Nicolás Perea

Colombian footballer (born 1992)

Nicolás PereaPersonal information

Date of birth|  (1992-08-06) August 6, 1992 (age 32)
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

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.

## Career

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### College

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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

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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

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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 a consecutive FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.[8]

## References

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1. ^ "Nick Perea – Men's Soccer". Syracuse University Athletics.
2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-01-18. Retrieved 2015-10-14.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. ^ "K-W United FC". SportsEngine. April 22, 2019. Archived from the original on January 9, 2015.
4. ^ "Beswicks Sports |". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
5. ^ "Nicolas Perea". Archived from the original on 2017-09-11. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
6. ^ "INDY ELEVEN SIGNS MIDFIELDER NICO PEREA". IndyEleven.com. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
7. ^ "Get to Know the U.S. Beach Men's National Team". USSoccer.com. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
8. ^ "USA and El Salvador qualify for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup!". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.

## External links

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* Jacksonville Profile
* Nicolás Perea at Soccerway

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