Marco Pérez (Colombian footballer)
Marco Jhonnier Pérez Murillo (born September 18, 1990 in Quibdó)[1] is a Colombian football striker who currently plays for Al-Raed .
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marco Jhonnier Pérez Murillo | ||
| Date of birth | September 18, 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Quibdó, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Al-Raed | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2006 | Boyacá Chicó U-20 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2012 | Boyacá Chicó | 41 | (11) |
| 2009–2010 | → Gimnasia (loan) | 25 | (9) |
| 2010–2011 | → Zaragoza (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Independiente (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2012 | → Belgrano (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2012 | → O'Higgins (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Independiente Medellín | 35 | (6) |
| 2014–2019 | Deportes Tolima | 168 | (56) |
| 2019– | Al-Raed | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2006–2009 | Colombia U-20 | 14 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:02, 29 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
Career
Pérez debuted for Boyacá Chicó F.C. in 2006 at the age of 17, and became a starter ahead more experienced strikers.[2] He played the 2009–10 Argentine Primera División season for Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, and helped the team avoid relegation from the first division. On 14 July 2010, Pérez signed a two-year loan deal with Real Zaragoza.[3]
However, on July 2011 the Colombian forward returned to Argentina, joining Independiente.[4]
Career statistics
- As of match played 28 March 2019[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Boyacá Chicó | 2009 | Categoría Primera A | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 4 |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) (loan) | 2009–10 | Argentine Primera División | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 9 | |
| Real Zaragoza (loan) | 2010–11 | La Liga | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |
| Independiente (loan) | 2011–12 | Argentine Primera División | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 3 |
| Belgrano (loan) | 2011–12 | Argentine Primera División | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |
| O'Higgins (loan) | 2012 | Primera División of Chile | 13 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5 |
| Independiente Medellín | 2013 | Categoría Primera A | 25 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | 30 | 7 | |
| 2014 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 35 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 7 | ||
| Deportes Tolima | 2014 | Categoría Primera A | 17 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | 23 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 41 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 52 | 14 | ||
| 2016 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 24 | 4 | |||
| 2017 | 41 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 18 | ||
| 2018 | 39 | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | 39 | 19 | |||
| 2019 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | ||
| Total | 168 | 56 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 200 | 66 | ||
| Career totals | 300 | 79 | 39 | 13 | 20 | 3 | 359 | 95 | ||
International career
After a great first season with his club, Pérez won a place in the Colombia national under-20 football team that played the 2009 South American Youth Championship.[6] After helping Boyacá Chicó F.C. lift the Copa Mustang, he received a call up to the full Colombia national football team.
Honours
References
- MARCOS JOHNIER PEREZ – BDFA
- El Real Zaragoza ficha a Marco Pérez Murillo Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine
- Marco Pérez presentado Archived 2010-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
- "Marco Pérez ya es de Independiente" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
- Marcos Perez at Soccerway
- Por un cupo al Mundial de Egipto viajó la Sub-20 de Colombia al Suramericano de Venezuela – Futbolred