Juan José Perea Mendoza (born 23 February 2000) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart.[1]
![]() Perea with VfB Stuttgart in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Juan José Perea Mendoza | ||
Date of birth | (2000-02-23) 23 February 2000 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Bogota, Colombia | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | VfB Stuttgart | ||
Number | 11 | ||
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 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2022 |
Perea 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 years' 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]
On 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]
On 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]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Career total | 82 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 16 |
Porto youth
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VfB Stuttgart – current squad | |
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