Andrés Perea

Andrés Felipe Perea Castañeda (born November 14, 2000) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Orlando City in Major League Soccer.[1]

Andrés Perea
Personal information
Full name Andrés Felipe Perea Castañeda
Date of birth (2000-11-14) November 14, 2000
Place of birth Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Orlando City
Number 21
Youth career
2006–2017 Atlético Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Atlético Nacional 14 (1)
2020 → Orlando City (loan) 23 (0)
2021– Orlando City 0 (0)
National team‡
2017 Colombia U17 12 (1)
2019–2020 Colombia U20 5 (0)
2021– United States 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 8, 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of January 31, 2021

Youth

Perea lived in Tampa, Florida, United States, for the first five years of his life, playing for Old Mars FC and West Florida Premier. He moved to Colombia where he enrolled in the Atlético Nacional youth academy aged six. In 2013, Perea was part of the Atlético Nacional team that won the prestigious national youth tournament Torneo de Pony Fútbol.[2][3]

Club career

Atlético Nacional

On July 10, 2017, Perea made his senior debut for Atlético Nacional as a 77th minute substitute in a 1–0 defeat to Santa Fe.[4] In doing so he became the first player born in the 21st century to play for the club.[5] He scored his first goal for the team on April 19, 2019, in a 4–0 victory over Patriotas.[6][7]

Orlando City

On December 9, 2019, Perea joined MLS team Orlando City on loan ahead of the 2020 season.[8] He made his debut for the team as a substitute on February 29, 2020 in the season opener as the team drew 0–0 with Real Salt Lake. A week later, Perea made his first start, registering an assist on the team's first goal of the season scored by Chris Mueller as Orlando lost 2–1 away to Colorado Rapids.[9]

After making 28 appearances in his debut season with Orlando, Perea had his loan move made permanent as part of the club's end of season roster moves on December 2, 2020.[10]

International career

Born in Tampa, Florida, Perea holds dual citizenship with the United States and Colombia.[11]

In 2017, Perea was part of the Colombia under-17 teams at both the Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-17[12] and FIFA U-17 World Cup.[13] In May 2019, Perea was called up to the Colombia under-20 squad for the FIFA U-20 World Cup as an injury replacement for Yéiler Góez and started all five games as Colombia reached the quarter-finals before being eliminated by eventual winners Ukraine.[14]

In December 2020, Perea was called up to the United States national team for the first time for a friendly against El Salvador as a replacement following Frankie Amaya's withdrawal but did not appear in the game.[15] On January 12, 2021, while at a training camp with the United States under-23 team,[16] it was announced that Perea was granted a one-time switch by FIFA to represent the United States competitively.[17] He made his debut for the United States on January 31, 2021, as a half-time substitute for Sebastian Lletget in a 7–0 friendly win over Trinidad and Tobago. Perea conceded a penalty which was saved by Matt Turner.[18]

Personal life

Andrés is the son of former soccer player and Atlético Nacional under-20 coach Nixon Perea.[2]

Career statistics

Club
As of November 29, 2020
Club Season League Cup Continental Playoffs Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atlético Nacional 2017 Categoría Primera A 200000——20
2018 101000——20
2019 1110000——111
Total 14110000000151
Orlando City (loan) 2020 MLS 230——203[lower-alpha 1]0280
Career Totals 37110002030431
  1. MLS is Back Tournament knockout stage.

References
  1. Andrés Perea at Soccerway
  2. "A Andrés Felipe Perea lo espera La India". Capsulas de Carreño (in Spanish). June 7, 2017.
  3. "Ponyfútbol 2013: Atlético Nacional campeón". www.minuto30.com (in Spanish).
  4. "Santa Fe vs. Atlético Nacional – 10 July 2017 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  5. "Andrés Perea, el pionero del nuevo siglo en Atlético Nacional". VAVEL (in Spanish). July 11, 2017.
  6. "Nacional 4–0 Patriotas: resultado, resumen y goles". AS Colombia (in Spanish). April 18, 2019.
  7. "Atlético Nacional vs. Patriotas Boyacá – 19 April 2019 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  8. "Orlando City Acquires Colombian Midfielder Andrés Perea on Loan". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  9. "Colorado Rapids 2, Orlando City SC 1 2020 MLS Match Recap". mlssoccer.com.
  10. "Orlando City Exercises Options on 12 Players Following 2020 MLS Campaign". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  11. Butler, Dylan. "Juan Carlos Osorio: Colombian midfielder may be MLS bound". MLS. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  12. "Colombia Sub-17 ultima detalles para debut en Suramericano de Chile". Futbolred.
  13. "Convocatoria Selección Colombia sub 17, para Mundial de la India". Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (in Spanish).
  14. "Andrés Perea reemplaza a Yéiler Góez para el Mundial Sub 20 de Polonia". foxsportsla.com (in Spanish). Fox Sports. May 15, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  15. "Andres Perea to Replace Frankie Amaya on USMNT Training Camp Roster". www.ussoccer.com. December 1, 2020.
  16. "USMNT Preparation Camp to Begin Jan. 9 in Bradenton, Fla". www.ussoccer.com.
  17. "Confirmed: Andrés Perea gains FIFA approval to represent the United States". ussoccer.com. January 12, 2021.
  18. "USA put seven past Trinidad and Tobago as MLS-based players shine". The Guardian. January 31, 2021.
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