Iñigo Pérez
Iñigo Pérez Gil (born 21 January 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CA Osasuna as a central midfielder.
_Perez_(cropped).jpg) Pérez with Osasuna in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iñigo Pérez Gil | ||
| Date of birth | 21 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Pamplona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Osasuna | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Chantrea | ||
| 2002–2006 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Basconia | 38 | (8) |
| 2007–2010 | Bilbao Athletic | 81 | (9) |
| 2009–2014 | Athletic Bilbao | 33 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Huesca (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Mallorca (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2014–2018 | Numancia | 138 | (4) |
| 2018– | Osasuna | 22 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 October 2019 | |||
Club career
A product of Athletic Bilbao's youth ranks at Lezama, Pérez was born in Pamplona, Navarre, and moved to the reserves in early 2007 although he still appeared for some more time with CD Basconia the farm team. On 28 October 2009, he made his debut for the main squad, starting in a 0–2 Copa del Rey defeat at Rayo Vallecano (2–4 aggregate loss);[1] he first appeared in La Liga two days later, replacing veteran Pablo Orbaiz in a 1–0 home win against Atlético Madrid.[2]
Definitely promoted to Athletic's first team for the 2010–11 season, Pérez scored in his first official appearance, a 3–0 home victory over RCD Mallorca, playing the last ten minutes in the place of Iker Muniain.[3] On 8 March 2011 he was loaned to SD Huesca of Segunda División – the winter transfer window had long since closed, but the Royal Spanish Football Federation allowed the move as the Aragonese had just lost David Bauzá to an anterior cruciate ligament injury.[4]
Pérez appeared much more regularly for the Basques in the 2011–12 campaign under new manager Marcelo Bielsa, playing 40 games all competitions comprised mainly due to the departure of Orbaiz (loaned to Olympiacos FC) and the serious knee injury of Carlos Gurpegui. He spent the first half of 2013–14 on loan at Mallorca, returning on 31 January 2014 due to stress problems.[5]
On 18 July 2014, Pérez joined second division club CD Numancia after terminating his contract with Athletic.[6] On 2 July 2018, he agreed to a four-year deal with fellow league team CA Osasuna, who paid € 750,000 for his services.[7]
Career statistics
- As of 2 February 2018[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Athletic Bilbao | 2009–10 | La Liga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | La Liga | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2011–12 | La Liga | 22 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | La Liga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2013–14 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 58 | 2 | ||
| Huesca (loan) | 2010–11 | Segunda División | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Mallorca (loan) | 2013–14 | Segunda División | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Numancia | 2014–15 | Segunda División | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | Segunda División | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | Segunda División | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | Segunda División | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
| Total | 121 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 4 | ||
| Career totals | 180 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 212 | 6 | ||
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Athletic Bilbao
- Copa del Rey: Runner-up 2011–12
- UEFA Europa League: Runner-up 2011–12
Osasuna
References
- El Rayo deja contra las cuerdas al subcampeón (Rayo leave vice-champions against the ropes); Marca, 28 October 2009 (in Spanish)
- 1–0. Javi Martínez decide el duelo de deprimidos entre Athletic y Atlético (1–0. Javi Martínez decides duel of the doldrums between Athletic and Atlético); Público, 31 October 2009 (in Spanish)
- Lopez luck aids Bilbao; ESPN Soccernet, 21 September 2010
- Íñigo Pérez llega al Huesca cedido por el Athletic (Íñigo Pérez arrives at Huesca on loan from Athletic); Marca, 8 March 2011 (in Spanish)
- Iñigo Pérez regresa al Athletic por un "cuadro de estrés" (Iñigo Pérez returns to Athletic for "stress condition"); Diario AS, 31 January 2014 (in Spanish)
- Iñigo Pérez ya es nuevo jugador del Numancia (Iñigo Pérez already is the new player of Numancia); Marca, 18 July 2014 (in Spanish)
- El Club Atlético Osasuna ficha a Iñigo Pérez (Club Atlético Osasuna sign Iñigo Pérez); CA Osasuna, 2 July 2018 (in Spanish)
- Iñigo Pérez at Soccerway
External links
- Iñigo Pérez at Athletic Bilbao
- Iñigo Pérez at BDFutbol