| Pere Pons | |
| Fullname: | Pere Pons Riera |
| Birth Date: | 20 February 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Sant Martí Vell, Spain |
| Height: | 1.770NaN0 |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Currentclub: | AEK Larnaca |
| Clubnumber: | 17 |
| Youthyears1: | 2002–2012 |
| Youthclubs1: | Girona |
| Years1: | 2012 |
| Caps1: | 8 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2012–2019 |
| Caps2: | 197 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2014 |
| Clubs3: | → Olot (loan) |
| Caps3: | 14 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2019–2022 |
| Caps4: | 79 |
| Goals4: | 4 |
| Years5: | 2022– |
| Caps5: | 54 |
| Goals5: | 7 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016–2019 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 01:22, 18 February 2024 (UTC) |
Pere Pons Riera (born 20 February 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Cypriot club AEK Larnaca FC.
Born in Sant Martí Vell, Girona, Catalonia, Pons joined Girona FC's youth setup in 2002, aged nine.[1] He started his senior career with the reserves in the regional leagues, in 2012.
On 13 September 2012, Pons made his first-team debut, coming on as a second-half substitute for Joseba Garmendia in a 2–0 away loss against Sporting de Gijón in the second round of the Copa del Rey.[2] He first appeared in Segunda División three days later, again replacing Garmendia in the 5–0 home rout of UD Las Palmas.[3]
Pons scored his first professional goal on 6 October 2013, the first in a 1–1 home draw against CE Sabadell FC. On 29 January 2014, he was loaned to Segunda División B side UE Olot until June.[4] He subsequently returned to the Albirrojos in the summer, and was made first choice by manager Pablo Machín.[5]
On 21 November 2014, Pons renewed his contract with the club, signing until 2017.[6] He contributed two goals[7] [8] in 38 matches during the 2016–17 campaign, in a first-ever promotion to La Liga.
Pons agreed to an extension on 15 August 2017, until 2020.[9] He made his debut in the top flight four days later, starting in a 2–2 home draw with Atlético Madrid.[10]
On 4 July 2019, after suffering relegation, Pons signed a three-year contract with Deportivo Alavés still in the top tier.[11]
On 28 December 2016, Pons made his debut for the Catalonia national team, coming on as a half-time substitute for Sergi Roberto in a 3–3 draw against Tunisia (4–2 penalty loss).[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Girona | 2012–13 | Segunda División | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||||
| 2014–15 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 43 | 0 | |||||
| 2015–16 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||||
| 2016–17 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 2 | |||||
| 2017–18 | La Liga | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 205 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 211 | 4 | |||||
| Olot (loan) | 2013–14 | Segunda División B | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Alavés | 2019–20 | La Liga | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 79 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 82 | 5 | |||||
| AEK Larnaca | 2022–23 | Cypriot First Division | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 39 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 30 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 54 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 8 | |||
| Career total | 351 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 376 | 17 | |||