Jonathan_Pérez_(footballer,_born_2003)
Jonathan Pérez (footballer, born 2003)
Professional footballer
Jonathan Alexánder Pérez Lara (born January 18, 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy. Born in the United States, he plays for the Mexico national under-23 team.
| 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 | LA Galaxy | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2020 | LA Galaxy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | LA Galaxy II | 47 | (10) |
| 2021– | LA Galaxy | 10 | (0) |
| 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) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 14, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 18, 2023 | |||
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]
Born in the United States, Pérez is of Mexican descent.[5] He represented the Mexico U-18 team in January 2020 in the Copa del Atlantico.[6][7][8]
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.[9] 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.[10]
Club
- As of October 14, 2023[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| LA Galaxy II | 2020 | USL | 12 | 4 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 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 | |||||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 57 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 10 | ||
- Appearance in USL Cup Playoffs
Mexico U20
- "Jonathan Perez". LA Galaxy. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
- "LA Galaxy". glxy.ussoccerda.com. Archived from the original on May 17, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
- "Rio Grande Valley FC vs. LA Galaxy II - March 8, 2020 | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
- "Mexico announces call up for U18 Copa del Atlantico". FMF State Of Mind. January 24, 2020.
- "Mexico - Slovakia 0:1 (U18 Friendlies 2020, January)". worldfootball.net.
- "Spain - Mexico 6:0 (U18 Friendlies 2020, January)". worldfootball.net.
- "Mexico to host U20 Revelations Cup Tournament". fmfstateofmind.com. November 9, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- "¡Papelón! ¡Ridículo! ¡Fracasototote! La prensa mexicana no puede creer eliminación de su Selección". ESPN. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- Jonathan Pérez at Soccerway
- "Mexico wins Revelation Cup after win over the United States". SBNATION. November 18, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- Jonathan Pérez at Soccerway
- USSF Development Academy bio Archived May 17, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
- LA Galaxy bio
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