Joshua Giovanni Pérez Figueroa (born 21 January 1998) is a professional

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who plays as a forward for Polish club

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. Born in the United States, he plays for the El Salvador national team.

Club career

On 4 February 2016, Pérez signed with

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, having trained with the club regularly since 2013. On 28 November 2016, he made his debut against

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. On 31 August 2017, Fiorentina announced that they would loan Pérez to Serie C club

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for the upcoming season. On 8 August 2018, Pérez returned to the Los Angeles area, signing with

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on a free transfer. Perez and Los Angeles mutually agreed to part ways on 7 February 2020. On 25 June 2020, Pérez joined

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side Castellón, but left the club on 9 September, as the club was already promoted to

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, without making any appearances. Hours after leaving Castellón, he joined UD Ibiza in the third division. 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. On 26 August 2021, Pérez returned to the

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and signed a contract mid-season with

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. On 8 February 2023, Pérez signed with

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in the Italian third-tier

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. Pérez joined the

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in the USL Championship on 17 August 2023. He left Tampa Bay following their 2024 season. On 1 April 2025, Pérez signed with Polish second division club Kotwica Kołobrzeg. He scored four goals in nine games as Kotwica suffered relegation to the third tier and disbanded soon after. On 21 June 2025, Pérez moved to another I liga club

as a

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, signing a two-year deal.

International career

A longtime USA youth international, Pérez switched allegiance to

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in February 2021, accepting a call-up to the U-23 side ahead of the

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. He made his debut with the El Salvador U23s in a 2–0 loss to the Canada U23s on 19 March 2021. On 25 March 2021, he scored a brace against the Haiti U23s. On 5 June 2021, Pérez made his debut with El Salvador senior team in a 7–0 victory against the

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and scored one goal.

Personal life

Joshua Pérez was born in Montebello, California, son of Giovanni Pérez and Susana Figueroa. His father was born in

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, 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. Joshua is the nephew of former professional soccer player and current manager of the El Salvador national team Hugo Pérez. In 2018, he married Silvia Borghini in Florence.

Career statistics

Club

International

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

References

External links

Profile at EurosportProfile at Top Drawer
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