Lisandro José Pérez Verenzuela (born 7 June 2000) is a Venezuelan professional
footballer
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who plays as a
forward
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for Venezuelan club
Academia Puerto Cabello
Academia Puerto Cabello is a Venezuelan football club based in the city of Puerto Cabello, Carabobo state and playing in the Venezuelan Primera División
The Primera División (; en, First Division), or Liga Venezolana (; en, Venezuelan Leag ...
.
Professional career
Pérez made his professional debut with Academia Puerto Cabello on the first matchday of the
2018 season, which also happened to be the club's debut in the
Venezuelan Primera División
The Primera División (; en, First Division), or Liga Venezolana (; en, Venezuelan League) is the top-flight professional football league of Venezuela. It was created in 1921 and turned professional in 1957. It is organized by the Federación V ...
. He played the full 90 minutes of a 0–0 league draw against
Metropolitanos
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. He scored his first goal just over three months later, netting the game-winner during a 1–0 victory over
Estudiantes de Caracas
Estudiantes de Caracas Sport Club is a Venezuelan professional football club based in Caracas. It was established as a professional team in July 2014, debuting in the Venezuelan Segunda División for the 2014–15 season and earning promotion to ...
on 6 April. He received great praise for his performance from the Venezuelan media. By the end of the season, he had begun to attract international attention.
In June 2019, Pérez was loaned out to
Uruguayan Primera División
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club
Boston River
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on a one-year deal.
International career
Pérez was called up to the
Venezuela national under-20 team in August 2018 for friendlies in the
United States
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and in
Qatar
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. He made his youth international debut on 10 September against
Qatar
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. He then traveled with the team to
Spain
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, i ...
for a handful of friendlies in preparation for the
2019 South American U-20 Championship
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.
Career statistics
Club
References
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2000 births
Living people
Venezuelan men's footballers
Venezuela men's under-20 international footballers
Venezuelan expatriate men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Academia Puerto Cabello players
Boston River players
A.C.C.D. Mineros de Guayana players
Venezuelan Primera División players
Uruguayan Primera División players
Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay
Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay
People from Apure