Antonio Perera

Antonio Perera Calderón (born 8 June 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Bulgarian First League club Botev Plovdiv.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Perera and the second or maternal family name is Calderón.

Antonio Perera
Perera for Botev Plovdiv in the 2022–23 season
Personal information
Full name Antonio Perera Calderón
Date of birth (1997-06-08) 8 June 1997
Place of birth Novelda del Guadiana, Spain
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Botev Plovdiv
Number 20
Youth career
Gévora
Flecha Negra
Diocesano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Extremadura B 23 (3)
2017 Extremadura 6 (1)
2017–2020 Alavés B 83 (4)
2020–2022 Alavés 0 (0)
2020–2022 → Istra 1961 (loan) 44 (0)
2022– Botev Plovdiv 19 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:30, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

Career

Perera was born in Novelda del Guadiana, Badajoz, Extremadura, and represented CD Gévora, CP Flecha Negra and CD Diocesano as a youth.[2] In 2016, after finishing his formation, he moved to Extremadura UD; initially assigned to the reserves in Tercera División, he also featured for the first team in Segunda División B during the campaign.

In November 2017, Perera signed a three-year contract with Deportivo Alavés, being assigned to the B-side also in the fourth division.[3] He was a regular starter for the B's during the following years, helping in their promotion to the third level in 2019.

On 19 August 2020, Perera signed a new four-year contract with the Babazorros, being immediately loaned to Croatian First Football League side NK Istra 1961 for one year.[4] He made his professional debut on 8 November, coming on as a late substitute for Slavko Blagojević in 5–0 away loss against GNK Dinamo Zagreb.

On 5 August 2022, Perera was transferred to Bulgarian First League club PFC Botev Plovdiv.[5]

References
  1. Antonio Perera at Soccerway
  2. "Antonio Perera, el futbolista del futuro" [Antonio Perera, the footballer of the future] (in Spanish). El Periódico Extremadura. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  3. "Perera: "Estoy feliz de haber llegado a un proyecto tan ambicioso como es el Deportivo Alavés"" [Perera: "I am happy to have arrived in such an ambitious project as Deportivo Alavés"] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  4. "Antonio Perera saldrá cedido al NK Istra" [Antonio Perera will move out on loan at NK Istra] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  5. "Antonio Perera, traspasado al PFC Botev Plovdiv" [Antonio Perera, transferred to PFC Botev Plovdiv] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
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