Nicolás Perea (born August 6, 1992) is a Colombian-born American

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who last played as a

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for Indy Eleven in USL Championship. Perea also plays

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and represents the

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at the international level.

Career

College

Perea played four years of

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between 2011 and 2014. While at college, Perea played with USL PDL sides

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, and K-W United.

Professional

Perea signed his first professional contract with second-tier NASL side, Jacksonville Armada on February 10, 2015. Perea joined

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side

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in September 2017. After playing the 2019

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season with Des Moines Menace, Perea signed with USL Championship club Indy Eleven on August 27, 2019.

International

Perea participated in a beach soccer camp training in

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where he was scouted by the

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coach Francis Farberoff. In January 2019, Perea started to get call-ups for the national beach soccer team and on May 16, 2021, he was called up to represent the US at the

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. Perea was part of the team that qualified the United States to their second

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in a row.

References

External links

Jacksonville Profile
* 1992 births Living people Colombian men's footballers Colombian expatriate men's footballers Syracuse Orange men's soccer players Ocean City Nor'easters players K–W United FC players Jacksonville Armada FC players Rio Grande Valley FC Toros players Des Moines Menace players Men's association football midfielders Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States USL League Two players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players Indy Eleven players USL Championship players Beach soccer players Sportspeople from Bucaramanga Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada American expatriate men's soccer players American expatriate sportspeople in Canada Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Canada {{Colombia-footy-midfielder-stub