Player Details

Name

Joshua Pérez

Height

5' 5"

Weight

139 lbs

Date of Birth

1.21.1998 (26)

Birthplace

La Habra, CA El Salvador

Position

Forward

Position Detail

Unknown

Preferred Side

Unknown

Footedness

Left
Career Summary

Mutually agreed to part ways with LAFC on February 7, 2020.

Perez is a diminutive attacker who returned to the Southern California area after spending three years playing in Italy. He will look to carve out a role under Bob Bradley.

INTERNATIONAL: The 5-foot-5 forward was a member of the U.S. U-17 FIFA World Cup squad in 2015 alongside Christian Pulisic. Perez has come through the ranks of U.S. youth soccer, earning call-ups to the U-17, U-19 and U-20 teams.

OUTSIDE MLS: While with Fiorentina’s U-19 side, Perez appeared in 46 matches in the Italian Campionato Primavera 1, scoring 17 goals and adding 14 assists across all competitions. He made his Serie A debut in a 4-2 loss against Inter Milan on November 28, 2016. In August 2017, Perez was loaned to Italian Serie C side A.S. Livorno Calcio, where he would go on to tally three assists in 25 matches.

NOTES: Former member of the Chivas USA academy...nephew of former USMNT midfielder Hugo Perez.