Jhon Alexander Pírez Araújo (born 20 February 1993) is an Uruguayan

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who plays as a striker.

Career

Born in Montevideo, Pírez joined hometown

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's youth categories in 2004, aged 11. On 4 August 2008 he was invited to a trial period at Chelsea, and after impressing during his stay he was granted a scholarship deal with the club. However, due to FIFA regulations, Pírez was not allowed to play in England before his eighteenth birthday. He subsequently returned to Defensor, now in a loan deal. In 2010 summer Pírez was promoted to Defensor's first team, but due to appendicitis, missed half of the season. On 5 February 2011, he made his professional debut, against River Plate, replacing David Texeira in the 76th minute and netting a last-minute goal of a 4–1 home routing. Pírez made his second appearance on 17 April, against Fénix. However, he suffered a knee injury in May. On 9 July 2012, Pírez joined

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in a one-month loan deal, mainly to regain match fitness. In late August he was loaned out to

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, in a season-long deal. On 10 August 2013, Pírez extended his loan stay at

loan with the

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side for another campaign, which ended in promotion, with the player appearing in 19 matches, mainly as a substitute. On 23 May 2014 he was released by Chelsea. On 16 July 2014 Pírez joined

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, being assigned to the reserves also in the third level. On 10 August 2015, Pírez re-joined Defensor Sporting on a free transfer after failing to impress in

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with Getafe. On 19 December 2017, it was announced that Pírez would join

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side

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ahead of their 2018 season.

International career

Pírez was capped by

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for the preliminary squad for the

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International goals

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Career statistics

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pirez, Jhon 1993 births Living people Footballers from Montevideo Uruguayan men's footballers Men's association football forwards Chelsea F.C. players Uruguayan Primera División players Defensor Sporting players Segunda División B players CD Leganés players Getafe CF B players FC Tulsa players Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Spain USL Championship players