Joaquín Pérez Ibáñez (born 1 February 2000) is an Argentine
footballer
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who plays as a
forward
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Forward may also refer to:
People
* Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forward (association football)
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** Point forward
** Power forward (basketball)
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, most recently for
Al Wasl.
Club career
Born in
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...
, Pérez started his career with
River Plate.
In 2017, he expressed his admiration for English
Premier League
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side
Liverpool
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, stating that he liked their style of play and manager,
Jürgen Klopp. He also cited
Zlatan Ibrahimović
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as a player he looked up to, and wanted to emulate. The following year he trialled with Italian sides
Bologna
Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nat ...
and
Lazio
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, going close to signing with the latter.
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Despite the interest from Italian clubs, he would sign for fellow Argentinian side ]Defensa y Justicia
Club Social y Deportivo Defensa y Justicia, commonly known as Defensa y Justicia, is an Argentine football club from Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires, established in 1935. in 2019. However, after failing to break into the first team, he moved to the United Arab Emirates, joining Al Wasl.
Career statistics
Club
References
2000 births
Living people
Footballers from Buenos Aires
Argentine men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
UAE Pro League players
Club Atlético River Plate footballers
Defensa y Justicia footballers
Al Wasl F.C. players
Argentine expatriate men's footballers
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates
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