Jhon Alexander Pírez Araújo (born 20 February 1993) is an Uruguayan footballer who plays as a striker.
Career Born in Montevideo, Pírez joined hometown Defensor Sporting's youth categories in 2004, aged 11. On 4 August 2008 he was invited to a trial period at Chelsea, and after impressing during his stay he was granted a scholarship deal with the club.Introducing the new Academy scholars ; CFCnet, 16 July 2009
However, due to FIFA regulations, Pírez was not allowed to play in England before his eighteenth birthday. He subsequently returned to Defensor, now in a loan deal.The Loan Report: February 1-6; TheChels.net, 6 February 2011
In 2010 summer Pírez was promoted to Defensor's first team, but due to appendicitis, missed half of the season. On 5 February 2011, he made his professional debut, against River Plate, replacing David Texeira in the 76th minute and netting a last-minute goal of a 4–1 home routing.DEFENSOR SPORTING VS. RIVER PLATE 4 - 1; Global Sports Media, 5 February 2011
Pírez made his second appearance on 17 April, against Fénix.FÉNIX VS. DEFENSOR SPORTING 0 - 1; Global Sports Media, 17 April 2011 However, he suffered a knee injury in May.Defensor Sp.: Pirez operado de tendón rotuliano (Defensor Sp.: Pírez operated from a knee tendon) ; Tenfieldigital.com, 25 May 2011
On 9 July 2012, Pírez joined CE Sabadell FC in a one-month loan deal, mainly to regain match fitness.; Sabadell's official website, 9 July 2012 In late August he was loaned out to CD Leganés, in a season-long deal.«Es decisión del entrenador, pero mi ilusión es debutar el domingo» ("It is manager's decision, but my dream is debuting in Sunday"); La Voz de Avilés, 5 September 2012
On 10 August 2013, Pírez extended his loan stay at CD Leganés loan with the Madrid side for another campaign, which ended in promotion, with the player appearing in 19 matches, mainly as a substitute. On 23 May 2014 he was released by Chelsea.
On 16 July 2014 Pírez joined Getafe CF, being assigned to the reserves also in the third level.
On 10 August 2015, Pírez re-joined Defensor Sporting on a free transfer after failing to impress in Spain with Getafe.
On 19 December 2017, it was announced that Pírez would join United Soccer League side Tulsa Roughnecks ahead of their 2018 season.
International career Pírez was capped by Uruguay national under-20 football team for the preliminary squad for the 2011 South American Youth Championship.
International goals
|- bgcolor=#DFE7FF | 1. || 11 September 2011 || Estadio Nacional, Santiago || || 2–2 || 2–2 || Friendly
Career statistics
+ Appearances by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsDefensor Sporting (loan)2010–11Primera División2100——21Leganés (loan)2012–132ª B – Group 110200——1022013–142ª B – Group 219100——191Total29300——293Getafe B2014–152ª B – Group 2220———220Defensor Sporting2015–16Primera División300000—30Tulsa Roughnecks2018USL Championship18112——193Career total745120000757
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