Carles Pérez

Carles Pérez Sayol (born 16 February 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Italian club Roma on loan from FC Barcelona.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Pérez and the second or maternal family name is Sayol.
Carles Pérez
Pérez with Barcelona in 2019
Personal information
Full name Carles Pérez Sayol[1]
Date of birth (1998-02-16) 16 February 1998
Place of birth Granollers, Spain
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Roma
(on loan from Barcelona)
Number 31
Youth career
2003–2006 Vilanova de la Roca
2006–2008 Damm
2008–2012 Espanyol
2012–2017 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Barcelona B 55 (13)
2019– Barcelona 11 (1)
2020– → Roma (loan) 6 (0)
National team‡
2014 Spain U16 3 (1)
2014–2015 Spain U17 14 (4)
2019– Spain U21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:58, 24 June 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 September 2019

Club career

Barcelona

Born in Granollers, Barcelona, Catalonia, Pérez joined FC Barcelona's youth setup in 2012, from RCD Espanyol.[2] On 3 October 2015, while still a youth, he made his senior debut with the reserves by coming on as a second-half substitute for Maxi Rolón in a 0–0 Segunda División B away draw against Levante UD B.[3]

In July 2017, Pérez was promoted to the B-side, now in Segunda División.[4] He made his professional debut on 19 August 2017, replacing Vitinho in a 2–1 away win against Real Valladolid.[5]

Pérez scored his first professional goals on 21 January 2018, netting a hat-trick in a 3–1 away defeat of CD Tenerife. On 12 June, after suffering relegation with the reserve side, he renewed his contract for two further years.[6]

Pérez made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 19 May 2019, replacing Malcom in a 2–2 away draw against SD Eibar. He scored his first goal for the Blaugrana on 25 August, scoring his team's third in a 5–2 home routing of Real Betis.[7] He scored his first UEFA Champions League goal as the opener in a 2–1 away victory against Inter Milan.[8]

Roma

On 30 January 2020, Pérez left Barcelona for Italian side Roma. A loan move with the obligation to purchase his rights permanently for a fee of €11 million in the summer.[9] He scored his first UEFA Europa League goal in a 1–0 home victory against Gent in the Round of 32.[10]

Career statistics
As of match played 24 June 2020[11]
Club League Season League Domestic Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barcelona B Segunda División B 2015–16 10—10
Segunda División 2017–18 273—273
Segunda División B 2018–19 269—269
2019–20 11—11
Total 5513—5513
Barcelona La Liga 2018–19 1000000010
2019–20 101101100122
Total 111101100132
Roma Serie A 2019–20 600021—81
Career total 72141032007616

    Honours

    Barcelona

    References
    1. "Acta del Partido celebrado el 11 de noviembre de 2018, en" [Minutes of the Match held on 11 November 2018, in] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
    2. "Carles Pérez, el 'Robben' del Barça" [Carles Pérez, the 'Robben' of Barça] (in Spanish). Sport. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
    3. "Un nuevo empate sin goles" [A new goalless draw] (in Spanish). FC Barcelona. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
    4. "El Barça B 2017/18 es posa en marxa" [Barça B 2017/18 is up and running] (in Catalan). FC Barcelona. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
    5. "El Barça B se escapa vivo de Zorrilla" [Barça B escape alive from Zorrilla] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
    6. "Carles Pérez renueva y seguirá en el Barça B" [Carles Pérez renews and will continue at Barça B] (in Spanish). Sport. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
    7. "Griezmann se reivindica ante las ausencias" [Griezmann vindicates himself on the absences] (in Spanish). Marca. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
    8. Sanderson, Tom. "Ansu Fati Makes History: What We Learned From FC Barcelona Versus Inter Milan". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
    9. "CARLES PEREZ JOINS THE GIALLOROSSI". AS Roma. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
    10. "ROMA-GENT|ROMA v GENT". UEFA. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
    11. Carles Pérez at Soccerway
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