Jonathan Pereira Rodríguez
 Pereira training with Betis | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonathan Pereira Rodríguez | ||
| Date of birth | 12 May 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Vigo, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Valladolid (loan from Villarreal) | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Santa Mariña | |||
| 2002–2004 | Villarreal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2007 | Villarreal B | 73 | (51) |
| 2006–2010 | Villarreal | 10 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | → Racing Ferrol (loan) | 39 | (11) |
| 2008–2009 | → Racing Santander (loan) | 32 | (5) |
| 2010–2012 | Betis | 77 | (16) |
| 2013– | Villarreal | 50 | (11) |
| 2014–2015 | → Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Valladolid (loan) | 9 | (4) |
| National team | |||
| 2004 | Spain U17 | 9 | (1) |
| 2007 | Spain U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Spain U21 | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 March 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Jonathan Pereira Rodríguez, sometimes known as simply Jonathan (born 12 May 1987), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Valladolid on loan from 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 club 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 side 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]
On 10 December 2012 Pereira returned to the Yellow Submarine,[6] contributing with four goals in 30 matches in his second season in his second spell to help the team finish in sixth position straight out of the second level and qualify to the UEFA Europa League. On 5 August 2014 he moved to fellow league side Rayo Vallecano, for one season.[7]
Honours
- Betis
Club statistics
- As of 5 June 2011[8]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2006–07 | Villarreal B | Tercera División | ||||||||
| 2006–07 | Villarreal | La Liga | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 |
| 2007–08 | Racing Ferrol | Segunda División | 39 | 11 | ? | ? | - | - | 39 | 11 |
| 2008–09 | Racing Santander | La Liga | 32 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 7 | ||
| 2009–10 | Villarreal | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||
| 2009–10 | Betis | Segunda División | 22 | 9 | 22 | 9 | ||||
| 2010–11 | Betis | Segunda División | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3 | ||
| Total | Spain | |||||||||
| Career total | ||||||||||
References
- ↑ Beckham finds bench duties 'frustrating'; The Independent, 23 October 2006
- ↑ Barcelona 1–1 Racing Santander; ESPN Soccernet, 13 September 2008
- ↑ Villarreal hammer Spanish minnows; BBC Sport, 20 July 2009
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ El Córdoba C.F. mereció mas (0–1) (Córdoba C.F. deserved more (0–1)); ABC, 31 January 2010 (Spanish)
- ↑ Jonathan Pereira regresa al Villarreal CF (Jonathan Pereira returns to Villarreal CF); Villarreal's official website, 10 December 2012 (Spanish)
- ↑ Acuerdo con el Villarreal para la cesión de Aquino y Jonathan Pereira (Agreement with Villarreal for the loan of Aquino and Jonathan Pereira); Rayo's official website, 5 August 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ "Jonathan Pereira". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
External links
- BDFutbol profile
- Futbolme profile (Spanish)
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