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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pérez and the second or maternal family name is Figueroa.
Joshua Pérez
Personal information
Full name Joshua Giovanni Pérez Figueroa[1]
Date of birth (1998-01-21) 21 January 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth Montebello, California, United States
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Kotwica Kołobrzeg
Number 29
Youth career
2011–2013 Chivas USA
2013–2016 Fiorentina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Fiorentina 1 (0)
2017–2018 → Livorno (loan) 22 (0)
2018–2019 Los Angeles FC 15 (1)
2018 → Phoenix Rising (loan) 1 (0)
2019 → Phoenix Rising (loan) 1 (0)
2020 Castellón 0 (0)
2020–2021 Ibiza 7 (0)
2021–2022 Miami FC 34 (5)
2023 Montevarchi 11 (2)
2023–2024 Tampa Bay Rowdies 41 (2)
2025– Kotwica Kołobrzeg 9 (4)
International career‡
2013 United States U15 4 (2)
2014–2015 United States U17 22 (7)
2016 United States U19 2 (0)
2016 United States U20 4 (0)
2019 United States U23 1 (0)
2021 El Salvador U23 3 (2)
2021– El Salvador 22 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:44, 27 May 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:54, 4 April 2025 (UTC)

Joshua Giovanni Pérez Figueroa (born 21 January 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for II liga club Kotwica Kołobrzeg. Born in the United States, he plays for the El Salvador national team.

Club career

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On 4 February 2016, Pérez signed with Fiorentina, having trained with the club regularly since 2013.[2][3] On 28 November 2016, he made his debut against Inter Milan.[4] On 31 August 2017, Fiorentina announced that they would loan Pérez to Serie C club Livorno for the upcoming season.[5]

On 8 August 2018, Pérez returned to the Los Angeles area, signing with Los Angeles FC on a free transfer.[6] Perez and Los Angeles mutually agreed to part ways on 7 February 2020.[7]

On 25 June 2020, Pérez joined Segunda División B side Castellón,[8] but left the club on 9 September, as the club was already promoted to Segunda División, without making any appearances.[9] Hours after leaving Castellón, he joined UD Ibiza in the third division.[10]

On 2 July 2021, after helping with seven appearances overall as Ibiza achieved a first-ever promotion to the second division, Pérez reached an agreement with the club to rescind his contract.[11]

On 26 August 2021, Pérez returned to the USL Championship and signed a contract mid-season with Miami FC.[12]

On 8 February 2023, Pérez signed with Montevarchi in the Italian third-tier Serie C.[13]

Pérez joined the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the USL Championship on 17 August 2023.[14] He left Tampa Bay following their 2024 season.[15]

On 1 April 2025, Perez signed with Polish second division club Kotwica Kołobrzeg.[16]

International career

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A longtime USA youth international, Pérez switched allegiance to El Salvador in February 2021, accepting a call-up to the U-23 side ahead of the CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.[17] He made his debut with the El Salvador U23s in a 2–0 loss to the Canada U23s on 19 March 2021.[18] On 25 March 2021, he scored a brace against the Haiti U23s.[19]

On 5 June 2021, Pérez made his debut with El Salvador senior team in a 7–0 victory against the U.S. Virgin Islands and scored one goal.[20]

Personal life

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Joshua Pérez was born in Montebello, California, son of Giovanni Pérez and Susana Figueroa. His father was born in Los Angeles, California to Salvadoran parents, while his mother was born and raised in El Salvador and immigrated to the United States. Giovanni played as a professional soccer player, where he spent time at California Emperors and also played for El Salvador's FAS, a club which Giovanni's father and Joshua's grandfather Hugo Antonio Pérez played.[21] Joshua is the nephew of former professional soccer player and current manager of the El Salvador national team Hugo Pérez.[22] In 2018, he married Silvia Borghini in Florence.[citation needed]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 25 May 2025[23][24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fiorentina 2016–17 Serie A 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Livorno (loan) 2017–18 Serie C Group A 22 0 — — 3[b] 0 25 0
Los Angeles FC 2018 Major League Soccer 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
2019 Major League Soccer 13 1 1 0 — — 14 1
Total 15 1 1 0 — — 16 1
Phoenix Rising (loan) 2018 USL Championship 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Phoenix Rising (loan) 2019 USL Championship 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Castellón 2020–21 Segunda División 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Ibiza 2020–21 Segunda Div. B - Gr. III 6 0 0 0 — 1[c] 0 7 0
Miami FC 2021 USL Championship 7 1 0 0 — — 7 1
2022 USL Championship 27 4 1 0 — 1[d] 0 29 4
Total 34 5 1 0 — 1 0 36 5
Montevarchi 2022–23 Serie C Group C 11 2 — — — 0 0
Tampa Bay Rowdies 2023 USL Championship 10 1 0 0 — 1[d] 0 11 1
2024 USL Championship 31 1 2 1 — 2[d] 0 35 2
Total 41 2 2 1 — 3 0 46 2
Kotwica Kołobrzeg 2024–25 I liga 9 4 — — — 9 4
Career total 141 14 4 1 0 0 8 0 153 15
  1. ^ Includes U.S. Open Cup
  2. ^ Two appearances in Coppa Italia Serie C, one appearance in Supercoppa di Serie C
  3. ^ Appearance in Segunda División B promotion play-offs
  4. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in USL Championship play-offs

International

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As of match played 4 July 2023[25]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
El Salvador 2021 16 3
2022 1 0
2023 5 0
Total 22 3

Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pérez goal.

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 5 June 2021 Bethlehem Soccer Stadium, Upper Bethlehem, U.S. Virgin Islands  U.S. Virgin Islands 4–0 7–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 12 June 2021 Warner Park, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis  Saint Kitts and Nevis 2–0 4–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 16 June 2021 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador  Saint Kitts and Nevis 1–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

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  1. ^ "Group A, 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup: El Salvador" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  2. ^ KB, Nolan (5 February 2016). "Fiorentina sign Joshua Perez". Archived from the original on 26 April 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  3. ^ "US youth international Josh Perez signs with Italian club Fiorentina". MLS Soccer. Archived from the original on 27 June 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Joshua Perez - Player Profile - Football". Eurosport. Archived from the original on 27 January 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  5. ^ "OFFICIAL: Joshua Pérez loaned to Livorno". Viola Nation. 31 August 2017. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  6. ^ "LAFC Signs U.S. Youth International Josh Pérez From Fiorentina". LAFC. 8 August 2018. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  7. ^ "LAFC And Forward Josh Pérez Mutually Agree To Part Ways | Los Angeles Football Club". LAFC. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  8. ^ "FICHAJE: Josh Pérez, nuevo jugador del CD Castellón | CD Castellón | Web Oficial". 25 June 2020. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Josh Pérez se desvincula del CD Castellón" [Josh Pérez leaves CD Castellón] (in Spanish). CD Castellón. 9 September 2020. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Joshua Pérez nuevo jugador del Ibiza" [Joshua Pérez new player of Ibiza] (in Spanish). UD Ibiza. 9 September 2020. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Rescisión del contrato de Joshua Pérez" [Rescision of Joshua Pérez's contract] (in Spanish). UD Ibiza. 2 July 2021. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  12. ^ Communications, Miami FC (26 August 2021). "Miami FC Signs El Salvador National Team Forward Joshua Perez". Miami FC. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Rinforzo in attacco" (in Italian). Montevarchi. 8 February 2023. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  14. ^ "Rowdies Add El Salvador International Joshua Pérez". RowdiesSoccer.com. Tampa Bay Rowdies. Archived from the original on 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  15. ^ "Rowdies Announce 2024 End of Year Roster Updates".
  16. ^ Galiński, Tomasz (1 April 2025). "Nie płacą, ale kontraktują. Nowy piłkarz w Kotwicy Kołobrzeg". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  17. ^ @LaSelecta_SLV (8 March 2021). "📋🇸🇻" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  18. ^ "Game Details". Concacaf. 12 March 2021. Archived from the original on 3 April 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  19. ^ "Game Details". Concacaf. 12 March 2021. Archived from the original on 3 April 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  20. ^ "U.S. Virgin Islands 0–7 El Salvador". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 June 2021. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  21. ^ "Portada - Noticias de El Salvador". elsalvador.com. Archived from the original on 5 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  22. ^ "Joshua Pérez, sobrino de Hugo Pérez, fue suplente con Fiorentina ante Empoli". Archived from the original on November 30, 2016.
  23. ^ Joshua Pérez at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  24. ^ "Joshua Pérez". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  25. ^ "Joshua Pérez". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
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