Kike Pérez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pérez and the second or maternal family name is Muñoz.
Kike Pérez
Personal information
Full name Enrique Pérez Muñoz
Date of birth (1997-02-14) 14 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Gálvez, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Valladolid
Number 8
Youth career
2010–2013 Odelot Toletum
2013–2019 Rayo Vallecano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Rayo Vallecano B 46 (2)
2017–2019 Lugo 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Cerceda (loan) 29 (5)
2018–2019 → Valladolid B (loan) 35 (2)
2019–2020 Valladolid B 25 (2)
2020– Valladolid 91 (3)
2022 → Elche (loan) 12 (2)
2023–2024 → Rayo Vallecano (loan) 24 (1)
International career
2015 Spain U18 2 (1)
2015 Spain U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 November 2024

Enrique "Kike" Pérez Muñoz (born 14 February 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Real Valladolid.

Club career

Born in Gálvez, Toledo, Castilla–La Mancha, Pérez joined Rayo Vallecano's youth setup in 2013, from EFB Odelot Toletum.[2] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 30 August 2015, starting in a 1–1 Tercera División away draw against CDA Navalcarnero.

Pérez scored his first senior goal on 11 September 2016, scoring his team's second in a 5–0 home routing of Alcobendas CF.[3] The following 9 August, he signed a two-year contract with Segunda División side CD Lugo, being immediately loaned to farm team CCD Cerceda for one year.[4]

On 4 August 2018, Pérez was loaned to Real Valladolid's reserves for one year.[5] On 14 June of the following year, he signed a permanent four-year contract with the Blanquivioletas.[6]

Pérez made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 20 June 2020, coming on as a second-half substitute for Matheus Fernandes in a 1–0 loss at Atlético Madrid.[7] On 11 August, he renewed his contract until 2025 and was definitely promoted to the main squad.[8]

Pérez scored his first professional goal on 3 December 2021, netting his team's second in a 3–2 away loss against SD Huesca in the Segunda División. The following 1 February, he was loaned to Elche CF back in the top tier, with a buyout clause.[9]

Upon returning to Valladolid, Pérez became an undisputed starter as the club suffered relegation. On 10 August 2023, he was loaned to Rayo Vallecano in the first division, for one year.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 November 2024[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cerceda (loan) 2017–18 Segunda División B 29 5 0 0 29 5
Real Valladolid B 2018–19 Segunda División B 35 2 0 0 35 2
2019–20 Segunda División B 25 2 1 0 26 2
Total 50 4 1 0 61 4
Real Valladolid 2019–20 La Liga 6 0 0 0 6 0
2020–21 La Liga 24 0 3 0 27 0
2021–22 Segunda División 14 1 3 0 17 1
2022–23 La Liga 36 1 3 1 39 2
2024–25 La Liga 12 1 1 1 13 2
Total 91 3 10 2 88 3
Elche (loan) 2021–22 La Liga 12 2 — 12 2
Rayo Vallecano (loan) 2023–24 La Liga 24 1 2 0 26 1
Career total 217 15 13 2 230 17

References

  1. ^ "Kike Pérez" (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  2. ^ "El toledano Kike Pérez debuta en Primera División en el Wanda Metropolitano" [Toledano Kike Pérez debuts in Primera División at the Wanda Metropolitano] (in Spanish). El Digital Castilla-La Mancha. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  3. ^ "3ª Jornada – Crónicas: Rayo Vallecano "B" 5–0 Alcobendas Levitt CF (Temporada 2016/17)" [3rd Round – Reports: Rayo Vallecano "B" 5–0 Alcobendas Levitt CF] (in Spanish). FutMadrid. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Fichaje de Enrique "Kike" Pérez Muñoz" [Signing of Enrique "Kike" Pérez Muñoz] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Acuerdo con el Real Valladolid para la cesión de Kike Pérez" [Agreement with Real Valladolid for the loan of Kike Pérez] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Kike Pérez, hasta 2023" [Kike Pérez, until 2023] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  7. ^ "El Atlético vuelve por donde solía" [Atlético is back to what they were used to] (in Spanish). Marca. 21 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Kike Pérez, blanquivioleta hasta 2025" [Kike Pérez, blanquivioleta until 2025] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Kike Pérez, al Elche" [Kike Pérez, to Elche] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Kike Pérez, nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano" [Kike Pérez, new player of Rayo Vallecano] (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  11. ^ Kike Pérez at Soccerway