Kobe Emilio Perez (born April 10, 1997) is an American professional
soccer
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player who currently plays as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
for
South Georgia Tormenta in
USL League One.
Career
High school
Perez played three years for the Dalton High Catamounts. The Catamounts went 64-0-1 in 65 games, outscoring their opponents 367–31 in the process and winning three consecutive state titles.
College & amateur
Following high school, Perez played four years of
collegiate soccer
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at
Mercer University. As a creative attacking midfielder, he made 60 appearances for the Bears, aiding Mercer in back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances in 2016 & 2017, and securing a
Southern Conference championship in 2018.
Following college, Perez made his summer league debut for
USL League Two
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side
South Georgia Tormenta 2. Perez was instrumental during Tormenta 2's inaugural season. T2 trounced
USL League One professional side
Chattanooga Red Wolves
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in the
U.S. Open Cup
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3–0, then captured the League Two Southern Conference Championship, and advanced to the USL 2 National Semifinals.
Professional
On August 1, 2019, Perez signed a two-month summer contract with
USL League One side
South Georgia Tormenta.
On January 14, 2020, Perez was signed by
USL League One expansion side
Union Omaha.
On August 7, 2020, Perez left Union Omaha by mutual agreement with the club.
Perez re-joined
USL League One side
South Georgia Tormenta on January 12, 2021.
References
External links
*
Profile at Mercer University Athletics
1997 births
Living people
American men's soccer players
American people of Guatemalan descent
Sportspeople of Guatemalan descent
Men's association football midfielders
Soccer players from Georgia (U.S. state)
Tormenta FC players
USL League One players
USL League Two players
Mercer Bears men's soccer players
People from Dalton, Georgia
Union Omaha players
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