Juan José Perea Mendoza (born 23 February 2000) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss Super League club FC Zürich on loan from VfB Stuttgart.[1]
 Perea with VfB Stuttgart in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan José Perea Mendoza | ||
| Date of birth | 23 February 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Bogotá, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
FC Zürich (on loan from VfB Stuttgart) | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2018 | Escofutuper | ||
| 2018–2019 | Porto | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Panathinaikos | 23 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | → Volos (loan) | 27 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | PAS Giannina | 32 | (10) |
| 2022– | VfB Stuttgart | 16 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | → Hansa Rostock (loan) | 33 | (4) |
| 2024– | → Zürich (loan) | 14 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 December 2024 | |||
Career
editPorto and Panathinaikos
editPerea played for Porto, helping the club to win the 2018–19 UEFA Youth League. He made three appearances in the competition for the Portuguese club.
Perea joined Panathinaikos in the summer of 2019, signing a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee. He made his first appearance for Panathinaikos in the Greek Superleague against the team's 3–1 loss to OFI on 31 August 2019.[2] On 10 November 2019, he scored his first goal in the 3–2 win for Panathinaikos in the Athenian Derby against AEK Athens.[3]
On 1 September 2020, he joined the Greek club Volos.[4]
PAS Giannina
editOn 19 July 2021, Perea signed a three-year contract with PAS Giannina.[5]
In early January 2022, he was linked with domestic and foreign clubs, including AEK Athens.[6] PAS Giannina reportedly demanded a €1 million transfer fee with Perea's former club Panathinaikos retaining the right to claim the player by matching any offer.[7]
VfB Stuttgart
editOn 8 July 2022, VfB Stuttgart announced the signing of Perea on a four-year deal.[8] The transfer fee was reported as over €2.2 million, becoming the most expensive player sold by PAS Giannina.[9][10]
Loan to Hansa Rostock
editOn 4 August 2023, Perea moved to 2. Bundesliga club Hansa Rostock on a season-long loan.[11]
Loan to FC Zürich
editOn 24 June 2024, he was loaned to Swiss Super League side FC Zürich, with an option to buy.[12]
Career statistics
edit- As of 19 May 2024[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Panathinaikos | 2019–20 | Super League Greece | 23 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 3 | ||
| Volos (loan) | 2020–21 | Super League Greece | 27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 3 | ||
| PAS Giannina | 2021–22 | Super League Greece | 32 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 10 | ||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| Hansa Rostock (loan) | 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 131 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 22 | ||
Honours
editPorto youth
Individual
- PAS Giannina Player of the Year: 2021–22[14]
References
edit- ^ "Der VfB verpflichtet Juan José Perea". vfb.de (in German). 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Game summary". www.flashscore.com. 17 September 2019.
- ^ "Game summary". www.flashscore.com. 10 November 2019.
- ^ "Στον Βόλο Ν.Π.Σ. ο Περέα". www.pao.gr (in Greek). 2 September 2020.
- ^ "JUAN-JOSÈ PEREA". 19 July 2021.
- ^ "ΑΕΚ: Έχει στο «τσεκάρισμα» τον Περέα" (in Greek). Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "Περέα: Σε τροχιά μεταγραφής, οι αξιώσεις του ΠΑΣ και τα δικαιώματα του Παναθηναϊκού" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Der VfB verpflichtet Juan José Perea". vfb.de (in German). VfB Stuttgart. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "VfB verpflichtet Stürmer Perea - Vagnoman-Deal vor Abschluss". kicker (in German). 8 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ "ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα: Η Στουγκάρδη ανακοίνωσε τον Περέα (vid)". 8 July 2022.
- ^ "VERSTÄRKUNG FÜR DEN STURM: F.C. HANSA ROSTOCK VERPFLICHTET JUAN JOSÉ PEREA" [REINFORCEMENT FOR THE ATTACK: FC HANSA ROSTOCK SIGNS JUAN JOSÉ PEREA] (in German). FC Hansa Rostock. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Juan José Perea wechselt zum FC Zürich" [Juan José Perea moves to FC Zürich] (in Swiss High German). FC Zürich. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ Juan José Perea at Soccerway
- ^ "Interwetten Player of the Club του ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα o Χουάν Χοσέ Περέα". Super League (in Greek). 9 June 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
External links
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