Rafa Pérez

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pérez and the second or maternal family name is Almeida.
Rafa Pérez
Rafa Pérez in 2015
Personal information
Full name Rafael Enrique Pérez Almeida
Date of birth (1990-01-09) 9 January 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Cartagena, Colombia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Atlético Junior
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 24 (2)
2014 Santa Fe 6 (0)
2014 Portuguesa 3 (0)
2015–2016 Litex Lovech 32 (1)
2016 Litex Lovech II 8 (0)
2016–2017 CSKA Sofia 16 (1)
2017–2020 Atlético Junior 125 (2)
2020–2023 Talleres 112 (2)
2023 San Lorenzo 53 (2)
2024– Atlético Junior 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rafael Enrique Pérez Almeida (born 9 January 1990), commonly known as Rafa Pérez (Latin American Spanish: [ˈrafa ˈpeɾes]; ), is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Atlético Junior.

Club career[edit]

Early career[edit]

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[edit]

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]

CSKA Sofia[edit]

In the summer of 2016 he joined CSKA Sofia. Pérez remained with the "redmen" until he cancelled his contract with the team in May 2017.[5]

Atlético Junior[edit]

On 2 June 2017, after Pérez had officially parted company with CSKA Sofia, he joined Atlético Junior.[6]

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

Real Cartagena

Junior

References[edit]

  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. ^ Krasimirov, Aleksandar (2 June 2017). "Официално: Рафа Перес напусна ЦСКА и подписа в Колумбия". gong.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  6. ^ "ЦСКА се раздели с Рафаел Перес" (in Bulgarian). cska.bg. 2 June 2017.

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