Yaikel Pérez

Yaikel Pérez Rousseaux (born February 17, 1985) is a Cuban football player who most recently played for MASL side Harrisburg Heat. He was terminated midseason for fighting

Yaikel Pérez
Personal information
Full name Yaikel Pérez Rousseaux
Date of birth (1985-02-17) February 17, 1985
Place of birth Havana, Cuba
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Ciudad Habana
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 Miami FC 6 (1)
2007 Laredo Heat 3 (0)
2007 Atlético de San Juan 9 (4)
2008–2009 Sevilla Puerto Rico 48 (16)
2010 Crystal Palace Baltimore 17 (1)
2011 River Plate Puerto Rico 3 (1)
2011 Puerto Rico Islanders 14 (1)
2012 Alianza 15 (4)
2012 Aguila 18 (5)
2013–2014 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 16 (3)
2015 Đà Nẵng 14 (6)
2017 Harrisburg Heat (indoor) 10 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 13, 2015
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pérez and the second or maternal family name is Rousseaux.

Career

Club

Perez played youth soccer for his local club, Ciudad Habana, and was part of the Cuba national team which qualified for the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[1] Along with several of his teammates he defected to the United States during the final qualifying phase,[2] and eventually signed for USL First Division expansion team Miami FC in 2006.

After being released by Miami Perez briefly played for Laredo Heat in the USL Premier Development League[3] before moving to Puerto Rico, where he played for Atlético de San Juan and Sevilla FC Puerto Rico in the new Puerto Rico Soccer League from 2007 to 2009, making 48 appearances and scoring 16 goals for Sevilla, and helping them to the league title in 2008.

On March 9, 2010, Crystal Palace Baltimore announced the signing of Perez to a contract for the 2010 season.[4] Perez played 17 games and scored 1 goal for Baltimore before the team ceased operations at the end of the season.

He transferred to River Plate Puerto Rico in the USL Professional Division in 2011, but played just three games before the team was removed from USL Pro due to financial difficulties. He moved to Puerto Rico Islanders in the North American Soccer League in June, and made his debut for his new team on June 1 in a 1–1 tie with the NSC Minnesota Stars.[5]

In January 2017, Pérez joined MASL side Harrisburg Heat.[6]

Career statistics
(correct as of 15 August 2010)
Club Season League Cup Play-Offs Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Miami 2006 61????---61?
Total200961????---61?
Crystal Palace Baltimore 2010 1711100---1811
Total2010–present1711100---1811
Career Total2006–present2321100---2421

References
  1. Gold Cup 2005
  2. Two More Added to Palace Roster
  3. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". www.uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008.
  4. "Yaikel Perez and Kenold Versailles Bring Further D2 Experience". NASL.com. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
  5. North American Soccer League
  6. Harrisburg Heat Sign Yaikel Perez - Harrisburg Heat


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