Manuel Perez (footballer, born 1991)

Manuel Perez
Perez training with Lens in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-05-11) 11 May 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Grenoble, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
–2010 Grenoble
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Grenoble 61 (6)
2013–2017 Brest 107 (0)
2017–2019 Clermont 50 (2)
2019–2020 Lens 20 (0)
2020–2024 Grenoble 50 (0)
Total 288 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Manuel Perez (born 11 May 1991) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Grenoble

Perez made his professional debut with his hometown club of Grenoble in a Ligue 2 4–1 defeat against Reims in October 2010, coming in the pitch for the last ten minutes of the game.[1] He stayed in Grenoble two more years, before joining Brest in 2013.[2]

Lens

On 11 June 2019, Perez signed a two-year contract with Ligue 2 club Lens.[3]

Return to Grenoble

On 5 October 2020, Perez returned to his former club Grenoble, signing a three-year contract.[4]

Personal life

Perez is of Spanish descent through his grandparents, who are from Almería, Spain.[5] According to the UNFP website, he holds both French and Brazilian citizenship.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Stade de Reims vs. GF38" (in French). lfp.fr. 22 October 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Brest : Avec Manuel Perez (Grenoble), c'est fait (off.)" (in French). foot-national.com. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  3. ^ "LE MERCATO LENSOIS COMMENCE !" (in French). 6 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Officiel - Manuel Perez quitte le RC Lens". Made in Foot. 5 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Manuel Pérez. La rage d'y croire". Sept jours à Brest. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Manuel Perez". Union nationale des footballeurs professionnels. Retrieved 3 July 2024.


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