Samuel "Samu" Pérez Fariña (born 26 April 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Atlético Sanluqueño as a goalkeeper.[1]

Samu Pérez
Personal information
Full name Samuel Pérez Fariña
Date of birth (1997-04-26) 26 April 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Tegueste, de la Calle Arriba. Canarias.
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Atlético Sanluqueño
Number 1
Youth career
Juventud Laguna
2014–2016 Sevilla
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Sevilla C 65 (0)
2018 Sevilla B 1 (0)
2018–2021 Valladolid B 53 (0)
2020–2021 Valladolid 1 (0)
2022 San Fernando 15 (0)
2022–2023 Guadalajara 24 (0)
2023– Atlético Sanluqueño 27 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 April 2024

Club career edit

Born in Tegueste, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Pérez joined Sevilla FC's youth setup in 2014 from Juventud Laguna CF.[2] He made his senior debut with the C-team on 17 September of that year, starting in a 0–2 Tercera División home loss against CD Gerena.

Pérez subsequently became a regular starter for Sevilla C in the following campaigns, and on 1 June 2018 he made his professional debut with the reserves by starting in a 1–2 away loss against Lorca FC in the Segunda División.[3] On 5 July, he moved to another reserve team, Real Valladolid B of the Segunda División B.[4]

Pérez made his first-team – and La Liga – debut on 16 July 2020, coming on as a second-half substitute for José Antonio Caro in a 1–3 away loss against SD Eibar.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ Samu Pérez at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Juvenil | Samu Pérez, un 'Guardián' canario para el Sevilla FC" [Juvenil | Samu Pérez, a Canarian 'Guardian' for Sevilla FC] (in Spanish). Fútbol Carrasco. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  3. ^ "¡Hasta pronto, Segunda!" [See you soon, Segunda!] (in Spanish). Marca. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  4. ^ "El Promesas refuerza tres posiciones" [Promesas strengthen three positions] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  5. ^ "El Eibar da una lección de pegada" [Eibar give it a lesson of power] (in Spanish). Marca. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.

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