Hernán Arsenio Pérez González (born 25 February 1989) is a Paraguayan professional

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who plays as a

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for

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and the Paraguay national team.

Club career

Early years

Pérez was born in Fernando de la Mora,

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. After playing for two other youth clubs he finished his development with Tacuary, where he made his Paraguayan Primera División debut in 2007. Subsequently, Pérez was signed by

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in the same league, appearing rarely for them due to a serious right

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injury.

Villarreal

On 30 July 2009,

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from Spain bought Pérez, who signed a five-year contract. He spent two full seasons with the reserves in the

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, starting in several of the matches he featured in. Pérez was definitely promoted to the

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' first team for the 2011–12 campaign. He made his competitive debut on 27 September in the

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game against

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, coming on as a substitute for

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in the dying minutes of a 2–0 group-stage away loss. Again from the bench, on 1 October, he made his first

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appearance: from a corner kick, in the 84th minute, he equalised it 2–2 for the hosts against

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. Pérez contributed 16 appearances and two goals in

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, as the ''Yellow Submarine'' finished second and returned to the top flight one year after relegating. He joined

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on 31 January 2014. He made his

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debut five days later in the 2–0 home victory over

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, and scored his first goal on 8 February in a 5–0 away rout of

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. On 30 January 2015, Pérez returned to Spain's second tier after being loaned to

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until the end of the season.

Espanyol

On 3 July 2015, Pérez signed a four-year deal with top-division club

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after his contract with Villarreal expired. He quickly became a starter for the Sergio-led side and, on 21 November, took his

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tally to four after scoring a brace to help down

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2–0 at the

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. On 12 January 2018, Pérez was loaned to

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of the same tier for six months.

Qatar

On 23 July 2019, Pérez cut ties with Espanyol and agreed to a three-year contract at Al Ahli SC of the

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. He stayed in the country in March 2022, moving to its

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with

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International career

Pérez was one of the best players for the Paraguayan under-20 team at the 2009 South American Championship, helping the nation finish in second place by scoring five goals in seven matches and ultimately being considered one of the best players in the tournament held in

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. He made his debut for the full side the following year at the age of 21, playing the last 20 minutes of the 1–1

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draw with

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, and was selected to the

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Honours

Olympiacos *

: 2013–14

References

External links

* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Perez, Hernan 1989 births Living people People from Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay Sportspeople from Central Department Paraguayan people of Spanish descent Paraguayan men's footballers Men's association football wingers Paraguayan Primera División players Tacuary footballers Club Libertad footballers La Liga players Segunda División players Villarreal CF B players Villarreal CF players Real Valladolid players RCD Espanyol footballers Deportivo Alavés players Super League Greece players Olympiacos F.C. players Qatar Stars League players Qatari Second Division players Al Ahli SC (Doha) players Al-Markhiya SC players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Coritiba Foot Ball Club players Paraguay men's under-20 international footballers Paraguay men's international footballers 2011 Copa América players 2019 Copa América players Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Spain Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Greece Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Brazil