Jonathan Pérez (footballer, born 2003)

Jonathan Pérez
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Alexánder Pérez Lara
Date of birth (2003-01-18) January 18, 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Pico Rivera, California, United States
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
Nashville SC
(on loan from LA Galaxy)
Number 24
Youth career
2016–2020 LA Galaxy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Ventura County FC 52 (11)
2021– LA Galaxy 16 (0)
2024–Nashville SC (loan) 6 (0)
2024Huntsville City (loan) 3 (2)
International career
2019 United States U16 3 (0)
2019 Mexico U16 3 (0)
2020 Mexico U18 2 (0)
2021–2022 Mexico U20 10 (2)
2023– Mexico U23 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 23, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 18, 2023

Jonathan Alexánder Pérez Lara (born January 18, 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Nashville SC on loan from Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy. Born in the United States, he plays for the Mexico national under-23 team.

Club career

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Pérez played with the LA Galaxy academy from 2016,[2] before signing as a homegrown player with Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy on February 21, 2020.[3] He made his professional debut on March 8, 2020, for LA Galaxy's USL Championship side, appearing as a 56th-minute substitute in a 5–1 win over Rio Grande Valley FC.[4]

On July 30, 2024, Pérez was loaned to fellow MLS side Nashville SC for the remainder of the season.[5]

International career

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Born in the United States, Pérez is of Mexican descent.[6] He represented the Mexico U-18 team in January 2020 in the Copa del Atlantico.[7][8][9]

Pérez was called up to the Mexico U-20 team by Luis Ernesto Pérez to participate at the 2021 Revelations Cup, scoring one goal in three appearances, where Mexico won the competition.[10] He was included in the under-20 side that participated in the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, in which Mexico failed to qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup and Olympics.[11]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of October 14, 2023[12]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ventura County FC 2020 USL 12 4 1[a] 0 13 4
2021 17 1 17 1
2022 4 3 4 3
2023 MLS Next Pro 14 2 14 2
Total 47 10 1 0 48 10
LA Galaxy 2021 MLS 3 0 3 0
2022 1 0 3 0 4 0
2023 6 0 6 0
2024 5 0 5 0
Total 15 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
Career total 62 10 3 0 0 0 1 0 66 10
  1. ^ Appearance in USL Cup Playoffs

Honours

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Mexico U20

References

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  1. ^ "Jonathan Perez". LA Galaxy. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "LA Galaxy". glxy.ussoccerda.com. Archived from the original on May 17, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "LA Galaxy sign midfielder Jonathan Perez to Homegrown Player Contract | LA Galaxy".
  4. ^ "Rio Grande Valley FC vs. LA Galaxy II - March 8, 2020 | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
  5. ^ "Nashville Soccer Club Acquires Midfielder Jonathan Pérez on Loan from LA Galaxy".
  6. ^ "LA Galaxy sign Jonathan Perez to Homegrown Player deal as 10th player from development system | MLSsoccer.com".
  7. ^ "Mexico announces call up for U18 Copa del Atlantico". FMF State Of Mind. January 24, 2020.
  8. ^ "Mexico - Slovakia 0:1 (U18 Friendlies 2020, January)". worldfootball.net.
  9. ^ "Spain - Mexico 6:0 (U18 Friendlies 2020, January)". worldfootball.net.
  10. ^ "Mexico to host U20 Revelations Cup Tournament". fmfstateofmind.com. November 9, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  11. ^ "¡Papelón! ¡Ridículo! ¡Fracasototote! La prensa mexicana no puede creer eliminación de su Selección". ESPN. June 30, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  12. ^ Jonathan Pérez at Soccerway
  13. ^ "Mexico wins Revelation Cup after win over the United States". SBNATION. November 18, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
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