Jhon Alexander Pírez Araújo (born 20 February 1993) is an Uruguayan footballer who plays as a striker.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jhon Alexander Pírez Araújo | ||
Date of birth | (1993-02-20) 20 February 1993 (age 29) | ||
Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2008 | Defensor Sporting | ||
2008–2010 | Chelsea | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2014 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
2010–2011 | → Defensor Sporting (loan) | 2 | (1) |
2012–2014 | → Leganés (loan) | 29 | (3) |
2014–2015 | Getafe B | 22 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Defensor Sporting | 3 | (0) |
2018 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 18 | (1) |
National team | |||
2008–2009 | Uruguay U17 | ||
2010 | Uruguay U20 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:43, 17 October 2018 (UTC) |
Born in Montevideo, Pírez joined hometown Defensor Sporting's youth categories in 2004, aged 11.[1] On 4 August 2008 he was invited to a trial period at Chelsea, and after impressing during his stay he was granted a scholarship deal with the club.[2]
However, due to FIFA regulations, Pírez was not allowed to play in England before his eighteenth birthday. He subsequently returned to Defensor, now in a loan deal.[3]
In 2010 summer Pírez was promoted to Defensor's first team, but due to appendicitis, missed half of the season. On 5 February 2011, he made his professional debut, against River Plate, replacing David Texeira in the 76th minute and netting a last-minute goal of a 4–1 home routing.[4]
Pírez made his second appearance on 17 April, against Fénix.[5] However, he suffered a knee injury in May.[6]
On 9 July 2012, Pírez joined CE Sabadell FC in a one-month loan deal, mainly to regain match fitness.[7] In late August he was loaned out to CD Leganés, in a season-long deal.[8]
On 10 August 2013, Pírez extended his loan stay at CD Leganés loan with the Madrid side for another campaign,[9] which ended in promotion, with the player appearing in 19 matches, mainly as a substitute. On 23 May 2014 he was released by Chelsea.[10][11]
On 16 July 2014 Pírez joined Getafe CF, being assigned to the reserves also in the third level.[12]
On 10 August 2015, Pírez re-joined Defensor Sporting on a free transfer after failing to impress in Spain with Getafe.[13]
On 19 December 2017, it was announced that Pírez would join United Soccer League side Tulsa Roughnecks ahead of their 2018 season.[14]
Pírez was capped by Uruguay national under-20 football team for the preliminary squad for the 2011 South American Youth Championship.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1. | 11 September 2011 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago | ![]() | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Defensor Sporting (loan) | 2010–11 | Primera División | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||
Leganés (loan) | 2012–13 | 2ª B – Group 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||
2013–14 | 2ª B – Group 2 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||
Total | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 3 | ||||
Getafe B | 2014–15 | 2ª B – Group 2 | 22 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
Defensor Sporting | 2015–16 | Primera División | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
Career total | 56 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 4 |