Hernán Pérez (footballer)

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Pérez and the second or maternal family name is González.
Hernán Pérez

Pérez playing for Paraguay in 2010
Personal information
Full name Hernán Arsenio Pérez González
Date of birth (1989-02-25) 25 February 1989
Place of birth Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Espanyol
Number 17
Youth career
Ytororó
Cristóbal Colón
2005–2007 Tacuary
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2007–2008 Tacuary 24 (5)
2008–2009 Libertad 1 (0)
2009–2011 Villarreal B 68 (5)
2011–2015 Villarreal 50 (7)
2014 → Olympiacos (loan) 9 (2)
2015 → Valladolid (loan) 16 (4)
2015– Espanyol 25 (6)
National team‡
2009 Paraguay U20 15 (9)
2010– Paraguay 26 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 March 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 March 2016

Hernán Arsenio Pérez González (born 25 February 1989) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays for Spanish club RCD Espanyol and the Paraguayan national team as a right winger.

Club career

Early years

Pérez was born in Fernando de la Mora, Asunción. After playing for two other youth clubs he finished his formation with Tacuary, where he made his top division debuts in 2007.[1] Subsequently he was signed by fellow league side Club Libertad, appearing rarely for the capital club due to a serious right knee injury.[2]

Villarreal

On 30 July 2009, Villarreal CF from Spain bought Pérez, who signed a five-year contract.[3] He spent two full seasons with the reserves in Segunda División, starting in several of the matches he featured in.

Pérez was definitely promoted to the Valencians' main squad for the 2011–12 campaign. He made his official debut on 27 September in the UEFA Champions League game against S.S.C. Napoli, coming on as a substitute for Jonathan de Guzmán in the dying minutes of a 0–2 group stage away loss.[4] Again from the bench, on 1 October, he made his first La Liga appearance: from a corner kick, in the 84th minute, he equalized it 2–2 for the hosts against Real Zaragoza.[5]

Pérez contributed with 16 appearances and two goals[6][7] in 2012–13, as the Yellow Submarine finished second and returned to the top level one year after relegating.

Pérez joined Greek club Olympiacos F.C. on 31 January 2014.[8][9] He made his Superleague debut five days later, in a 2–0 home win against Panionios FC, and scored his first goal on 8 February in a 5–0 routing at Veria FC.[10]

On 30 January 2015, Pérez returned to Spain's second level after being loaned to Real Valladolid until the end of the season.[11][12]

Espanyol

On 3 July 2015, Pérez signed a four-year deal with RCD Espanyol in the top division, after his contract with Villarreal expired.[13] He quickly became a starter for the Sergio-led side and, on 21 November, took his season to tally to four after scoring a brace to help down Málaga CF 2–0 at the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat.[14]

International career

Pérez was one of the best players for the Paraguayan under-20 team at the 2009 South American Championship, helping the nation finish in second place by scoring five goals in seven games, and ultimately being considered one of the best players in the tournament held in Venezuela.[15]

He made his debut for the full side the following year, aged 21, and was selected to the 2011 Copa América in Argentina.

Honours

Olympiacos

References

  1. ↑ El espadachín Sub-20 (Hernán Pérez) (The under-20 swordsman (Hernán Pérez)); El Fichaje Estrella, 16 February 2009 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Hernán Pérez pasará por el quirófano (Hernán Pérez to undergo surgery); Diario ABC Color, 1 May 2009 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Hernán Pérez lleva sus dedicatorias al Villarreal (Hernán Pérez takes goal celebrations to Villarreal); Última Hora, 30 July 2009 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Napoli verve too much for Villarreal; UEFA.com, 27 September 2011
  5. ↑ Perez salvages point for Yellow Submarine; ESPN Soccernet, 1 October 2011
  6. ↑ Villarreal 2–0 Córdoba: Hernán Pérez y Uche para liderar provisionalmente (Villarreal 2–0 Córdoba: Hernán Pérez and Uche to take provisional lead); Goal.com, 29 September 2012 (Spanish)
  7. ↑ El Villarreal despeja las dudas con una goleada (Villarreal clears doubts with routing); Marca, 9 December 2012 (Spanish)
  8. ↑ ΠΑΕ Ολυμπιακός – Ανακοίνωση [Olympiacos FC – Announcement] (in Greek). Olympiacos F.C. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  9. ↑ "Olympiacos pick up Pérez from Villarreal". UEFA.com. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  10. ↑ Βέροια – Ολυμπιακός 0–5 [Veria – Olympiacos 0–5] (in Greek). Olympiacos F.C. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  11. ↑ "Villarreal loan Hernán Pérez to Real Valladolid". Inside Spanish Football. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  12. ↑ "Hernán Pérez llega cedido al Valladolid" [Hernán Pérez arrives to Valladolid on loan] (in Spanish). Marca. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  13. ↑ "Hernán Pérez se incorpora al Espanyol" [Hernán Pérez joins Espanyol] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  14. ↑ "Un doblete de Hernán Pérez complica la vida al Málaga" [Hernán Pérez brace makes things harder for Málaga] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  15. ↑ Perfiles del Sudamericano Sub-20: Hernán Pérez (Paraguay), figura de la 12ª jornada (South American Under-20 profile: Hernán Pérez (Paraguay), star of 12th round); Goal.com, 3 February 2009 (Spanish)

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