Hernán Pérez (footballer, born 1989)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pérez and the second or maternal family name is González.
Hernán Pérez
Pérez playing for Espanyol in 2017
Personal information
Full name Hernán Arsenio Pérez González
Date of birth (1989-02-25) 25 February 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Unión Comercio
Number 10
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)
2015–2019 Espanyol 87 (11)
2018 → Alavés (loan) 10 (0)
2019–2022 Al Ahli 45 (9)
2022 Al-Markhiya 9 (0)
2022 Coritiba 2 (0)
2023 General Caballero 39 (2)
2024– Unión Comercio 27 (4)
International career
2009 Paraguay U20 15 (9)
2010–2021 Paraguay 41 (2)
Medal record
Representing  Paraguay
Copa América
Runner-up 2011 Argentina Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:02, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

Hernán Arsenio Pérez González (born 25 February 1989) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Peruvian Primera División club Unión Comercio.

Club career

Early years

Pérez was born in Fernando de la Mora, Asunción. After playing for two other youth clubs he finished his development with Tacuary, where he made his Paraguayan Primera División debut in 2007.[1]

Subsequently, Pérez was signed by Libertad in the same league, appearing rarely for them due to a serious right-knee injury.[2]

Villarreal

On 30 July 2009, Villarreal from Spain bought Pérez, who signed a five-year contract.[3] He spent two full seasons with the reserves in the Segunda División, starting in several of the matches he featured in.[4]

Pérez was definitely promoted to the Valencians' first team for the 2011–12 campaign. He made his competitive debut on 27 September in the UEFA Champions League game against Napoli, coming on as a substitute for Jonathan de Guzmán in the dying minutes of a 2–0 group-stage away loss.[5] Again from the bench, on 1 October, he made his first La Liga appearance: from a corner kick, in the 84th minute, he equalised it 2–2 for the hosts against Real Zaragoza.[6]

Pérez contributed 16 appearances and two goals[7][8] in 2012–13, as the Yellow Submarine finished second and returned to the top flight one year after relegating.[9] He joined Olympiacos on 31 January 2014,[10][11] making his Super League Greece debut five days later in the 2–0 home victory over Panionios and scoring his first goal on 8 February in a 5–0 away rout of Veria.[12]

On 30 January 2015, Pérez returned to Spain's second tier after being loaned to Real Valladolid until the end of the season.[13][14]

Espanyol

On 3 July 2015, Pérez signed a four-year deal with top-division club Espanyol after his link with Villarreal expired.[15] He quickly became a starter for the Sergio-led side and, on 21 November, took his season tally to four after scoring a brace to help down Málaga 2–0 at the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat.[16]

On 12 January 2018, Pérez was loaned to Alavés of the same tier for six months.[17]

Qatar

On 23 July 2019, Pérez cut ties with Espanyol and agreed to a three-year contract at Al Ahli of the Qatar Stars League.[18] He stayed in the country in March 2022, moving to its Second Division with Al-Markhiya.[19]

Later career

Pérez returned to Paraguay in January 2023 after 13 years away, joining General Caballero following a brief spell in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A with Coritiba.[20] On 20 May, he equalised an eventual 2–1 away win over Cerro Porteño.[21]

International career

Pérez in action for Paraguay in 2010

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 matches and ultimately being considered one of the best players in the tournament held in Venezuela.[22][23]

He made his debut for the full side the following year at the age of 21, playing the last 20 minutes of the 1–1 friendly draw against South Africa,[24] and was selected to the 2011 Copa América in Argentina.[25]

Honours

Olympiacos

References

  1. ^ El espadachín Sub-20 (Hernán Pérez) (The Under-20 swordsman (Hernán Pérez)); El Fichaje Estrella, 16 February 2009 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Hernán Pérez pasará por el quirófano (Hernán Pérez to visit surgery room); ABC Color, 1 May 2009 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Hernán Pérez lleva sus dedicatorias al Villarreal (Hernán Pérez takes goal celebrations to Villarreal); Última Hora, 30 July 2009 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ "Hernán Pérez, con más chances en el Villarreal" [Hernán Pérez, more chances at Villarreal] (in Spanish). Última Hora. 18 August 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  5. ^ Napoli verve too much for Villarreal; UEFA, 27 September 2011
  6. ^ Perez salvages point for Yellow Submarine Archived 9 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN Soccernet, 1 October 2011
  7. ^ Villarreal 2–0 Córdoba: Hernán Pérez y Uche para liderar provisionalmente (Villarreal 2–0 Córdoba: Hernán Pérez and Uche to take provisional lead); Goal, 29 September 2012 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ El Villarreal despeja las dudas con una goleada (Villarreal clear doubts with rout); Marca, 9 December 2012 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ "2012–13 El regreso a la 'élite'" [2012–13 The return to the 'elite'] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  10. ^ ΠΑΕ Ολυμπιακός – Ανακοίνωση [Olympiacos FC – Announcement] (in Greek). Olympiacos F.C. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  11. ^ "Olympiacos pick up Pérez from Villarreal". UEFA. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  12. ^ Βέροια – Ολυμπιακός 0–5 [Veria – Olympiacos 0–5] (in Greek). Olympiacos F.C. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  13. ^ "Villarreal loan Hernán Pérez to Real Valladolid". Inside Spanish Football. 30 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  14. ^ "Hernán Pérez llega cedido al Valladolid" [Hernán Pérez arrives to Valladolid on loan] (in Spanish). Marca. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  15. ^ "Hernán Pérez se incorpora al Espanyol" [Hernán Pérez joins Espanyol] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 3 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ "Hernán Pérez llega al Deportivo Alavés" [Hernán Pérez arrives at Deportivo Alavés] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  18. ^ "Hernán Pérez está pasando la revisión médica con el Al-Ahli de Catar" [Hernán Pérez is undergoing medical with Al-Ahli from Qatar] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  19. ^ "Al-Markhiya presentó a Hernán Pérez como su refuerzo pyahú" [Al-Markhiya presented Hernán Pérez as their pyahú signing] (in Spanish). Crónica. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  20. ^ "Hernán Pérez se suma al General" [Hernán Pérez added to General] (in Spanish). La Nación. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  21. ^ "Cerro Porteño vs. General Caballero JLM en vivo: seguí el partido minuto a minuto" [Cerro Porteño vs. General Caballero JLM live: follow match minute by minute] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 20 May 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  22. ^ 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, 3 February 2009 (in Spanish)
  23. ^ "Colorado Walter fica entre artilheiros do Sul-Americano Sub-20" [Crowned Walter ranks amongst Under-20 South American top scorers] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 9 February 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  24. ^ "Paraguay empata 1–1 ante Sudáfrica" [Paraguay draw 1–1 against South Africa] (in Spanish). Última Hora. 31 March 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  25. ^ "Óscar Cardozo falha Copa América" [Óscar Cardozo misses Copa América] (in Portuguese). Público. 9 June 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  26. ^ "Míchel, campeón 'express' de la liga griega con el Olympiakos" [Míchel, express champion of Greek league with Olympiacos] (in Spanish). La Información. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
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