Ayoze Perez

Ayoze Perez Gutierrez (born 29 July 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Premier League club Leicester City.

He began his career at hometown club CD Tenerife, where he received several personal awards for his performances in the 2013–14 Segunda Division season before joining Newcastle for around €3 million.

Perez has represented Spain internationally at under-21 level.

Club Career

Tenerife

Born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Perez finished his formation with local Tenerife, making his senior debuts with the B-team in the 2011–12 season, in the fourth division. He appeared with the main squad in the third level in the following campaign, featuring in 16 matches and scoring once as the Blanquiazules returned to division two after a two-year absence.

After impressing in the 2013 pre-season, Perez played his first professional match on 18 August, starting in a 1–0 away defeat against Alcorcon. He scored his first goal in the "silver category" on 29 September, in a 1–0 home win over Real Madrid Castilla.

On 23 March of the following year Perez scored his first hat-trick of his career, starting in a 5–0 thrashing against Ponferradina. This was one of the performances which earned him the league's Player of the Month award, which he retained for a second consecutive time while his manager Alvaro Cervera won the equivalent.

In October 2014, Perez won the Breakthrough Player in the 2013–14 Segunda Division and Best Attacking Midfielder in the 2013–14 Segunda Division awards at the LFP Awards Ceremony.

Newcastle United

On 5 June 2014, Perez rejected interest from Real Madrid, Barcelona and Porto to join Premier League club Newcastle United for an estimated €3 million fee. The deal was confirmed a day later. He made his league debut on 17 August, replacing fellow debutant Emmanuel Riviere in the 83rd minute of a 2–0 home defeat agains

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