Jonathan Alexánder Pérez Lara (born January 18, 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy. Born in the United States, he represented the Mexico national under-20 team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jonathan Alexánder Pérez Lara | ||
Date of birth | (2003-01-18) January 18, 2003 (age 19) | ||
Place of birth | Pico Rivera, California, United States | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | LA Galaxy | ||
Number | 56 | ||
Youth career | |||
2016–2020 | LA Galaxy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020– | LA Galaxy II | 34 | (8) |
2021– | LA Galaxy | 4 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2019 | United States U16 | 3 | (0) |
2019 | Mexico U16 | 3 | (0) |
2020 | Mexico U18 | 2 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Mexico U20 | 10 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 14, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 29, 2022 |
Pérez played with the LA Galaxy academy from 2016,[2] before signing as a homegrown player with Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy on February 21, 2020.[3] He made his professional debut on March 8, 2020 for LA Galaxy's USL Championship side, appearing as a 56th-minute substitute in a 5–1 win over Rio Grande Valley FC.[4]
Born in the United States, Pérez is of Mexican descent.[5] He represented the Mexico U-18 team in January 2020 in the Copa del Atlantico.[6][7][8]
Pérez was called up to the Mexico U-20 team by Luis Ernesto Pérez to participate at the 2021 Revelations Cup, scoring one goal in three appearances, where Mexico won the competition.[9] He was included in the under-20 side that participated in the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, in which Mexico failed to qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup and Olympics.[10]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
LA Galaxy II | 2020 | USL | 12 | 4 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 13 | 4 | ||
2021 | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||||
2022 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||||
Total | 30 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 31 | 6 | ||||
LA Galaxy | 2021 | MLS | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
2022 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
Total | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
Career total | 34 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 6 |
Mexico U20
LA Galaxy – current squad | |
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