Nicolás Perea
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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
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.
{{cite web}}: 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.