Jonathan Pereira Rodríguez

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Jonathan Pereira

Pereira training with Betis
Personal information
Full nameJonathan Pereira Rodríguez
Date of birth (1987-05-12) 12 May 1987
Place of birthVigo, Spain
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current clubVillarreal
Number24
Youth career
Santa Mariña
2002–2004Villarreal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2004–2007Villarreal B73(51)
2006–2010Villarreal10(1)
2007–2008→ Racing Ferrol (loan)39(11)
2008–2009→ Racing Santander (loan)32(5)
2010–2012Betis77(16)
2013–Villarreal36(9)
National team
2004Spain U179(1)
2007Spain U201(0)
2008–2009Spain U213(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 December 2013.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Pereira and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.

Jonathan Pereira Rodríguez, sometimes known as simply Jonathan (born 12 May 1987), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Villarreal CF. A forward, his main asset is his incredible speed.

Football career

Pereira was born in Vigo, Pontevedra. After having completed his footballing education at Villarreal CF, he made his first-team – and La Liga – debut against Levante UD on 21 October 2006: he entered the pitch with 25 minutes to go and scored after only two minutes on the field,[1] going on to total four league appearances throughout the season.

For 2007–08 Pereira was loaned to second division side Racing de Ferrol, and finished the season at 11 goals, although the Galician team would be relegated. He returned to Villarreal in July 2008 and had his contract extended until 2013, but was immediately loaned for the campaign to fellow league outfit Racing de Santander. On 13 September he scored a 77th-minute equalizer at the Camp Nou, in a 1–1 tie against FC Barcelona;[2] mainly used from the bench he had a solid overall campaign, with seven goals in 37 matches (netting two in five in the season's UEFA Cup).

Pereira returned to Villarreal subsequently but, despite netting seven goals in a pre-season friendly,[3] he was very rarely used during the first months of 2009–10. In mid-January 2010 he left the club and signed with second level's Real Betis on a five-year deal,[4] scoring in his debut on the 31st, the game's only at Andalusia neighbours Córdoba CF.[5]

Honours

Betis

Club statistics

Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Spain League Copa del Rey Europe Total
2006–07Villarreal BTercera División
2006–07VillarrealLa Liga41----41
2007–08Racing FerrolSegunda División3911??--3911
2008–09Racing SantanderLa Liga32552377
2009–10Villarreal6060
2009–10BetisSegunda División229229
2010–11BetisSegunda División20320223
Total Spain
Career total

References

  1. ↑ Beckham finds bench duties 'frustrating'; The Independent, 23 October 2006
  2. ↑ Barcelona 1–1 Racing Santander; ESPN Soccernet, 13 September 2008
  3. ↑ Villarreal hammer Spanish minnows; BBC Sport, 20 July 2009
  4. ↑ Jonathan Pereira ficha por el Real Betis por cinco años (Jonathan Pereira signs with Real Betis for five years); El Mundo, 20 January 2010 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ El Córdoba C.F. mereció mas (0–1) (Córdoba C.F. deserved more (0–1)); ABC, 31 January 2010 (Spanish)

External links

Villarreal CF – current squad
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