Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nerea Pérez Machado | ||
Date of birth | 11 January 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Benidorm, Spain | ||
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Villarreal | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2009–2011 | Hércules | ||
2011–2020 | Levante | 216 | (17) |
2020–2021 | Santa Teresa | 26 | (1) |
2021– | Villarreal | 11 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:49, 12 December 2021 (UTC) |
Nerea Pérez Machado (born 11 January 1994) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Villarreal of the Primera División.
Growing up in Benidorm, Pérez had always desired to be a footballer. [1] After nine years of playing at Levante, she signed for Santa Teresa, who had just gained promotion to the Primera División at that time. [2] She would make 26 league appearances for Santa Teresa in the 2020–21 season. [3] On 2 July 2021, she then transferred to Villarreal to become their first signing of that season. [4]
Pérez represented Spain at under-17 and under-19 level. She played in the team that finished third in the U-17 World Cup and the team that finished second in the 2012 UEFA Championship. [2] [5]