Antonio Perera Calderón (born 8 June 1997) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Botev Plovdiv Profesionalen Futbolen Klub Botev, commonly referred to as Botev Plovdiv ( bg, „Ботев“ Пловдив, ) or simply Botev (within its associated city), is a Bulgarian professional football club based in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, that competes ...

Career

Perera was born in Novelda del Guadiana,

Badajoz Badajoz (; formerly written ''Badajos'' in English) is the capital of the Province of Badajoz in the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. It is situated close to the Portuguese border, on the left bank of the river Guadiana. The population ...

, Extremadura, and represented CD Gévora, CP Flecha Negra and

CD Diocesano Club Deportivo Diocesano is a football team based in Cáceres, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1965, it plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 14, holding home matches at the '' Campo de la Federación'', with a capacit ...

as a youth. In 2016, after finishing his formation, he moved to Extremadura UD; initially assigned to the reserves in

Tercera División Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segunda División'', and the semi-professional ''Segunda Di ...

, he also featured for the first team in

Segunda División B Segunda División B ( en, Second Division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Foot ...

during the campaign. In November 2017, Perera signed a three-year contract with

Deportivo Alavés Deportivo Alavés, S.A.D. (; ''Sporting Alavés''), usually abbreviated to Alavés, is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of the ...

, being assigned to the B-side also in the fourth division. He was a regular starter for the B's during the following years, helping in their promotion to the third level in

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. On 19 August 2020, Perera signed a new four-year contract with the ''Babazorros'', being immediately loaned to

Croatian First Football League The Hrvatska nogometna liga () ( en, Croatian football league), also known as HNL or for sponsorship reasons the SuperSport HNL, is the top Croatian professional football (soccer), football league competition, established in 1992. Previously, i ...

side

NK Istra 1961 Nogometni klub Istra 1961 ( en, Istra 1961 Football Club), commonly referred to as NK Istra 1961, or simply Istra 1961 or Istra, is a Croatian professional football club from Pula, currently playing in the Croatian First League. It is a common ...

for one year. He made his professional debut on 8 November, coming on as a late substitute for

Slavko Blagojević Slavko Blagojević (born 21 March 1987) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Croatian Football League club Istra. He is a set-piece specialist. Club career NK Istra 1961 In 2012, Blagojević joined NK Istra 196 ...

in 5–0 away loss against

GNK Dinamo Zagreb Građanski nogometni klub Dinamo Zagreb ( en, Dinamo Zagreb Citizens' Football Club, link=yes, italics=yes), commonly referred to as GNK Dinamo Zagreb or simply Dinamo Zagreb (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. Dinamo ...

. On 5 August 2022, Perera was transferred to

club PFC Botev Plovdiv.

Honours

Botev Plovdiv *

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: 2023–24

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