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.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pérez and the second or maternal family name is Ruiz.
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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