Ayoze Pérez
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ayoze Pérez Gutiérrez[1] | ||
Date of birth | 29 July 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Newcastle United | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
1998–2002 | CD 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– | Newcastle United | 65 | (13) |
International career | |||
2014 | Spain U21 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:46, 9 April 2016 (UTC) |
Ayoze Pérez Gutiérrez (born 29 July 1993), simply known as Ayoze, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Newcastle United.
He 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 for around €2 million.
Ayoze has represented Spain internationally at under-21 level.
Club career
Tenerife
Born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Ayoze finished his formation with local Tenerife, making his senior debuts with the B-team in the 2011–12 season, in the fourth division.[3][4] He appeared with the main squad in the third level in the following campaign,[5] featuring in 16 matches and scoring once as the Blanquiazules returned to division two after a two-year absence.[6][7]
After impressing in the 2013 pre-season,[8] Ayoze played his first professional match on 18 August, starting in a 1–0 away defeat against Alcorcón.[9] He scored his first goal in the "silver category" on 29 September, in a 1–0 home win over Real Madrid Castilla.[10]
On 23 March of the following year Ayoze scored his first hat-trick of his career, starting in a 5–0 thrashing against Ponferradina.[11] This was one of the performances which earned him the league's Player of the Month award,[12] which he retained for a second consecutive time while his manager Álvaro Cervera won the equivalent.[13]
In October 2014, Ayoze won the Breakthrough Player in the 2013–14 Segunda División and Best Attacking Midfielder in the 2013–14 Segunda División awards at the LFP Awards Ceremony.[14][15]
Newcastle United
On 5 June 2014 Ayoze rejected interest from Real Madrid, Barcelona and Porto to join Premier League club Newcastle United for an estimated €2 million fee.[16][17][18] The deal was confirmed a day later.[19] He made his league debut on 17 August, replacing fellow debutant Emmanuel Rivière in the 83rd minute of a 2–0 home defeat against Manchester City.[20]
Ayoze scored his first goal in his first league start on 26 October, in a 2–1 away win over Tottenham Hotspur.[21] Six days later, as a half-time substitute for Papiss Cissé, he scored the only goal of the game to defeat Liverpool and give Newcastle their fourth successive win.[22] On 9 November, Ayoze made it three league goals in as many games in a 2–0 away win against West Bromwich Albion.[23] His scored less frequently in the second half of the season as Newcastle struggled, but his equaliser against the same opponents on 9 May 2015 ended a run of eight consecutive defeats under John Carver, as the Toon eventually stayed up.[24]
Pérez scored Newcastle's first in a 2–2 draw with title holders Chelsea on 26 September 2015.[25] On 18 October, he recorded a goal in a 6–2 rout of Norwich City, Newcastle's first win of the season.[26] He scored the only goal of an away win at Bournemouth on 7 November, with Newcastle's only shot on target.[27] On 13 December, as a substitute, he scored an added-time winner at Tottenham Hotspur, moving Newcastle out of the relegation places.[28]
On 1 February 2016, Newcastle United announced that Pérez signed a new contract, committing himself to the club until the summer of 2021.[29]
International career
On 29 August 2014, Ayoze received his first call-up to the Spain national under-21 team for the 2015 European Under-21 Championships qualifying matches against Hungary and Austria.[30] He made his under-21 debut as a 77th-minute substitute for Munir El Haddadi against Hungary on 4 September.[31]
Personal life
Ayoze's older brother, Samuel, is also a forward, formerly of Blyth Spartans.[32]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 9 April 2016[33]
Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Tenerife B | 2011–12[3][34] | Tercera División | 18 | 6 | — | — | 18 | 6 | ||
2012–13[33][34] | Tercera División | 17 | 5 | — | — | 17 | 5 | |||
Total | 35 | 11 | — | — | 35 | 11 | ||||
Tenerife | 2012–13 | Segunda División B | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |
2013–14 | Segunda División | 34 | 16 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 16 | ||
Total | 50 | 17 | 1 | 0 | — | 51 | 17 | |||
Newcastle United | 2014–15 | Premier League | 36 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 7 |
2015–16 | Premier League | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 6 | |
Total | 65 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 71 | 13 | ||
Career total | 139 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 146 | 40 |
- ^ Spain – Copa del Rey; England – FA Cup
- ^ England – League Cup
Honours
Individual
- Segunda División Player of the Month: March 2014,[12] April 2014
- Segunda División Breakthrough Player: 2013–14[14]
- Segunda División Best Attacking Midfielder: 2013–14[15]
- Segunda División Team of the Season: 2013–14[35]
References
- ^ "Barclays Premier League: notification of shirt numbers" (PDF). Premier League. p. 14. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ^ "Newcastle United – Ayoze Perez". Newcastle United. 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Una máquina de hacer goles". La Opinión de Tenerife (in Spanish). 7 June 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Ayoze Perez, otro canterano que vuelve a poner en valor la formación en el CD Tenerife" (in Spanish). Tenerife's official website. 22 December 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Ayoze pide paso para ser titular" (in Spanish). Marca. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "El Tenerife respira y el Castilla se ahoga" (in Spanish). Marca. 29 September 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "'Manita' tinerfeña con sabor a 'playoff' a costa de los bercianos" (in Spanish). Marca. 23 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Premios BBVA a los mejores de abril" (in Spanish). Liga de Fútbol Profesional. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
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suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Ayoze, winner of the '2013–14 Liga Adelante Breakthrough Player'award". LFP. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Ayoze Pérez, 'Best Attacking Midfielder in the 2013–14 Liga Adelante'". LFP. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ^ Starforth, Miles (27 October 2014). "Ayoze Perez snubbed Barcelona AND Real Madrid to sign for Newcastle". Shields Gazette. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "Newcastle contrata Ayoze Pérez". Record (in Portuguese). 5 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Magpies Confirm Ayoze Arrival" (Press release). Newcastle United. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- ^ Chowdhury, Saj (17 August 2014). "Newcastle 0–2 Man City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- ^ "Premier League: Newcastle come from behind to beat Tottenham 2–1 at White Hart Lane". Sky Sports. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ^ Chowdhury, Saj (1 November 2014). "Newcastle 1–0 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ Higginson, Marc (9 November 2014). "West Bromwich Albion 0–2 Newcastle United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ^ McNulty, Phil (9 May 2015). "Newcastle 1–1 West Brom". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ Olsen, Olsen (26 September 2015). "Newcastle 2–2 Chelsea". BBCSport. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ "Newcastle United 6–2 Norwich City". BBC Sport. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ Magowan, Alistair (7 November 2015). "Bournemouth 0-1 Newcastle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ^ Johnston, Neil (13 December 2015). "Tottenham 1–2 Newcastle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ^ "Perez Signs New Magpies Deal" (Press release). Newcastle United. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ King, Dan (29 August 2014). "Ayoze's Spanish Selection". Newcastle United F.C. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ^ Watson-Broughton, Matthew (4 September 2014). "Ñíguez fires Spain to Hungary success". UEFA. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ^ "Spartans sign Pérez". Blyth Spartans' official website. 8 August 2014.
- ^ a b Ayoze Pérez at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Ayoze Pérez Gutiérrez". Futbolme. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ "The Liga Adelante team of the season". LFP. 9 June 2014.
External links
- 1993 births
- Living people
- People from Santa Cruz de Tenerife
- Spanish footballers
- Canarian footballers
- Association football forwards
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Premier League players
- CD Tenerife players
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- Spain under-21 international footballers
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Spanish expatriates in England
- Expatriate footballers in England