Sebastián Andrés Pérez Kirby (born 2 December 1990) is a

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for Chilean club Universidad Católica.

Club career

Pérez made his professional debut playing for Everton de Viña del Mar in a

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match against

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by replacing Gustavo Dalsasso. Later, he was loaned to Tercera A club Deportes Melipilla and twice to Deportes Puerto Montt at the Primera B and

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. After having no chances to play for Everton, on 2018 season he joined Palestino. On 2019 season, he joined Deportes Iquique.

International career

Pérez was part of a Chile under-25 squad in a training session led by Claudio Borghi in May 2011, alongside his teammates in Everton,

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. Pérez made his debut for the Chile national team on 9 December 2021 in a 2–2 draw against

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Personal life

He is nicknamed ''Zanahoria'' (Carrot) due to his hair color. From his maternal line, Pérez is of Irish descent.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Club

;Deportes Puerto Montt *

: 2014-15 ;Palestino * Copa Chile:

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;Universidad Católica *

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* Living people 1990 births Chilean people of Irish descent People from Viña del Mar Footballers from Viña del Mar Chilean men's footballers Chile men's international footballers Everton de Viña del Mar footballers Deportes Melipilla footballers Deportes Puerto Montt footballers Club Deportivo Palestino footballers Deportes Iquique footballers Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers Unión Española footballers Tercera División de Chile players Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players Segunda División Profesional de Chile players Men's association football goalkeepers {{Chile-footy-goalkeeper-stub