Javi Perez

Photo by: Pete Madia/Pitt Athletics

Height:
5-8
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Valencia, Spain
High School:
Cambridge House CC

Career Highlights:
2019 MLS SuperDraft Selection by LAFC
2018 All-South Region Third Team
2018 All-ACC Second Team
2018 All-ACC Academic Team
2017 All-ACC Second Team

2018: Team captain … Part of first Pitt men’s soccer team to win an ACC Tournament match in program history … Earned All-ACC Second Team and All-South Region Third Team accolades … Named to All-ACC Academic Team … Started all 19 games for the Panthers … Ranked second on the team in points (11), goals (four) and assists (three) … Scored game winning goals against Delaware and Detroit Mercy.

2017: Team captain … Started and appeared in 16 games … Received Second Team All-ACC honors … Totaled eight points (third on the team) on four assists and two goals … Recorded 21 total shots and nine shots on goal … Scored game-winning goals against Longwood and Penn State … Tallied three assists in a win against West Virginia and one assist in a win against Syracuse.

Academy: Grew up playing for Valencia CF, one of the top youth academies in Spain’s La Liga … Perez was a member of the team for 15 years while serving as a team captain for 12 of those seasons … MVP of one of the top youth competitions in the world in the Historics Tournament.

Personal: Media and Professional Communications major at Pitt.

Perez on why he chose Pitt:
“I decided to come to Pitt because it is a great football opportunity for me and is also a great opportunity to continue my studies here. We talked about goals with coach Vidovich and the main goal is to build a great program, be hard to defend and play good soccer.”

Vidovich on Perez:
“Javi is a footballer through and through. He has a great vision for the game. His passing is very good and he brings other players into the game. He has a tremendous pedigree in terms of staying with one of the top clubs in Europe and training with Valencia during his time. He brings a type of play that I really enjoy and want to put into our game here at Pitt. His experiences and leadership will serve us tremendously."