Carles Pérez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pérez and the second or maternal family name is Sayol.

Carles Pérez Sayol (born 16 February 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for La Liga club Celta, on loan from Roma.

Carles Pérez

Pérez with Barcelona in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Carles Pérez Sayol^[1]
Date of birth	(1998-02-16) 16 February 1998 (age 24)
Place of birth	Granollers, Spain
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)^[2]
Position(s)	Winger
Club information
Current team	Celta (on loan from Roma)
Number	7
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–	Roma	40	(3)
2022–	→ Celta (loan)	3	(0)
International career
2014	Spain U16	3	(4)
2014–2015	Spain U17	14	(10)
2019	Spain U21	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:08, 31 August 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Barcelona

Born 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

On 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]

On 8 August 2022, Pérez returned to his home country after agreeing to a loan move to RC Celta de Vigo.^[13]

Personal life

On 27 August 2020 he tested positive for COVID-19.^[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 May 2022^[15]

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
Career total			120	18	3	0	20	5	0	0	143	23

Honours

Roma

• UEFA Europa Conference League: 2021–22^[16]

Barcelona

• La Liga: 2018–19
• UEFA Youth League: 2017–18^[17]

References

1. "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. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
2. "Carles Pérez". AS Roma. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
3. "Carles Pérez, el 'Robben' del Barça" [Carles Pérez, the 'Robben' of Barça] (in Spanish). Sport. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
4. "Un nuevo empate sin goles" [A new goalless draw] (in Spanish). FC Barcelona. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
5. "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.
6. "El Barça B se escapa vivo de Zorrilla" [Barça B escape alive from Zorrilla] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
7. "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.
8. "Griezmann se reivindica ante las ausencias" [Griezmann vindicates himself on the absences] (in Spanish). Marca. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
9. Sanderson, Tom. "Ansu Fati Makes History: What We Learned From FC Barcelona Versus Inter Milan". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
10. "CARLES PEREZ JOINS THE GIALLOROSSI". AS Roma. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
11. "ROMA-GENT|ROMA v GENT". UEFA. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
12. "Roma rout over SPAL capped by Zaniolo's extraordinary solo goal". ESPN. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
13. "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.
14. "AS Roma". Twitter. 27 August 2020. from the original on 2020-08-27. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
15. Carles Pérez at Soccerway
16. Honeyman, Sam (25 May 2022). "Roma 1–0 Feyenoord: Zaniolo strike wins the first Europa Conference League final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
17. "Chelsea 0–3 Barcelona". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2020.

External links

• FC Barcelona official profile
• Carles Pérez at BDFutbol  
• Carles Pérez at Soccerway