Manuel Perez (footballer, born 1991)

Manuel Perez

Perez training with Lens in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	(1991-05-11) 11 May 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Grenoble, France
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
0000–2010	Grenoble
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2013	Grenoble	61	(6)
2013–2017	Brest	107	(0)
2017–2019	Clermont	50	(2)
2019–2020	Lens	20	(0)
2020–2024	Grenoble	50	(0)
Total		288	(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Manuel Perez (born 11 May 1991) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Grenoble

Perez made his professional debut with his hometown club of Grenoble in a Ligue 2 4–1 defeat against Reims in October 2010, coming in the pitch for the last ten minutes of the game.^[1] He stayed in Grenoble two more years, before joining Brest in 2013.^[2]

Lens

On 11 June 2019, Perez signed a two-year contract with Ligue 2 club Lens.^[3]

Return to Grenoble

On 5 October 2020, Perez returned to his former club Grenoble, signing a three-year contract.^[4]

Personal life

Perez is of Spanish descent through his grandparents, who are from Almería, Spain.^[5] According to the UNFP website, he holds both French and Brazilian citizenship.^[6]

References

1. "Stade de Reims vs. GF38" (in French). lfp.fr. 22 October 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
2. "Brest : Avec Manuel Perez (Grenoble), c'est fait (off.)" (in French). foot-national.com. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
3. "LE MERCATO LENSOIS COMMENCE !" (in French). 6 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
4. "Officiel - Manuel Perez quitte le RC Lens". Made in Foot. 5 October 2020.
5. "Manuel Pérez. La rage d'y croire". Sept jours à Brest. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
6. "Manuel Perez". Union nationale des footballeurs professionnels. Retrieved 3 July 2024.

External links

• Manuel Perez – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
• Manuel Perez at Soccerway
• Manuel Perez foot-national.com Profile