Nerea Pérez

Nerea Pérez
Personal information
Full name Nerea Pérez Machado
Date of birth (1994-01-11) 11 January 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth Benidorm, Spain
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Villarreal
Number 14
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Hércules
2011–2020 Levante 216 (17)
2020–2021 Santa Teresa 26 (1)
2021– Villarreal 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:49, 12 December 2021 (UTC)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pérez and the second or maternal family name is Machado.

Nerea Pérez Machado (born 11 January 1994) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Villarreal of the Primera División.

Club career

Growing up in Benidorm, Pérez had always desired to be a footballer.[1] After nine years of playing at Levante, she signed for Santa Teresa, who had just gained promotion to the Primera División at that time.[2] She would make 26 league appearances for Santa Teresa in the 2020–21 season.[3] On 2 July 2021, she then transferred to Villarreal to become their first signing of that season.[4]

International career

Pérez represented Spain at under-17 and under-19 level. She played in the team that finished third in the U-17 World Cup and the team that finished second in the 2012 UEFA Championship.[2][5]

References

  1. ^ Cosín, Raúl (4 June 2021). "Tiempo en Femenino - Programa 116" (in Spanish). Plaza Radio. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b Gil, Aimara (15 June 2020). "Nerea Pérez ficha por el Santa Teresa tras dejar el Levante". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Nerea". BDFutbol. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Nérea Pérez, primer refuerzo para el Villarreal Femenino" (in Spanish). Poble. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  5. ^ Fuster, Vicente (17 July 2012). "Nerea regresa con la plata" (in Spanish). Información. Retrieved 19 August 2021.