Rafa Pérez

Rafael Enrique Pérez Almeida (born 9 January 1990), commonly known as Rafa Pérez (American Spanish: [ˈrafa ˈpeɾes]; ), is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Talleres .

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Pérez and the second or maternal family name is Almeida.
Rafa Pérez
Rafa Pérez with Atlético Junior in 2017
Personal information
Full name Rafael Enrique Pérez Almeida
Date of birth (1990-01-09) 9 January 1990
Place of birth Cartagena, Colombia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Talleres
Number 5
Youth career
Real Cartagena
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Real Cartagena 68 (2)
2012 Chongqing 23 (1)
2013 Independiente Medellín 14 (0)
2014 Santa Fe 5 (0)
2014 Portuguesa 2 (0)
2015–2016 Litex Lovech 32 (1)
2016 Litex Lovech II 8 (0)
2016–2017 CSKA Sofia 16 (1)
2017–2020 Atlético Junior 83 (1)
2020– Talleres 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 March 2020

Club career

Early career

Born in Cartagena, Pérez made his senior debuts with Real Cartagena in 2008. In 2012, he moved abroad, signing with China League One team Chongqing Lifan, but returned to his home country only a year later, after agreeing to a deal with Independiente Medellín.[1]

On 12 December 2013 Pérez moved to Independiente Santa Fe.[2] On 26 May of the following year he joined Portuguesa,[3] but only appeared rarely for Lusa.

Litex Lovech

On 11 January 2015, Pérez signed with Bulgarian side Litex Lovech, being given the number 5 jersey. He made his debut for the club on 28 February, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home win against Ludogorets Razgrad. On 12 December 2015, he was sent off after an altercation with Miguel Bedoya in a heated league match that was eventually abandoned after the Litex players were ordered off the pitch.[4] In the summer of 2016 he joined CSKA Sofia.

Atlético Junior

On 2 June 2017, Pérez parted company with CSKA Sofia and joined Atlético Junior.[5]

Honours

Club

Real Cartagena

Junior

References
  1. Nuevos Jugadores de los Equipos Colombianos para el 2013 (New players of the Colombian teams for 2013); Every Fútbol, 30 January 2013 (in Spanish)
  2. Santa Fe suma defensa central para 2014 (Santa Fe adds central defender for 2014); Santa Fe's official website, 12 December 2013 (in Spanish)
  3. Portuguesa contrata zagueiro colombiano Rafael Pérez (Portuguesa signs Colombian stopper Rafael Pérez) Archived 2014-05-31 at the Wayback Machine; Portuguesa's official website, 26 May 2014 (in Portuguese)
  4. "Levski Sofia vs. Litex Lovech Matchcast". topsport.bg. December 12, 2015. Archived from the original on December 17, 2015. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  5. "ЦСКА се раздели с Рафаел Перес" (in Bulgarian). cska.bg. 2 June 2017.


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