Pablo Pérez (footballer, born 2001)

Pablo Pérez

Personal information
Full name	Pablo Pérez Rico
Date of birth	(2001-08-18) 18 August 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Madrid Spain
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Atlético Madrid B
Number	22
Youth career
	Fortaleza CEIF
2017–2018	Levante
2018–2019	Nervión
2019–2020	Sevilla
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2023	Sevilla B	52	(2)
2023–	Atlético Madrid B	34	(1)
International career
2020	Spain U19	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2024

Pablo Pérez Rico (born 18 August 2001) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a left-back for Atlético Madrid B.

Club career

Sevilla

Pérez was born in Madrid, but moved to Colombia at early age due to his family's work. There, he played for a number of teams, including Fortaleza CEIF before returning to his home country and staying in Valencia for a year, where he represented Levante UD.[1] In 2018, as his family moved to Seville, he joined AD Nervión, playing as a winger before joining Sevilla FC in 2019.[2]

Initially assigned to the Juvenil A squad, Pérez was converted into a left back during the 2019–20 season, while also training with the first team.[3] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 31 January 2021, playing the last 17 minutes in a 1–1 Segunda División B home draw against Real Murcia CF.

Atlético Madrid

On 23 August 2023, after failing to make a breakthrough in his first team, Pérez signed a two-year contract with Atlético Madrid and was assigned to the B-team in Primera Federación.[4]

Style of play

A left-back, Pérez has received comparisons to Spain international Jordi Alba.[5]

Personal life

Pérez studied engineering.[6] He is related to Spanish handball player Lorenzo Rico.[7]

References

1. "Pablo Pérez: «Poder debutar con el primer equipo es mi mayor ilusión»" [Pablo Pérez: "To debut with the first team is my biggest hope"] (in Spanish). La Colina de Nervión. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
2. "Un regalo de cumpleaños soñado para Pablo Pérez o cómo cambia la vida en un año" [A dream birthday gift for Pablo Pérez or how life changes within a year] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
3. "Pablo Pérez, a las órdenes de Lopetegui: "Es una oportunidad única y me siento muy agradecido"" [Pablo Pérez, at the orders of Lopetegui: "It is a unique opportunity and I feel very grateful"] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
4. "Pablo Pérez, cuarta incorporación del Atleti B" [Pablo Pérez, fourth addition of Atleti B] (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
5. "Quién es Pablo Pérez y por qué lo quiere media Europa" (in Spanish). La Colina de Nervión.
6. "Pablo Pérez, el sueño de la 'bestia' que asoma en el Atlético" (in Spanish). Marca.
7. "Pablo Pérez, un cañón con linaje histórico colchonero" (in Spanish). Diario AS.

External links

• Pablo Pérez at BDFutbol
• Pablo Pérez at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
• Pablo Pérez at Soccerway