Pablo Pérez (footballer, born 1993)

Pablo Pérez Rodríguez (born 2 August 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Sporting de Gijón as an attacking midfielder.

Pablo Pérez
Personal information
Full name Pablo Pérez Rodríguez
Date of birth (1993-08-02) 2 August 1993
Place of birth Gijón, Spain
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sporting Gijón
Number 22
Youth career
2000–2011 Inmaculada
2011–2012 Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Sporting B 59 (12)
2014– Sporting Gijón 132 (10)
2016–2017 → Alcorcón (loan) 33 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:53, 5 August 2020 (UTC)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pérez and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.

Club career
Pérez in action for Sporting B in 2013.

Born in Gijón, Asturias, Pérez joined Sporting de Gijón's youth setup in 2011, aged 17, after starting it out at Colegio de la Inmaculada.[1] He made his senior debuts with the reserves in the 2011–12 campaign, in Segunda División B.

Pérez played his first match as a professional on 24 May 2014, starting in a 1–0 home success against FC Barcelona B for the Segunda División championship.[2] He was definitely promoted to the main squad in August.[3]

On 6 September Pérez scored his first goal, netting his side's only in a 1–1 away draw against Albacete Balompié, through a last-minute header.[4] He scored a brace on the 20th, netting all goals in a 2–0 away win against CD Mirandés.[5]

On 11 November 2014 Pérez renewed his link with Sporting, until 2019.[6] He contributed with 37 appearances and seven goals during the season, as his side returned to La Liga after three years.

Pérez made his debut in the main category of Spanish football on 12 September 2015, starting and being booked in a 0–1 home loss against Valencia CF.[7] The following 31 August, he was loaned to AD Alcorcón in the second tier, for one year.[8]

References
  1. El último fruto del Inmaculada (The last fruit from Inmaculada); El Comercio, 8 September 2014 (in Spanish)
  2. Jony vuelve a dar los tres puntos a un Sporting al alza (Jony again gives the three points to a rising Sporting); Marca, 24 May 2014 (in Spanish)
  3. El Sporting B 'ficha' en el primer equipo (Sporting B 'signs' in the first team); El Comercio, 22 August 2014 (in Spanish)
  4. El Sporting rescata un punto con un gol en el minuto 93 (Sporting rescues point with 93rd-minute goal); Marca, 6 September 2014 (in Spanish)
  5. Pablo Pérez relanza al Sporting (Pablo Pérez relaunches Sporting); Marca, 20 September 2014 (in Spanish)
  6. Pablo Pérez, hasta 2019 (Pablo Pérez, until 2019); La Nueva España, 11 November 2014 (in Spanish)
  7. Salvador Alcácer (Saviour Alcácer); Marca, 12 September 2015 (in Spanish)
  8. Pablo Pérez, cedido al Alcorcón (Pablo Pérez, loaned to Alcorcón); Sporting Gijón, 31 August 2016 (in Spanish)
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