Álex Pérez (footballer, born 1991)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pérez and the second or maternal family name is Navarro.
Álex Pérez
Pérez with Sporting Gijón in 2017
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Pérez Navarro[1]
Date of birth (1991-08-11) 11 August 1991 (age 33)[1]
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2002–2003 El Ayedo Moratalaz
2003–2004 La Chimenea
2004–2005 Juventud Madrid
2005–2006 Moscardó
2006–2010 Getafe
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 Getafe B 59 (1)
2010–2015 Getafe 2 (0)
2012–2013 → Huesca (loan) 12 (0)
2013 → Levski Sofia (loan) 13 (0)
2014 → Recreativo (loan) 3 (0)
2015–2016 Carolina RailHawks 15 (2)
2016–2017 Valladolid 35 (1)
2017–2019 Sporting Gijón 58 (1)
2019–2020 Arminia Bielefeld 3 (0)
2020–2021 Logroñés 33 (0)
2021–2023 Lugo 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2023

Alejandro "Álex" Pérez Navarro (born 11 August 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defender.

Club career

Born in Madrid, Pérez played for no fewer than five clubs as a youth, finishing his development with local Getafe CF, with whom he signed in 2006 from another team in the Community of Madrid, CD Colonia Moscardó. He made his senior debut with the reserves in the Segunda División B, only missing nine league games in the 2010–11 season as the side retained their status in their first-ever year in that tier.

Pérez made his official debut with Getafe's first team on 27 October 2010, featuring the full 90 minutes against Club Portugalete in the round of 32 in the Copa del Rey (1–1 away draw and aggregate win).[2] On 16 December he played his first match in the UEFA Europa League, coming on as a substitute for Cata Díaz in the last minutes of the first half of a 1–0 group stage victory over BSC Young Boys.[3]

On 20 August 2013, Pérez was loaned out to Bulgarian club PFC Levski Sofia in a season-long move.[4] After 15 competitive appearances, he returned to Spain in the following transfer window and joined Recreativo de Huelva;[5] he only totalled 110 minutes for the latter, and had a straight red card on his debut, a 2–3 home loss to Real Madrid Castilla on 15 March 2014.[6]

On 24 September 2015, Pérez signed for North American Soccer League side Carolina RailHawks until the end of the campaign.[7] He scored once in five games as his team missed out on the play-offs, his first professional goal concluding their 3–1 home win over Indy Eleven in the last matchday.[8]

Pérez returned to Spain and its Segunda División on 12 August 2016, joining Real Valladolid.[9] He scored his first-ever goal as a professional in his country on 27 May 2017, helping to defeat his former club Getafe 1–0 at the Estadio José Zorrilla.[10]

In the summer of 2017, Pérez moved to Sporting de Gijón in the same league.[11] He totalled 60 official matches over two second-division seasons,[12] scoring in a 2–1 away loss against FC Barcelona B on 8 December 2017.[13]

On 31 August 2019, Pérez signed a one-year contract with Arminia Bielefeld of the German 2. Bundesliga.[14] The following 14 August, he returned to his home country after agreeing to a two-year deal with division two newcomers UD Logroñés.[15]

On 20 August 2021, after Logroñés' relegation, Pérez joined CD Lugo also of the second tier on a one-year contract.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Álex Pérez". Diario AS. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  2. ^ "El Portugalete planta cara al Getafe" [Portugalete get in Getafe face]. Marca (in Spanish). 27 October 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Getafe ride out Young Boys storm". UEFA. 16 December 2010. Archived from the original on 19 December 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Levski Sofia, ufficiale Alex Perez" [Levski Sofia, Alex Pérez official]. La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 21 August 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Acuerdo con Alex Pérez" [Agreement with Alex Pérez] (in Spanish). Recreativo Huelva. 31 January 2014. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  6. ^ "El Recre enseña su cara más fea ante el Castilla" [Recre show their uglier side against Castilla] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  7. ^ "RailHawks sign experienced defender Alex Pérez". Carolina RailHawks. 24 September 2015. Archived from the original on 29 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  8. ^ Morris, Neil (30 October 2015). "Newly-owned RailHawks conclude 2015 season with 3–1 win over Indy Eleven". Wral Sports Fan. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  9. ^ "Álex Pérez se queda en el Pucela" [Álex Pérez stays in Pucela] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  10. ^ Anselmo Moreno, José (27 May 2017). "1–0. Álex Pérez da un merecido triunfo al Valladolid ante un vigoroso Getafe" [1–0. Álex Pérez gives Valladolid deserved win against vigorous Getafe]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  11. ^ "Principio de acuerdo para el traspaso de Álex Pérez" [Agreement in principle for the transfer of Álex Pérez] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  12. ^ González Villarreal, Javier (17 July 2019). "Álex Pérez, muy cerca de reforzar la defensa del Málaga" [Álex Pérez, very close to bolstering Málaga's defence]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  13. ^ Griñán, Marta (8 December 2017). "Barcelona B 2–1 Sporting: resumen, resultado y goles" [Barcelona B 2–1 Sporting: highlights, score and goals]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  14. ^ "Bienvienido, Álex Pérez" (in German). Arminia Bielefeld. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  15. ^ "El defensa Álex Pérez, primer refuerzo blanquirrojo para La Liga Smart Bank" [Defender Álex Pérez, first white-and-red addition for La Liga Smart Bank] (in Spanish). UD Logroñés. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  16. ^ "Álex Pérez, nuevo jugador del CD Lugo" [Álex Pérez, new player of CD Lugo] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.