Javier "Javi" Pérez de Lucía Burgos (born 29 March 1996) is a Spanish footballer who most recently played for Los Angeles FC in Major League Soccer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Javier Pérez de Lucía Burgos | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-03-29) March 29, 1996 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Valencia, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2016 | Valencia | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Pittsburgh Panthers | 35 | (6) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Valencia | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Hospitalet (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Alzira (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Buñol | 17 | (2) |
| 2019 | Los Angeles FC | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Phoenix Rising (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:06, 4 May 2019 (UTC) | |||
Pérez joined Valencia aged 5-years old and played at youth levels through the club for 15 years.[1][2] He spent time on loan with lower league sides Hospitalet and UD Alzira, before been released by Valencia and spending a short spell with CD Buñol.[3][4]
Pérez later moved to the United States to study and play college soccer at the University of Pittsburgh between 2017 and 2018.[5]
On 14 January 2019, Pérez was selected 64th overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft by Los Angeles FC. He signed with Los Angeles on 10 March 2019.[6]
On 14 March 2019, Pérez was loaned to USL Championship side Phoenix Rising for the 2019 season.[7]