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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.

Jonathan Pérez

Personal information
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

Club career

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]

International career

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]

Career statistics

Club

As of May 26, 2022[11]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		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

Honours

Mexico U20

• Revelations Cup: 2021[12]

References

External links

• Jonathan Perez at Soccerway
• USSF Development Academy bio
• LA Galaxy bio

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