María Pérez Fernández (born 28 March 1987), also known as Peque, is a Spanish former

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who played as a striker.

Career

She began playing football at

Sporting de Gijón Real Sporting de Gijón, S.A.D. (), commonly known as Real Sporting, Sporting Gijón, or simply Sporting is a Spanish professional association football, football club from Gijón, Principality of Asturias. Founded on 1 July 1905, it plays in the ...

's installations in the

Escuela de Fútbol de Mareo The Escuela de Fútbol de Mareo, officially Escuela de Fútbol Ángel Viejo Feliú, is the training ground and Football academy, academy base of the Spanish association football, football club Sporting de Gijón. It was officially opened in 1978 ...

. At 16, she began her career in Oviedo Moderno. Later she signed for

Levante UD Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. () is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club in Valencia, in the Valencian Community, namesake autonomous community. Founded on 6 September 1909, the club will compete in La Liga for the 2025– ...

, the defending Primera División champion. In the summer of 2010, she moved to Prainsa Zaragoza, which she left one year later to play for

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for two months. Following the end of the season for Þór/KA she returned to Levante. In 2014, she signed for Italian club

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. Half a year later, she announced her return to the Escuela de Fútbol de Mareo.

References

1987 births Living people Spanish women's footballers Liga F players Levante UD Femenino players Women's association football forwards Þór/KA players Real Oviedo (women) players Footballers from Gijón Zaragoza CFF players 21st-century Spanish sportswomen {{Spain-women-footy-bio-stub