José Perales

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José Perales Nájera (born 25 May 1993) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Alcoyano as a goalkeeper.[1]

José Perales
Personal information
Full nameJosé Perales Nájera
Date of birth (1993-05-25) 25 May 1993 (age 31)
Place of birthPalma, Spain
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Alcoyano
Number1
Youth career
2009–2010Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2012Puertollano B38(0)
2011Puertollano4(0)
2012–2013Elche B5(0)
2013–2014Constància21(0)
2014–2015Atlético Baleares4(0)
2015–2016Binissalem14(0)
2016–2018Pobla Mafumet67(0)
2017–2018Gimnàstic2(0)
2018–2019Badalona5(0)
2019–2020Dinamo Tbilisi35(0)
2020–2023San Fernando88(0)
2023–Alcoyano7(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 December 2023

Club career

Born in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Perales was an Atlético Madrid youth graduate. On 19 July 2010, he joined CD Puertollano;[2] initially assigned to the reserves in the regional leagues, he made his first-team debut on 6 March 2011 by coming on as a second-half substitute in a 3–1 Segunda División B away loss against Lucena CF.[3]

In 2012, after spending the vast majority of his spell with the B side, Perales signed for another reserve team, Elche CF Ilicitano of Tercera División. He continued to compete in the third and fourth tiers in the following years, representing CE Constància,[4] CD Atlético Baleares[5] and CD Binissalem.[6]

On 16 July 2016, Perales moved to Gimnàstic de Tarragona's farm team CF Pobla de Mafumet,[7] being also the third choice of the main squad behind Manolo Reina and Stole Dimitrievski. After Reina's departure he was definitely promoted to the first team,[8] and renewed his contract until 2020 on 7 August 2017.[9]

Perales made his professional debut on 2 September 2017, starting in a 0–4 home loss against Sporting de Gijón in the Segunda División.[10] The following 13 June, after spending the season playing understudy to both Dimitrievski and Bernabé Barragán, he terminated his contract.[11]

On 20 July 2018, Perales signed with third division club CF Badalona.[12] The following 19 January, he moved abroad and agreed to a one-year deal at FC Dinamo Tbilisi.[13]

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