Antonio Pérez (futsal player)

Antonio Pérez
Personal information
Full name Antonio Pérez Ortega
Date of birth (2000-10-19) 19 October 2000
Place of birth Jaén, Spain
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
FC Barcelona
Number 6
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Jaén
2022– FC Barcelona
International career
2018–2019 Spain U19
2021– Spain
Medal record
Men's futsal
Representing  Spain
UEFA Under-19 Futsal Championship
Winner 2019 Riga
Representing  Spain
UEFA Futsal Championship
Winner 2026 Latvia / Lithuania / Slovenia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 December 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 August 2025

Antonio Pérez Ortega (born 19 October 2000), also known mononymously as Antonio, is a Spanish professional futsal player who plays as a defender for FC Barcelona and the Spain national team.

Club career

Pérez joined the youth ranks of Jaén FS at the cadet level. In April 2019, at the age of 18, he made his debut in the Primera División.[1]

In the summer of 2022, his contract with his hometown team ended, and Pérez joined FC Barcelona on a free transfer, where he won his first club titles.[2]

International career

Pérez has been an international player in the youth teams, with the under-19 team, with whom he won the 2019 UEFA Under-19 Championship,[3] and with the under-21 team.

On 15 November 2021, Pérez made his debut with the senior national team in a 3-0 victory against Ukraine.[4]

In 2026, Pérez was part of the Spanish squad that won the UEFA Futsal Euro and was also chosen as the best player of the tournament where he scored 7 goals.[5][6]

Honours

FC Barcelona
Spain U-19
Spain
Individual

References

  1. ^ "Antonio Pérez – Jaén Paraíso Interior FS" (in Spanish). 2022-06-24. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  2. ^ "Igualado el récord de títulos en una misma temporada". fcbarcelona.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Spain claim first U19 Futsal title: at a glance". UEFA. 14 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Antonio Pérez se estrena con triunfo en su debut con España" (in Spanish). 2021-11-15. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  5. ^ "Jesús Velasco da la convocatoria para el Europeo". Royal Spanish Football Federation (in Spanish). 8 January 2026.
  6. ^ "Antonio Pérez named Futsal EURO 2026 Player of the Tournament". UEFA. 7 February 2026.