Jhon Pírez

Jhon Alexander Pírez Araújo (born 20 February 1993) is an Uruguayan footballer who plays as a striker.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pírez and the second or maternal family name is Araújo.
Jhon Pírez
Personal information
Full name Jhon Alexander Pírez Araújo
Date of birth (1993-02-20) 20 February 1993
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 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)
National team
2008–2009 Uruguay U17
2010 Uruguay U20
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:43, 17 October 2018 (UTC)

Career

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

Pírez was capped by Uruguay national under-20 football team for the preliminary squad for the 2011 South American Youth Championship.

International goals
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result CompetitionRef
1.11 September 2011Estadio Nacional, Santiago Chile2–22–2Friendly

Career statistics
As of match played 5 June 2016.[15]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Defensor Sporting (loan) 2010–11 Primera División 2100——21
Leganés (loan) 2012–13 2ª B – Group 1 10200——102
2013–14 2ª B – Group 2 19100——191
Total 29300——293
Getafe B 2014–15 2ª B – Group 2 220———220
Defensor Sporting 2015–16 Primera División 300000—30
Career total 564000000564

    References
    1. "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.
    2. Introducing the new Academy scholars Archived 2010-12-25 at the Wayback Machine; CFCnet, 16 July 2009
    3. The Loan Report: February 1-6; TheChels.net, 6 February 2011
    4. DEFENSOR SPORTING VS. RIVER PLATE 4 - 1; Global Sports Media, 5 February 2011
    5. FÉNIX VS. DEFENSOR SPORTING 0 - 1; Global Sports Media, 17 April 2011
    6. 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)
    7. 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)
    8. «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)
    9. "LEGANES RETURN FOR CHELSEA STRIKER JHON PIREZ". tribalfootball.com. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
    10. "Clubs submit retained and released lists". premierleague.com. 23 May 2014. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
    11. "HUTCHISON, PIREZ RELEASED BY CHELSEA". tribalfootball.com. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
    12. "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.
    13. "Uruguay - J. Pírez". Soccerway. 10 August 2015.
    14. http://www.uslsoccer.com/news_article/show/868102?referrer_id=2333971
    15. "J. Pírez". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
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