Rubén Pérez (footballer, born 1989)


Rubén Salvador Pérez del Mármol is a Spanish footballer who plays for CD Leganés as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Pérez was born in Écija, Andalusia. Having arrived at Atlético Madrid's youth system at age 13, he made his debut for the first team on 15 May 2010 in a 0–3 home loss against Getafe CF, replacing another youth product, the injured Borja.
On 25 July 2010, as part of the transfer of Filipe Luís to the Colchoneros, Pérez was loaned to fellow La Liga club Deportivo de La Coruña for two seasons, He made his debut for the Galicians on 12 September, playing 80 minutes in the 0–0 draw at Sevilla FC.
In August 2011, after Depor's relegation, Pérez returned to the top division and joined Getafe, with Borja Fernández heading in the opposite direction. He only played ten games for the Madrid side during the entire campaign, all competitions comprised.
In June 2012, Pérez was loaned to Real Betis in a season-long loan. Still owned by Atlético he represented, in the following years, Elche CF, Serie A's Torino F.C. and Granada CF; he signed a permanent, four-year deal with the latter on 8 August 2015.
On 9 August 2016, Pérez was loaned to fellow top tier club CD Leganés in a season-long deal. The following 29 June, his loan was extended for a further year.
After cutting ties with Granada, Pérez returned to Leganés on a four-year contract.

Honours

Spain