Jhon Alexander Pírez Araújo (born 20 February 1993) is an Uruguayan footballer who plays as a striker.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jhon Alexander Pírez Araújo | ||
| Date of birth | 20 February 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2008 | Defensor Sporting | ||
| 2008–2010 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Defensor Sporting (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | → Leganés (loan) | 29 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | Getafe B | 22 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Defensor Sporting | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 18 | (1) |
| 2020 | Miramar_Misiones | 6 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Uruguay U17 | ||
| 2010 | Uruguay U20 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:43, 30 December 2020 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
Born in Montevideo, Pírez joined hometown Defensor Sporting's youth categories in 2004, aged 11.[1] On 4 August 2008 he was invited to a trial period at Chelsea, and after impressing during his stay he was granted a scholarship deal with the club.[2]
However, due to FIFA regulations, Pírez was not allowed to play in England before his eighteenth birthday. He subsequently returned to Defensor, now in a loan deal.[3]
In 2010 summer Pírez was promoted to Defensor's first team, but due to appendicitis, missed half of the season. On 5 February 2011, he made his professional debut, against River Plate, replacing David Texeira in the 76th minute and netting a last-minute goal of a 4–1 home routing.[4]
Pírez made his second appearance on 17 April, against Fénix.[5] However, he suffered a knee injury in May.[6]
On 9 July 2012, Pírez joined CE Sabadell FC in a one-month loan deal, mainly to regain match fitness.[7] In late August he was loaned out to CD Leganés, in a season-long deal.[8]
On 10 August 2013, Pírez extended his loan stay at CD Leganés loan with the Madrid side for another campaign,[9] which ended in promotion, with the player appearing in 19 matches, mainly as a substitute. On 23 May 2014 he was released by Chelsea.[10][11]
On 16 July 2014 Pírez joined Getafe CF, being assigned to the reserves also in the third level.[12]
On 10 August 2015, Pírez re-joined Defensor Sporting on a free transfer after failing to impress in Spain with Getafe.[13]
On 19 December 2017, it was announced that Pírez would join United Soccer League side Tulsa Roughnecks ahead of their 2018 season.[14]
International career edit
Pírez was capped by Uruguay national under-20 football team for the preliminary squad for the 2011 South American Youth Championship.
International goals edit
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 September 2011 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago |  Chile |
2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 22 August 2023[15]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Defensor Sporting (loan) | 2010–11 | Primera División | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||
| Leganés (loan) | 2012–13 | 2ª B – Group 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | 2ª B – Group 2 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||
| Total | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 3 | ||||
| Getafe B | 2014–15 | 2ª B – Group 2 | 22 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Defensor Sporting | 2015–16 | Primera División | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Tulsa Roughnecks | 2018 | USL Championship | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 19 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 74 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 7 | ||
References edit
- ^ "Los violetas están tranquilos porque siguen teniendo joyitas" [The violetas are relaxed because they keep having little pearls] (in Spanish). Ovación. 12 February 2011. Archived from the original on February 20, 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
- ^ Introducing the new Academy scholars Archived 2010-12-25 at the Wayback Machine; CFCnet, 16 July 2009
- ^ The Loan Report: February 1-6; TheChels.net, 6 February 2011
- ^ DEFENSOR SPORTING VS. RIVER PLATE 4 - 1; Global Sports Media, 5 February 2011
- ^ FÉNIX VS. DEFENSOR SPORTING 0 - 1; Global Sports Media, 17 April 2011
- ^ Defensor Sp.: Pirez operado de tendón rotuliano (Defensor Sp.: Pírez operated from a knee tendon) Archived 2012-07-03 at archive.today; Tenfieldigital.com, 25 May 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ Jhon Pírez hará la pretemporada con el CE Sabadell (Jhon Pírez will make the preseason with CE Sabadell); Sabadell's official website, 9 July 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ «Es decisión del entrenador, pero mi ilusión es debutar el domingo» ("It is manager's decision, but my dream is debuting in Sunday"); La Voz de Avilés, 5 September 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ "LEGANES RETURN FOR CHELSEA STRIKER JHON PIREZ". tribalfootball.com. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ^ "Clubs submit retained and released lists". premierleague.com. 23 May 2014. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "HUTCHISON, PIREZ RELEASED BY CHELSEA". tribalfootball.com. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "Jhon Pírez, nuevo jugador del Getafe B" [Jhon Pírez, new player of Getafe B] (in Spanish). Vavel. 16 July 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ "Uruguay - J. Pírez". Soccerway. 10 August 2015.
- ^ "Roughnecks Add Uruguayan Forward Pírez". 19 December 2017.
- ^ "J. Pírez". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
External links edit
- Jhon Pírez at BDFutbol
- Jhon Pírez at Soccerway