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Rubén Pérez
	Pérez with Leganés in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Rubén Salvador Pérez del Mármol
Date of birth	26 April 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Écija, Spain
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Panathinaikos
Number	4
Youth career
2002–2008	Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–2010	Atlético Madrid B
2010–2015	Atlético Madrid
2010–2011	→ Deportivo La Coruña (loan)
2011–2012	→ Getafe (loan)
2012–2013	→ Betis (loan)
2013–2014	→ Elche (loan)
2014–2015	→ Torino (loan)
2015	→ Granada (loan)
2015–2018	Granada
2016–2018	→ Leganés (loan)
2018–2021	Leganés
2021–	Panathinaikos
International career
2010–2011	Spain U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:53, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

Rubén Salvador Pérez del Mármol (born 26 April 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Super League Greece club Panathinaikos as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Atlético Madrid

Pérez was born in Écija, Andalusia. Having arrived at Atlético Madrid's youth system at age 13, he made his debut for the first team on 15 May 2010 in a 0–3 home loss against Getafe CF, replacing another youth product, the injured Borja.^[2]

On 25 July 2010, as part of the transfer of Filipe Luís to the Colchoneros, Pérez was loaned to fellow La Liga club Deportivo de La Coruña for two seasons,^[3] He made his debut for the Galicians on 12 September, playing 80 minutes in the 0–0 draw at Sevilla FC.^[4]

In August 2011, after Depor's relegation, Pérez returned to the top division and joined Getafe, with Borja Fernández heading in the opposite direction.^[5] He featured in only ten games for the Madrid side during the entire campaign, in all competitions.^[6]

In June 2012, Pérez was loaned to Real Betis in a season-long loan.^[7] Still owned by Atlético he represented, in the following years, Elche CF, Serie A's Torino FC^[8] and Granada CF; he signed a permanent, four-year deal with the latter on 8 August 2015.^[9]

Leganés

On 9 August 2016, Pérez was loaned to fellow top-tier club CD Leganés in a season-long deal.^[10] The following 29 June, his loan was extended for a further year.^[11]

Pérez returned to Leganés on a four-year contract after cutting ties with Granada.^[12] He scored once from 26 appearances in 2019–20,^[13] but his team returned to the Segunda División after a four-year stay.^[14]

Panathinaikos

On 14 July 2021, Panathinaikos F.C. signed Pérez on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.^[15]

Career statistics

As of 25 May 2024^[16]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Atlético Madrid	2009–10	La Liga	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Deportivo La Coruña (loan)	2010–11	La Liga	32	0	5	0	—		37	0
Getafe (loan)	2011–12	La Liga	9	0	1	0	—		10	0
Betis (loan)	2012–13	La Liga	25	1	5	0	—		30	1
Elche (loan)	2013–14	La Liga	31	0	1	0	—		32	0
Torino (loan)	2014–15	Serie A	6	0	0	0	2	0	8	0
Granada (loan)	2014–15	La Liga	14	0	—		—		14	0
Granada	2015–16	La Liga	31	0	1	0	—		32	0
Granada	Total		45	0	1	0	—		46	0
Leganés (loan)	2016–17	La Liga	30	0	2	0	—		32	0
Leganés (loan)	2017–18	La Liga	31	0	5	0	—		36	0
Leganés	2018–19	La Liga	31	0	1	0	—		32	0
	2019–20	La Liga	26	1	2	0	—		28	1
	2020–21	Segunda División	37	0	0	0	—		37	0
	Total		155	1	10	0	—		165	1
Panathinaikos	2021–22	Super League Greece	32	0	8	0	—		40	0
	2022–23	Super League Greece	35	0	4	0	2	0	41	0
	2023–24	Super League Greece	22	0	6	1	9	0	37	1
	Total		89	0	18	1	11	0	118	1
Career total			393	2	41	1	13	0	447	3

Honours

Panathinaikos

Greek Cup: 2021–22,^[16] 2023–24

Spain U21

UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2011^[16]

Individual

Super League Greece Team of the Season: 2022–23^[17]

References

^ ^a ^b "Rubén Pérez". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 December 2021.
^ "Getafe secure Europa League spot". ESPN Soccernet. 15 May 2010. Archived from the original on 21 May 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
^ "Lendoiro apunta las claves del traspaso de Filipe al Atlético de Madrid" [Lendoiro speaks of the keys of Filipe's transfer to Atlético de Madrid] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 25 July 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
^ "Depor hold on in Sevilla stalemate". ESPN Soccernet. 12 September 2010. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
^ "Rubén Pérez llega al Getafe cedido por el Atlético" [Rubén Pérez arrives at Getafe loaned by Atlético]. Marca (in Spanish). 31 August 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
^ "Rubén Pérez. El andaluz sólo jugó diez partidos" [Rubén Pérez. Andalusia man played only ten matches]. Diario Información (in Spanish). 8 November 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
^ "Rubén Pérez dice que es "una suerte" vestir la camiseta del Betis" [Rubén Pérez says he is "fortunate" to wear Betis jersey]. Marca (in Spanish). 19 June 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
^ "Rubén Pérez will play next season loaned out to Torino". Atlético Madrid. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
^ "Rubén Pérez, propiedad del Granada CF por 4 temporadas" [Rubén Pérez, Granada CF's property for 4 seasons] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 8 August 2015. Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
^ "Rubén Pérez llega al Leganés cedido por el Granada" [Rubén Pérez arrives at Leganés on loan from Granada]. Marca (in Spanish). 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
^ "Rubén Pérez volverá a jugar en el Leganés la próxima temporada" [Rubén Pérez will return to play at Leganés the following season] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
^ "CD Leganés and Rubén Pérez reach an agreement". CD Leganés. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
^ Mena, Fran (12 July 2020). "El Leganés gana al Valencia con un penalti de Rubén Pérez y se mantiene en la lucha por la permanencia" [Leganés beat Valencia with penalty from Rubén Pérez and stay alive in survival fight] (in Spanish). RTVE. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
^ Martín, Francisco Javier (9 November 2020). "La continuidad de Rubén Pérez depende del ascenso del Leganés" [Continuity of Rubén Pérez relying on Leganés promotion]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 December 2021.
^ "Στον Παναθηναϊκό ο Ρουμπέν Πέρεθ" [At Panathinaikos, Rubén Pérez] (in Greek). Panathinaikos F.C. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Rubén Pérez at Soccerway
^ Tomaras, Dimitris (27 November 2023). "Βραβεία ΠΣΑΠΠ: Η κορυφαία 11άδα της χρονιάς, ισοψήφισαν για τη θέση του φορ οι Ιωαννίδης – Μπακαμπού (vid)" [PSAPP Awards: Best 11 of the year, Ioannidis – Bakambu voted in forward position (vid)] (in Greek). Gazzetta. Retrieved 27 November 2023.