Manny Perez (soccer)
Emanuel "Manny" Perez (born February 19, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for USL Championship club North Carolina FC on loan from Celtic.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emanuel Perez | ||
| Date of birth | February 19, 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Garner, North Carolina, United States | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
North Carolina FC (on loan from Celtic) | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2017 | North Carolina FC | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | NC State Wolfpack | 29 | (6) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Celtic | 0 | (0) |
| 2019– | → North Carolina FC (loan) | 35 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2018 | United States U20 | 8 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 3, 2020 | |||
Career
College
Perez played two years of college soccer at North Carolina State University between 2017 and 2018, making a total of 29 appearances for NCSU, scoring 6 goals and tallying 9 assists.[1]
Celtic
On January 31, 2019, Perez joined Scottish Premiership side Celtic.[2] Perez was immediately loaned out to USL Championship side North Carolina FC.[3] He was again loaned to North Carolina FC ahead of the 2020 USL Championship season.[4]
North Carolina FC
After joining the club on loan, Perez made his first team debut for North Carolina in a 4–1 win against defending champions Louisville City.[5] He went on to make 23 appearances for the club that he represented during his youth.[6] Of those games he started 12 times.[6] He returned to NCFC for a second season on loan during the 2020 season. This was a season that was marred by the COVID-19 pandemic and shortened from the standard amount of games; however, Perez went on to make a further 14 appearances for his boyhood club before returning to Celtic.[7]
Personal life
Perez was born in the United States, and is of Mexican descent.[8]
Career statistics
- As of December 20, 2019
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Celtic F.C. | 2019 | SPFL | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| North Carolina FC (loan) | 2019 | USL Championship | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 17 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 38 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
References
- "Manny Perez – 2018 – Men's Soccer". NC State University Athletics.
- Staff, Newsroom. "Manny Perez and Andrew Gutman join Celtic with eye to the future". www.celticfc.net.
- Communications, NCFC (January 31, 2019). "NCFC Youth Academy Standout Signs with Celtic FC, Returns on Loan with North Carolina FC". North Carolina FC.
- "North Carolina FC Secures Loan Deal for Garner Native, Celtic F.C. Winger Manny Perez". North Carolina FC. February 5, 2020.
- "USA – E. Perez – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
- "USA – E. Perez – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
- "Manny Perez". www.uslchampionship.com. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- Coombs, Dan (February 1, 2019). "Five facts about new Celtic signing Manny Perez". Here Is The City.