Kike Pérez
Enrique "Kike" Pérez Muñoz (born 14 February 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Real Valladolid.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Enrique Pérez Muñoz | ||
| Date of birth | 14 February 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Gálvez, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Valladolid | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2013 | Odelot Toletum | ||
| 2013–2019 | Rayo Vallecano | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Rayo Vallecano B | 46 | (2) |
| 2017–2019 | Lugo | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Cerceda (loan) | 29 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | → Valladolid B (loan) | 35 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Valladolid B | 25 | (2) |
| 2020– | Valladolid | 75 | (2) |
| 2022 | → Elche (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | Spain U18 | 2 | (1) |
| 2015 | Spain U19 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2023 | |||
Club career
Born in Gálvez, Toledo, Castilla–La Mancha, Pérez joined Rayo Vallecano's youth setup in 2013, from EFB Odelot Toletum.[2] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 30 August 2015, starting in a 1–1 Tercera División away draw against CDA Navalcarnero.
Pérez scored his first senior goal on 11 September 2016, scoring his team's second in a 5–0 home routing of Alcobendas CF.[3] The following 9 August, he signed a two-year contract with Segunda División side CD Lugo, being immediately loaned to farm team CCD Cerceda for one year.[4]
On 4 August 2018, Pérez was loaned to Real Valladolid's reserves for one year.[5] On 14 June of the following year, he signed a permanent four-year contract with the Blanquivioletas.[6]
Pérez made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 20 June 2020, coming on as a second-half substitute for Matheus Fernandes in a 0–1 loss at Atlético Madrid.[7] On 11 August, he renewed his contract until 2025 and was definitely promoted to the main squad.[8]
Pérez scored his first professional goal on 3 December 2021, netting his team's second in a 2–3 away loss against SD Huesca in the Segunda División. The following 1 February, he was loaned to Elche CF back in the top tier, with a buyout clause.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 4 May 2023
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cerceda (loan) | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 5 | |
| Real Valladolid B | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 | |||
| Total | 50 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 61 | 4 | ||||
| Real Valladolid | 2019–20 | La Liga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | La Liga | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Segunda División | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 31 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 2 | |||
| Total | 75 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 84 | 3 | ||||
| Elche (loan) | 2021–22 | La Liga | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 176 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 14 | ||
References
- "Kike Pérez" (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- "El toledano Kike Pérez debuta en Primera División en el Wanda Metropolitano" [Toledano Kike Pérez debuts in Primera División at the Wanda Metropolitano] (in Spanish). El Digital Castilla-La Mancha. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- "3ª Jornada – Crónicas: Rayo Vallecano "B" 5–0 Alcobendas Levitt CF (Temporada 2016/17)" [3rd Round – Reports: Rayo Vallecano "B" 5–0 Alcobendas Levitt CF] (in Spanish). FutMadrid. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- "Fichaje de Enrique "Kike" Pérez Muñoz" [Signing of Enrique "Kike" Pérez Muñoz] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- "Acuerdo con el Real Valladolid para la cesión de Kike Pérez" [Agreement with Real Valladolid for the loan of Kike Pérez] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- "Kike Pérez, hasta 2023" [Kike Pérez, until 2023] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- "El Atlético vuelve por donde solía" [Atlético is back to what they were used to] (in Spanish). Marca. 21 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- "Kike Pérez, blanquivioleta hasta 2025" [Kike Pérez, blanquivioleta until 2025] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- "Kike Pérez, al Elche" [Kike Pérez, to Elche] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
External links
- Profile at the Real Valladolid website (in Spanish)
- Kike Pérez at BDFutbol
- Kike Pérez at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Kike Pérez at Soccerway