Jonathan Alexánder Pérez Lara (born January 18, 2003) is a professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club

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. Born in the United States, he plays for the Mexico national under-23 team.

Club career

Pérez played with the

academy from 2016, before signing as a homegrown player with

club

on February 21, 2020. He made his professional debut on March 8, 2020 for LA Galaxy's USL Championship side, appearing as a 56th-minute substitute in a 5–1 win over

Rio Grande Valley FC Rio Grande Valley FC, also known as RGVFC or Rio Grande Valley FC Toros, is an American semi-professional soccer team based in Edinburg, Texas operated by Lone Star, LLC. They joined the USL Championship in the 2016 season. The team served as a ...

International career

Born in the United States, Pérez is of

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descent. He represented the Mexico U-18 team in January 2020 in the ''Copa del Atlantico''. Pérez was called up to the Mexico U-20 team by Luis Ernesto Pérez to participate at the 2021 Revelations Cup, scoring one goal in three appearances, where Mexico won the competition. He was included in the under-20 side that participated in the

2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship The 2022 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship will be the 7th edition of the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship (28th edition if all eras included), the men's under-20 international football tournament organized by CONCACAF. It will be hosted in Honduras, ...

, in which Mexico failed to qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup and

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Career statistics

Club

Honours

Mexico U20 *

Revelations Cup The Revelations Cup is an international association football tournament organized by Mexican Football Federation (FMF) for men's under-20 national teams. The inaugural tournament took place in November 2021 in Guanajuato, Mexico. Locations ...

2021 File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: the James Webb Space Telescope was launched in 2021; Protesters in Yangon, Myanmar following the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, coup d'état; A civil demonstration against the October–November 2021 ...

References

External links

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USSF Development Academy bio

LA Galaxy bio
2003 births Living people Soccer players from California Mexican men's footballers Mexico men's under-20 international footballers Mexico men's youth international footballers American men's soccer players United States men's youth international soccer players American sportspeople of Mexican descent Men's association football midfielders Homegrown Players (MLS) LA Galaxy players Ventura County FC players Major League Soccer players USL Championship players MLS Next Pro players {{US-footy-midfielder-stub