Pablo Pérez (footballer, born 1993)

Pablo Pérez Rodríguez (born 2 August 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Rayo Majadahonda.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pérez and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.
Pablo Pérez
Pérez with Sporting Gijón in 2014
Personal information
Full name Pablo Pérez Rodríguez
Date of birth (1993-08-02) 2 August 1993
Place of birth Gijón, Spain
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Rayo Majadahonda
Number 10
Youth career
2000–2011 Inmaculada
2011–2012 Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Sporting Gijón B 59 (12)
2014–2022 Sporting Gijón 175 (11)
2016–2017 → Alcorcón (loan) 33 (2)
2022–2023 Bengaluru 14 (2)
2023– Rayo Majadahonda 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 September 2023

Club career
Pérez in action for Sporting B in 2013

Born in Gijón, Asturias, Pérez joined Sporting de Gijón's youth setup in 2011, aged 17, after starting it out at Colegio de la Inmaculada.[2] He made his senior debuts with the reserves in the 2011–12 campaign in the Segunda División B.

Pérez played his first match as a professional on 24 May 2014, starting in a 1–0 home success against FC Barcelona B in the Segunda División.[3] He was definitely promoted to the main squad in August.[4]

On 6 September Pérez scored his first goal, netting his side's only in a 1–1 away draw against Albacete Balompié, through a last-minute header.[5] He scored a brace on the 20th, netting all goals in a 2–0 away win against CD Mirandés.[6]

On 11 November 2014 Pérez renewed his link with Sporting, until 2019.[7] He contributed with 37 appearances and seven goals during the season, as his side returned to La Liga after three years.

Pérez made his debut in the main category of Spanish football on 12 September 2015, starting and being booked in a 0–1 home loss against Valencia CF.[8] The following 31 August, he was loaned to AD Alcorcón in the second tier, for one year.[9]

On 5 December 2022, Pérez signed for Indian Super League club Bengaluru on a deal until the end of the 2022–23 season.[10]

References
  1. Pablo Pérez at Soccerway
  2. El último fruto del Inmaculada (The last fruit from Inmaculada) Archived 27 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine; El Comercio, 8 September 2014 (in Spanish)
  3. Jony vuelve a dar los tres puntos a un Sporting al alza (Jony again gives the three points to a rising Sporting) Archived 26 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Marca, 24 May 2014 (in Spanish)
  4. El Sporting B 'ficha' en el primer equipo (Sporting B 'signs' in the first team) Archived 23 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine; El Comercio, 22 August 2014 (in Spanish)
  5. El Sporting rescata un punto con un gol en el minuto 93 (Sporting rescues point with 93rd-minute goal) Archived 6 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Marca, 6 September 2014 (in Spanish)
  6. Pablo Pérez relanza al Sporting (Pablo Pérez relaunches Sporting) Archived 26 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine; Marca, 20 September 2014 (in Spanish)
  7. Pablo Pérez, hasta 2019 (Pablo Pérez, until 2019) Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine; La Nueva España, 11 November 2014 (in Spanish)
  8. Salvador Alcácer (Saviour Alcácer) Archived 5 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine; Marca, 12 September 2015 (in Spanish)
  9. Pablo Pérez, cedido al Alcorcón (Pablo Pérez, loaned to Alcorcón) Archived 3 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine; Sporting Gijón, 31 August 2016 (in Spanish)
  10. "Bengaluru FC sign Spanish attacker Pablo Perez". www.bengalurufc.com. 5 December 2022. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.


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