where Mexico won the competition.[10] He was included in the under-20 side that participated in the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, in which Mexico failed to qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup and Olympics.[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Ventura County FC | 2020 | USL | 12 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | |||
| 2021 | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||||||
| 2022 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | ||||||
| 2023 | MLS Next Pro | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 47 | 10 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 48 | 10 | |||||
| LA Galaxy | 2021 | MLS | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 62 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 10 | |||
Mexico U20
2021[12]