Carles Pérez Sayol (born 16 February 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for RC Celta de Vigo.
.jpg) Pérez with Barcelona in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carles Pérez Sayol[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Granollers, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Celta | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2006 | Vilanova de la Roca | ||
| 2006–2008 | Damm | ||
| 2008–2012 | Espanyol | ||
| 2012–2017 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2020 | Barcelona B | 55 | (13) |
| 2019–2020 | Barcelona | 11 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Roma (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2020–2023 | Roma | 40 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | → Celta (loan) | 35 | (3) |
| 2023– | Celta | 16 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | → Getafe (loan) | 27 | (3) |
| 2025–2026 | → Aris (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2014 | Spain U16 | 3 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | Spain U17 | 14 | (10) |
| 2019 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026 | |||
Career
editBarcelona
editBorn in Granollers, Barcelona, Catalonia, Pérez joined FC Barcelona's youth setup in 2012, from RCD Espanyol.[3] On 3 October 2015, while still a youth, he made his senior debut with the reserves by coming on as a second-half substitute for Maxi Rolón in a 0–0 Segunda División B away draw against Levante UD B.[4]
In July 2017, Pérez was promoted to the B-side, now in Segunda División.[5] He made his professional debut on 19 August 2017, replacing Vitinho in a 2–1 away win against Real Valladolid.[6]
Pérez scored his first professional goals on 21 January 2018, netting a hat-trick in a 3–1 away defeat of CD Tenerife. On 12 June, after suffering relegation with the reserve side, he renewed his contract for two further years.[7]
Pérez made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 19 May 2019, replacing Malcom in a 2–2 away draw against SD Eibar. He scored his first goal for the Blaugrana on 25 August, scoring his team's third in a 5–2 home routing of Real Betis.[8] He scored his first UEFA Champions League goal as the opener in a 2–1 away victory against Inter Milan.[9]
Roma
editOn 30 January 2020, Pérez left Barcelona for Italian side Roma, in a loan move with the obligation to purchase his rights permanently for a fee of €11 million in the summer.[10] He scored his first UEFA Europa League goal in a 1–0 home victory against Gent in the Round of 32.[11] He scored his first Serie A goal in a 6–1 away win against SPAL.[12]
Celta
editOn 8 August 2022, RC Celta de Vigo announced that they had reached an agreement in principle with Roma for the loan transfer of Pérez.[13] The following day, he returned to his home country after officially signing a loan deal with Celta.[14]
On 30 June 2023, Pérez joined Celta on a four-year permanent deal.[15][16]
Loans to Getafe and Aris Thessaloniki
editOn 30 July 2024, Pérez was loaned to fellow top tier side Getafe CF for the 2024–25 campaign.[17] On 10 July of the following year, he moved to Super League Greece side Aris Thessaloniki FC also in a temporary deal.[18]
Personal life
editCareer statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 25 November 2023[21]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barcelona B | 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2017–18 | Segunda División | 27 | 3 | — | 27 | 3 | ||||||
| 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 26 | 9 | — | 26 | 9 | ||||||
| 2019–20 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Total | 55 | 13 | — | 55 | 13 | |||||||
| Barcelona | 2018–19 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | ||
| Total | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | ||
| Roma (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie A | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 17 | 2 | |
| Roma | 2020–21 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 30 | 3 | ||
| 2021–22 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | — | 28 | 3 | |||
| Total | 54 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 4 | — | 75 | 8 | |||
| Celta (loan) | 2022–23 | La Liga | 35 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 38 | 5 | |||
| Celta | 2023–24 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 19 | 3 | ||||
| Career total | 171 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 31 | ||
Honours
editRoma
Barcelona
References
edit- ↑ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 11 de noviembre de 2018, en" [Minutes of the Match held on 11 November 2018, in] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Archived from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ↑ "Carles Pérez". RC Celta de Vigo. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ↑ "Carles Pérez, el 'Robben' del Barça" [Carles Pérez, the 'Robben' of Barça] (in Spanish). Sport. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ↑ "Un nuevo empate sin goles" [A new goalless draw] (in Spanish). FC Barcelona. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ↑ "El Barça B 2017/18 es posa en marxa" [Barça B 2017/18 is up and running] (in Catalan). FC Barcelona. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ↑ "El Barça B se escapa vivo de Zorrilla" [Barça B escape alive from Zorrilla] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ↑ "Carles Pérez renueva y seguirá en el Barça B" [Carles Pérez renews and will continue at Barça B] (in Spanish). Sport. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ↑ "Griezmann se reivindica ante las ausencias" [Griezmann vindicates himself on the absences] (in Spanish). Marca. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ↑ Sanderson, Tom. "Ansu Fati Makes History: What We Learned From FC Barcelona Versus Inter Milan". Forbes. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ↑ "CARLES PEREZ JOINS THE GIALLOROSSI". AS Roma. 30 January 2020. Archived from the original on 7 June 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ↑ "ROMA-GENT|ROMA v GENT". UEFA. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ↑ "Roma rout over SPAL capped by Zaniolo's extraordinary solo goal". ESPN. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ↑ "RC Celta y AS Roma alcanzan un principio de acuerdo para la cesión de Carles Pérez" [RC Celta and AS Roma reach an agreement in principle for the loan of Carles Pérez] (in Spanish). Celta Vigo. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ↑ "Speed, versatility and attacking PROWESS: Carles Perez is now sky-blue". Celta Vigo. 9 August 2022.
- ↑ "Carles Pérez returns home: RC Celta and AS Roma agree on the transfer of the Catalan winger". Celta Vigo. 30 June 2023.
- ↑ "Carles Perez moves to Celta Vigo in permanent switch". AS Roma. 30 June 2023.
- ↑ "Carles Pérez jugará en el Getafe la próxima temporada" [Carles Pérez will play at Getafe the following season] (in Spanish). RC Celta Vigo. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ↑ "Carles Pérez jugará cedido en el Aris de Salónica" [Carles Pérez will play on loan at Aris Thessaloniki] (in Spanish). RC Celta Vigo. 10 July 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ↑ "AS Roma". Twitter. 27 August 2020. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ↑ https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/ex-barcelona-soccer-prospect-carles-perez-hospitalized-after-dog-bite-to-genitals/
- ↑ Carles Pérez at Soccerway
- ↑ Honeyman, Sam (25 May 2022). "Roma 1–0 Feyenoord: Zaniolo strike wins the first Europa Conference League final". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ↑ "Chelsea 0–3 Barcelona". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
External links
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- RC Celta de Vigo official profile
- Carles Pérez at BDFutbol
- Carles Pérez at Soccerway
- Carles Pérez – UEFA competition record (archive)
