Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | August 6, 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Bucaramanga, Colombia | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2014 | Syracuse Orange | 76 | (10) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013 | Ocean City Nor'easters | 12 | (2) |
2014 | K-W United FC | 9 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Jacksonville Armada | 24 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Rio Grande Valley FC | 33 | (3) |
2019 | Des Moines Menace | 12 | (2) |
2019 | Indy Eleven | 5 | (0) |
International career | |||
2019– | United States beach | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 May 2021 |
Nicolás Perea (born August 6, 1992) is a Colombian-born American footballer who last played as a midfielder for Indy Eleven in USL Championship. Perea also plays beach soccer and represents the United States at the international level.
Career
College
Perea played four years of college soccer at Syracuse University between 2011 and 2014.[1]
While at college, Perea played with USL PDL sides Ocean City Nor'easters,[2] and K-W United.[3]
Professional
Perea signed his first professional contract with second-tier NASL side, Jacksonville Armada on February 10, 2015.[4]
Perea joined United Soccer League side Rio Grande Valley in September 2017.[5]
After playing the 2019 USL League Two season with Des Moines Menace, Perea signed with USL Championship club Indy Eleven on August 27, 2019.[6]
International
Perea participated in a beach soccer camp training in Ft. Lauderdale where he was scouted by the United States national beach soccer team coach Francis Farberoff. In January 2019, Perea started to get call-ups for the national beach soccer team and on May 16, 2021, he was called up to represent the US at the 2021 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship.[7] Perea was part of the team that qualified the United States to their second FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in a row.[8]
References
- ↑ "Nick Perea – Men's Soccer". Syracuse University Athletics.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-01-18. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "K-W United FC". SportsEngine. April 22, 2019. Archived from the original on January 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Beswicks Sports |". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
- ↑ "Nicolas Perea". Archived from the original on 2017-09-11. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
- ↑ "INDY ELEVEN SIGNS MIDFIELDER NICO PEREA". IndyEleven.com. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ↑ "Get to Know the U.S. Beach Men's National Team". USSoccer.com. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ↑ "USA and El Salvador qualify for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup!". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
External links
- Jacksonville Profile
- Nicolás Perea at Soccerway