Juan José Perea
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 Perea with VfB Stuttgart in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan José Perea Mendoza | ||
| Date of birth | 23 February 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Bogotá, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zürich | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2018 | Escofutuper | ||
| 2018–2019 | Porto | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Panathinaikos | 23 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | → Volos (loan) | 27 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | PAS Giannina | 32 | (10) |
| 2022–2025 | Stuttgart | 16 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | → Hansa Rostock (loan) | 33 | (4) |
| 2024–2025 | → Zürich (loan) | 22 | (7) |
| 2025– | Zürich | 13 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 March 2026 | |||
Juan José Perea Mendoza (born 23 February 2000) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss Super League club Zürich.[1]
Porto and Panathinaikos
Perea played for Porto, helping the club to win the 2018–19 UEFA Youth League. He made three appearances in the competition for the Portuguese club.
Perea joined Panathinaikos in the summer of 2019, signing a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee. He made his first appearance for Panathinaikos in the Super League Greece against the team's 3–1 loss to OFI on 31 August 2019.[2] On 10 November 2019, he scored his first goal in the 3–2 win for Panathinaikos in the Athenian derby against AEK Athens.[3]
On 1 September 2020, he joined the Greek club Volos.[4]
PAS Giannina
On 19 July 2021, Perea signed a three-year contract with PAS Giannina.[5]
In early January 2022, he was linked with domestic and foreign clubs, including AEK Athens.[6] PAS Giannina reportedly demanded a €1 million transfer fee with Perea's former club Panathinaikos retaining the right to claim the player by matching any offer.[7]
VfB Stuttgart
On 8 July 2022, VfB Stuttgart announced the signing of Perea on a four-year deal.[8] The transfer fee was reported as over €2.2 million, becoming the most expensive player sold by PAS Giannina.[9][10]
Loan to Hansa Rostock
On 4 August 2023, Perea moved to 2. Bundesliga club Hansa Rostock on a season-long loan.[11]
FC Zürich
On 24 June 2024, he was loaned to Swiss Super League side FC Zürich, with an option to buy.[12]
On 26 July 2025, Zürich announced that they had activated their option to buy, Perea signing an initial one-year deal with the option for a further two years.[13]
