Nerea Pérez

Nerea Pérez
Personal information
Full name Nerea Pérez Machado
Date of birth (1994-01-11) 11 January 1994 (age 30)
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)

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

Club career

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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

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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

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  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.
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