Juan Pérez (footballer, born 1996)

Juan Manuel Pérez Ruiz (born 15 July 1996) is a Spanish footballer who plays for CA Osasuna as a goalkeeper.

Juan Pérez
Pérez with Osasuna in 2018
Personal information
Full name Juan Manuel Pérez Ruiz
Date of birth (1996-07-15) 15 July 1996
Place of birth Almudévar, Spain
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Osasuna
Number 25
Youth career
Huesca
2013–2014 Osasuna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Osasuna B 85 (0)
2018– Osasuna 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 December 2019

Club career

Born in Almudévar, Huesca, Aragon, Pérez joined CA Osasuna's youth setup in June 2013 at the age of 16, from SD Huesca.[1] On 26 October 2014 he made his senior debut with the reserves, starting in a 2–1 Tercera División home win against CD Iruña.

On 8 June 2017, Pérez agreed to a professional contract, but remained appearing regularly with the B's.[2] On 19 August 2018, as both first-team goalkeepers Sergio Herrera and Rubén Martínez were injured, he made his professional debut by starting in a 0–1 away loss against RCD Mallorca for the Segunda División championship.[3]

On 27 November 2019, Pérez renewed his contract until 2022,[4] and made his La Liga debut four days later, starting in a 4–2 away defeat of RCD Espanyol.[5]

Honours

Osasuna

References

  1. "Osasuna ficha para el juvenil a un portero que rechaza la oferta del Barça" [Osasuna sign for the youth squad a goalkeeper who refused the offer of Barça] (in Spanish). Navarra Sport. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  2. "Acuerdo con Juan Pérez para que sea profesional e incógnitas con Steven" [Agreement with Juan Pérez for him to become a professional and doubts with Steven] (in Spanish). Diario de Navarra. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  3. "Abdón Prats guía a un Mallorca que convence en su vuelta a Segunda" [Abdón Prats leads a Mallorca which convince in their return to Segunda] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  4. "Osasuna renueva a Juan Pérez hasta el 2022" [Osasuna renew Juan Pérez until 2022] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  5. "La semana fantástica de Juan Pérez y Moncayola" [The fantastic week of Juan Pérez and Moncayola] (in Spanish). Diario de Navarra. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
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