Ayoze Pérez
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Pérez playing for Newcastle United in 2015 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ayoze Pérez Gutiérrez | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 29 July 1993 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, left winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Villarreal | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2002 | San Andrés | ||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | UD Santa Cruz | ||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2011 | Tenerife | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Tenerife B | 35 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Tenerife | 50 | (17) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2019 | Newcastle United | 179 | (42) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2023 | Leicester City | 80 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | → Betis (loan) | 19 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Betis | 31 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Villarreal | 30 | (19) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Spain U21 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Spain | 5 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:44, 18 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:46, 20 March 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Ayoze Pérez Gutiérrez (born 29 July 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or left winger for La Liga club Villarreal and the Spain national team.
Pérez began his career at hometown club CD Tenerife, where he received several personal awards for his performances in the 2013–14 Segunda División season before joining Newcastle United for around €3 million, where he played for five seasons. In 2019, he moved to another English club, Leicester City, as he won the FA Cup and Community Shield two years later. In 2023, he was also loaned to Spanish club Real Betis with five months remaining on his Leicester contract, before he joined the club later that year on a free transfer. After one season with Betis, he joined Villarreal in 2024.
Pérez previously represented Spain internationally at under-21 level. He made his debut with the senior team in June 2024, and was a part of their UEFA Euro 2024 winning squad.