Sergio Pérez (footballer, born 1997) explained

Sergio Pérez
Full Name:Sergio Pérez Jaén
Birth Date:4 June 1997
Birth Place:Gerena, Spain
Height:1.82m
Position:Winger
Currentclub:Melilla
Clubnumber:17
Youthclubs1:Sevilla
Youthclubs2:San José
Youthyears3:2014–2015
Youthclubs3:Lucena
Youthyears4:2015–2016
Youthclubs4:Recreativo
Years1:2015
Caps1:1
Goals1:0
Years2:2016–2017
Caps2:34
Goals2:9
Years3:2017–2019
Caps3:67
Goals3:10
Years4:2018
Caps4:1
Goals4:0
Years5:2019–2020
Caps5:27
Goals5:2
Years6:2019
Caps6:0
Goals6:0
Years7:2020–2022
Caps7:54
Goals7:6
Years8:2022–
Caps8:50
Goals8:5
Club-Update:11 April 2024

Sergio Pérez Jaén (born 20 June 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Melilla as a left winger.

Club career

Pérez was born in Gerena, Seville, Andalusia, and was an AD San José youth graduate. On 21 November 2014 he joined Segunda División B side Lucena CF,[1] and made his senior debut the following 26 April by playing 26 minutes in a 0–6 away loss against Real Betis B.[2]

In November 2015, Pérez moved to Recreativo de Huelva and returned to youth football.[3] He was promoted to the reserves in July of the following year,[4] and scored his first senior goals on 4 September by netting a brace in a 3–0 home win against CD San Roque.

On 16 July 2017 Pérez moved to another reserve team, UD Almería B in the fourth division.[5] He made his first-team debut on 17 August of the following year, coming on as a late substitute for Joaquín Arzura in a 0–1 away loss against Cádiz CF in the Segunda División.[6]

Pérez scored his first professional goal on 18 October 2018, netting the opener in a 3–1 home defeat of CF Reus Deportiu in the season's Copa del Rey. On 16 August of the following year, he moved to Cádiz on a two-year contract[7] and was assigned to the B-side also in the third division.[8]

On 20 August 2020, Pérez agreed to a deal with CD El Ejido, still in division three.[9]

Personal life

Pérez's younger brother, Perotti, is also a footballer and plays for Sevilla's U-19 team as a winger.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: El Lucena CF ficha a los sub-23 José Manuel Pavón y Pablo Navas y al juvenil Sergio Pérez. Lucena CF sign the under-23s José Manuel Pavón and Pablo Navas and the juvenil Sergio Pérez. Lucena Hoy. es. 21 November 2014. 22 July 2018.
  2. Web site: El Lucena es goleado por el Betis B (6–0). Lucena is thrashed by Betis B (6–0). Diario de Córdoba. es. 26 April 2015. 22 July 2018.
  3. Web site: El Juvenil A se refuerza en ataque con el mediapunta Sergio Pérez. Juvenil A bolster in attack with attacking midfielder Sergio Pérez. Albiazules. es. 14 November 2015. dead. 17 August 2018. 17 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180817232523/http://www.albiazules.es/14112015-el-juvenil-a-se-refuerza-en-ataque-con-el-mediapunta-sergio-perez/.
  4. Web site: Juanma Rodríguez y Raúl Molina, técnicos del Recre B. Juanma Rodríguez and Raúl Molina, managers of Recre B. Recreativismo. es. 21 July 2016. 22 July 2018.
  5. Web site: El máximo goleador del filial se marcha al Almería B. The top goalscorer of the reserves moves to Almería B. Albiazules. es. 16 July 2017. 22 July 2018.
  6. Web site: Álex Fernández da la primera victoria de la temporada al Cádiz. Alex Fernández gives the first victory of the season to Cádiz. Marca. es. 17 August 2018. 17 August 2018.
  7. Web site: 2019-08-16. Sergio Pérez refuerza la banda del filial. 2020-06-06. eldesmarque.com.
  8. Web site: Sergio Pérez llega desde Almería. Sergio Pérez arrives from Almería. Cádiz CF. es. 16 August 2019. 19 August 2019.
  9. Web site: El CD El Ejido firma al extremo Sergio Pérez Jaén. CD El Ejido sign the winger Sergio Pérez Jaén. CD El Ejido. es. 20 August 2020. 25 August 2020.