Juan David Pérez

Juan David Pérez
Personal information
Full name Juan David Pérez Benítez
Date of birth (1991-03-23) March 23, 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Montelíbano, Colombia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Boyacá Chicó
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012-2014 Boyacá Chicó 93 (25)
2015 Independiente Medellin 25 (4)
2015 Junior 14 (2)
2016 Tijuana 2 (0)
2016 Veracruz 9 (1)
2017-2018 Celaya 45 (14)
2018 Pachuca (loan) 4 (0)
2019 Millonarios (loan) 36 (9)
2020–2022 América de Cali 34 (5)
2021 → Águilas Doradas (loan) 8 (1)
2021–2022 → Once Caldas (loan) 31 (8)
2023 Sport Huancayo 12 (2)
2023 Jaguares de Córdoba 12 (0)
2021– Boyacá Chicó 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan David Pérez Benítez (born March 23, 1991) is a Colombian professional footballer who currently plays for Boyacá Chicó.

Career

2012-16: Colombia

Perez began his career with Boyacá Chicó in 2012, rapidly making his mark by scoring goals. He came on as a substitute and scored his first goal on 22 April 2012, the last goal of a 3-0 away victory against Independiente Medellín at Estadio Atanasio Girardot.[1] He scored his first Copa Colombia goal 3 days later in a 4-2 loss against Cúcuta Deportivo. His first brace of his career came on 8 July, scoring twice versus Independiente Santa Fe in a 2-2 draw.[2] On 12 September, he scored the first goal of the match in a 3-1 home win versus Cúcuta Deportivo to help Boyacá Chico qualify to the semi-finals of the 2012 Copa Colombia, where they would later lose to Nacional.[3]

On 21 April 2013, he scored a goal in a 2-2 draw against Deportivo Pasto. In the next game, he scored again, the only goal of a 0-1 away win against Cucuta at Estadio General Santander.[4] A week later, he scored a goal against Atlético Huila, scoring in three consecutive games.[5] From August to September 2014, he scored in four consecutive games: a 2-2 draw vs. Envigado on 16 August,[6] a 5-1 thrashing of La Equidad on 24 August,[7] a 1-1 draw vs. Uniautónoma on 30 August,[8] and a 2-2 draw in Medellín against Atlético Nacional.[9] His last game was on 9 November 2014, where he scored his last two goals for the club, the second being a penalty, in a 3-1 home victory against Independiente Medellin, the club where he would later transfer to.[10] Pérez played three seasons with the club.

Pérez signed with Independiente Medellin in January 2015 for the 2015 Apertura, where he made 25 appearances and scored 4 goals in the league, as Medellin finished runner-up. He played in both legs of the finals, which were won by Deportivo Cali.[11] He scored his first goal for the club on 28 February 2015, the last of a 0-3 victory against Deportivo Pasto.[12]

In late July 2015, Perez moved to Atlético Junior for six months.[13][14] On 5 August 2015, he scored his first goal with the club in a 2-1 Copa Colombia win against Deportes Tolima.[15] A week later he scored his first Copa Sudamericana goal, the second of a 5-0 victory over Melgar.[16] His last league goal for the club was on 7 November against Atletico Huila in a 2-2 draw,[17] followed by his last cup goal and final goal for the club four days later in a 2-0 win against Santa Fe.[18] In December 2015, Junior made the finals, losing to Atletico Nacional. He played in both legs, coming on as a substitute each time.

2016-19: Mexico

Perez moved to Mexico to play for Veracruz for the second half of the 2016-17 season. Although he only scored one goal with the club, he left a nice memory for the fans by scoring a stunning bicycle kick against Toluca in August 2016.[19][20][21]

In January 2017, he moved to Ascenso MX side Celaya for two years. He was selected in the starting lineup and scored the opening goal in his debut on 7 January 2017 in a 3-1 victory vs. Cimarrones de Sonora.[22] Two weeks later, he scored his second goal for the club in a 2-4 away win against Correcaminos.[23] In an away match against Atlante on 3 February 2017, he scored a double to help his side achieve a 2-1 win. Four days later, he scored another double against Venados, which ended in a 4-0 victory.[24] In a match against Cimarrones in August 2017, he scored two goals in a 3-1 victory.[25] He scored a goal and was shown a red card in a match against Dorados on 14 April 2018, with this goal eventually being his last with the club.

In summer 2018, Pérez transferred to Pachuca, making his debut on 24 July against his former club, Celaya, in a 2-0 win. He scored his first and only goal with the club 7 days later, the first goal of a 2-0 win over Santos Laguna.[26]

2019-: Return to Colombia

Pérez signed with Millonarios on a loan deal with a purchase option in January 2019.[27] He scored on his debut, the only goal of a 0-1 away victory against Envigado.[28] On 9 February 2019, he scored the winning goal to put the result at 2-1 in favor of Millonarios over Jaguares de Córdoba.[29] A week later, Pérez scored his teams' last goal in a 3-2 victory over Atlético Huila at Estadio El Campín.[30] On 21 July 2019, he scored the only goal in a 1-0 win over Once Caldas.[31]

References

  1. ^ "INDEPENDIENTE MEDELLÍN VS. BOYACÁ CHICÓ 0 - 3". Soccerway. 22 April 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Boyacá Chicó vs. Independiente Santa Fe". Soccerway. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Chicò vs Cùcuta 3-1". Copa Postobon. 12 September 2012. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Cúcuta Deportivo vs. Boyacá Chicó". Soccerway. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Boyacá Chicó vs. Atlético Huila - 5 May 2013". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Envigado vs. Boyacá Chicó". int.soccerway.com. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Boyacá Chicó vs. La Equidad". int.soccerway.com. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Uniautónoma vs. Boyacá Chicó". int.soccerway.com. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Atlético Nacional vs. Boyacá Chicó". int.soccerway.com. 8 September 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Boyacá Chicó vs. Independiente Medellín 3-1". Soccerway.com. 9 November 2014. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  11. ^ "Juan David Pérez, nuevo refuerzo del Medellín". El Heraldo (in Spanish). 7 January 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Deportivo Pasto vs. Independiente Medellín". 28 February 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  13. ^ Paris, Mario A. (23 July 2015). "Juan David Pérez, la esperanza goleadora de Junior". VAVEL (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  14. ^ "'Estoy dispuesto a afrontar la responsabilidad de ser goleador': Entrevista con Juan David Pérez" ["I am willing to face the responsibility of being a goalscorer": Interview with Juan David Pérez]. El Heraldo (in Spanish). 22 July 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  15. ^ "Juan David Perez: 'Anoté un bonito gol, me da tranquilidad'" [Juan David Perez: 'I scored a beautiful goal, that gives me tranquility']. El Heraldo (in Spanish). 7 August 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  16. ^ "Atlético Junior vs. Melgar 5-0". ESPN.com. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  17. ^ "Atlético Huila vs. Junior 2-2". Soccerway. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  18. ^ "Junior vs. Independiente Santa Fe". int.soccerway.com. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  19. ^ Morales, Patricia (19 August 2016). "Entre polémica, Tiburones y Diablos dividen puntos" [Between controversy, Sharks and Devils divide points]. Diario AS Mexico. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  20. ^ "Juan David Pérez anotó golazo en el empate 2-2 entre Veracruz y Toluca" [Juan David Pérez scored a 'golazo' in the 2-2 draw between Veracruz and Toluca]. Futbol Red. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  21. ^ "Así fue el GOLAZO de JUAN PÉREZ para poner el marcador arriba para @clubtiburones. #LigaMx #Veracruz #Toluca". Twitter. Tibuvisíon. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  22. ^ "CELAYA VS. CIMARRONES DE SONORA 3 - 1". Soccerway. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  23. ^ "CORRECAMINOS UAT VS. CELAYA 2 - 4". Soccerway. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  24. ^ "Venado, venadito, venaditito, Golea Celaya 4-0". El Celayense (in Mexican Spanish). 8 February 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  25. ^ "Celaya v Cimarrones de Sonora Live Commentary & Result". Goal.com. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  26. ^ "Pachuca vs. Santos - Football Match Summary". ESPN.com. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  27. ^ "Oficial: Juan David Pérez es nuevo jugador de Millonarios". AS Colombia (in Spanish). 16 January 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  28. ^ "ENVIGADO VS. MILLONARIOS 0 - 1". Soccerway. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  29. ^ Beetar, Juan David (9 February 2019). "Millonarios suma de a tres en Montería: vence a Jaguares". Diario AS Colombia. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  30. ^ "Millonarios 3-2 Huila: Goles, resumen y resultado". AS Colombia (in Spanish). 16 February 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  31. ^ "Millonarios venció a Once Caldas y logró su primer triunfo" [Millonarios defeated Once Caldas and achieved its first victory]. ESPN Colombia. 21 July 2019.