Luis Alberto Perea Pérez (born 3 September 1986) is a Colombian professional

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who plays as a striker for Salvadoran club FAS.

Career

Early career

Perea moved with his father to

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from Colombia at age 12 and attended

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. He graduated in 2004, while winning a state title and being selected to the All-State team that same year. He made his professional debut with

Atlético Nacional Atlético Nacional S. A., best known as Atlético Nacional, is a Colombian professional association football, football club based in Medellín. The club is one of only three clubs to have played in every first division tournament in the countr ...

in 2006, aged 19. For the 2007-I season, he was loaned out to

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, and for the second half of the 2007 season, he played with Llaneros. In the 2008 season he was loaned out again, this time to

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. At the conclusion of the 2009 Apertura, he left Nacional. In the 2009 Clausura, he joined

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. For the 2010 season he was loaned out to

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club

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Univ. San Martín

In late 2011, Perea signed with

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ahead of the 2012 season. On 20 February 2012, after Perea and several other San Martín players went on strike, the club announced it would not participate in the upcoming season and that the contracts of its players would be terminated.

FC Dallas

On 13 March 2012, Perea returned to the United States and signed with

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. Perea made two appearances for Dallas before he and the club agreed to the mutual termination of his contract on 4 April.

Return to San Martín

After leaving FC Dallas, Perea re-signed with Universidad San Martín, which had resumed operations in time to participate in the new season. On 14 April 2012, Perea made an exceptional debut for San Martín, scoring a hat-trick after coming on as a half-time substitute in a 5–1 win over

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. He went on to score 11 goals in 29 appearances that season, including 20 starts. In

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, Perea scored 14 goals for San Martín in 36 appearances, including 29 starts. In

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, Perea scored 11 goals in 27 appearances in league play, including 24 starts. He was also instrumental in San Martín's run to the finals of the

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that year, becoming the competition's top scorer with 12 goals in 14 appearances. This included a second-half injury time penalty which turned out to be the decisive goal in a 3–1 comeback win over Melgar, a win that clinched San Martín's place in the final. In the final against

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Perea scored the opening goal, a 16th-minute penalty, before being sent off in the 40th minute for a second yellow card. Alianza went on to win the match on penalties.

Orsomarso

On 17 September 2017, Perea made one appearance for Colombian Primera B club

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, playing 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw against

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FAS

On 30 December 2017, Perea signed with

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side FAS. On 3 February 2018, Perea scored his first goal for FAS, a 25th-minute penalty in a 1–0 win over Dragón. The following week, he notched his first goal from open play against defending

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champions Alianza. Perea finished the season as top scorer of the 2018 Clausura with 14 goals in 18 appearances, and scored another goal in FAS's playoff series against Audaz.

La Equidad

In June 2018 Perea returned to Colombia, signing with

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club

HFX Wanderers

On 25 February 2019, Perea signed with

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. He made his debut in the Wanderer's home opener against

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on May 4, 2019. He scored his first goal in the same match, the match winner in a 2-1 victory. On 14 December 2019, the club announced that Perea would not be returning for the 2020 season.

Carlos Stein

On 30 December 2019, Perea joined newly-promoted

side Carlos Stein. He made five appearances that season, scoring one goal.

Return to FAS

In April 2020, Perea returned to FAS for the 2020 Apertura season. He made his return debut on 25 October 2020 in a 0–0 draw against Once Deportivo.

Personal life

Perea is the son of

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, a professional footballer who played in

and the

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as well as for the Colombia national team.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

;FAS *

: Clausura 2021

Individual

*Copa Inca Top Scorer:

*Salvadoran Primera División Clausura Top Scorer:

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