Víctor Pérez Alonso (born 12 January 1988) is a Spanish

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who plays as a

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for Andorran club

Atlètic Club d'Escaldes Atlètic Club d'Escaldes, also commonly known as Atlètic d'Escaldes, is an Andorran football club based in Escaldes-Engordany, currently playing in Primera Divisió. History Atlètic Club d'Escaldes was founded on 20 May 2002 in Escaldes-Engord ...

Club career

Born in

Albacete Albacete (, also , ; ar, ﭐَلبَسِيط, Al-Basīṭ) is a city and municipality in the Spanish autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha, and capital of the province of Albacete. Lying in the south-ea ...

Castilla–La Mancha Castilla–La Mancha (, , ), or Castile La Mancha, is an autonomous community of Spain. Comprising the provinces of Albacete, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Guadalajara and Toledo, it was created in 1982. The government headquarters are in Toledo, and ...

, Pérez played his first seasons as a senior in the

Community of Madrid The Community of Madrid (; es, Comunidad de Madrid ) is one of the seventeen autonomous communities of Spain. It is located in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula, and of the Central Plateau (''Meseta Central''). Its capital and largest munici ...

, representing amateurs

Getafe CF B Getafe Club de Fútbol "B" is the reserve team of Getafe CF, club based in Getafe, Madrid metropolitan area, in the namesake community. Founded in 1983, it currently plays in Tercera Federación – Group 7 holding home games at '' Ciudad Deportiv ...

and

AD Alcorcón B AD Alcorcón, Agrupación Deportiva Alcorcón "B" is the reserve team of AD Alcorcón, was founded in 1998, and plays in Tercera División, Tercera División - Group 7, is based in Alcorcón, in the autonomous community of Community of Madrid, Ma ...

. In the 2008–09 season, he competed in the

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with the latter's first team. In the summer of 2009, Pérez moved to

Segunda División The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda División, commercially known as LaLiga SmartBank for sponsorship reasons, is the men's second professional association football division of the Spanish football league system. Administrated by the Lig ...

with

SD Huesca Sociedad Deportiva Huesca, S.A.D., is a Spanish football club in Huesca, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Founded on 29 March 1960, SD Huesca plays in the Segunda División, having played in the Spanish top division for the first time in t ...

. He played his first game as a professional on 2 September in a 0–0 away draw against

Levante UD Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. (, ca-valencia, Llevant Unió Esportiva ) is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club in Valencia, in the Valencian Community, namesake autonomous community. Founded on 9 September 1909, Levante ...

in the

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, and scored his first league goal on 5 December of that year in the 2–1 home victory over

Rayo Vallecano Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D. (), often abbreviated to Rayo (Spanish for "thunderbolt"), is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid, in the neighbourhood of Vallecas. Rayo was founded on 29 May 1924, and currently compete in La Lig ...

. Pérez signed for fellow league club

Real Valladolid Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., or simply Real Valladolid () or Valladolid, is a professional football club based in Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain that competes in La Liga, the top tier of the Spanish league system. The club colo ...

in July 2011, for three years. He appeared in 44 matches in all competitions in his debut campaign, adding seven goals in the process as the

Castile and León Castile and León ( es, Castilla y León ; ast-leo, Castiella y Llión ; gl, Castela e León ) is an autonomous community in northwestern Spain. It was created in 1983, eight years after the end of the Francoist regime, by the merging of the ...

side returned to

La Liga The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known simply as Primera División in Spain, and as La Liga in English-speaking countries and officially as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, stylized as LaLiga, is the men's ...

after two years. Pérez made his debut in the top flight on 20 August 2012, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 win at

Real Zaragoza Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. (), commonly referred to as Zaragoza, is a football club based in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, that currently competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system. Zaragoza holds its home games at La ...

. He scored four goals during the season to help the team rank in 14th position and thus escape relegation, all from

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. In the 2014 off-season, following Valladolid's relegation, Pérez renewed his contract for a further three years and was loaned to top-division club Levante until June 2016. On 31 January 2015, however, his loan was cancelled. On 27 March 2015, Pérez transferred to the

Chicago Fire FC (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

on loan until June. He only played two minutes in the

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, against

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, being released subsequently. Pérez moved to

Córdoba CF Córdoba Club de Fútbol (), (from the 2020–21 season onwards competing under the umbrella of Unión Futbolística Cordobesa, S.A.D.) is a Spanish football club based in Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1951 as ...

also in the Spanish second tier in July 2015, in a

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-long loan deal. On 19 August 2016, he returned to his former team Alcorcón after agreeing to a one-year loan contract. On 9 September 2017, Pérez joined

Wisła Kraków Towarzystwo Sportowe Wisła Kraków Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Wisła Kraków (), is a Polish professional football club based in Kraków. It currently competes in the I liga, the second level of Polish football league system. It ...

in the Polish

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. On 2 March of the following year, he moved to the

Indian Super League The Indian Super League (ISL) is an Indian professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Indian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Organised by the All India Football Federat ...

with

Bengaluru FC Bengaluru Football Club () is an Indian professional football club based in Bangalore, Karnataka. The club competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. The club was established on 20 July 2013, and began its first ...

on a short-term deal. In January 2019, Pérez signed with Lithuanian club

FK Žalgiris Futbolo klubas Žalgiris, commonly known as FK Žalgiris, Žalgiris Vilnius or simply Žalgiris, is a Lithuanian professional football club based in Vilnius. The club competes in the A Lyga, the top flight of Lithuanian football. The club wa ...

. He left at the end of the year and, on 12 February 2020, joined

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club

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as a replacement for his compatriot

Martí Crespí Martí Crespí Pascual (; born 15 June 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Atlético Sanluqueño CF as a central defender. Club career Born in Sa Pobla, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Crespí finished his development at loca ...

. Pérez returned to Spain and its division three in January 2021, with the 33-year-old moving to CD El Ejido. Thirteen months later, he signed for

in the Andorran

Primera Divisió The Primera Divisió (First Division) or Lliga Multisegur Assegurances for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of men's football in Andorra. The league was launched in 1995 sponsored by the local federation (Andorran Football Federation) whic ...

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(archived) {{DEFAULTSORT:Perez, Victor 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Albacete Spanish footballers Footballers from Castilla–La Mancha Association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Getafe CF B players AD Alcorcón B players AD Alcorcón footballers SD Huesca footballers Real Valladolid players Levante UD footballers Córdoba CF players CD El Ejido players Major League Soccer players Chicago Fire FC players Ekstraklasa players Wisła Kraków players Indian Super League players I-League players Bengaluru FC players East Bengal Club players A Lyga players FK Žalgiris players Primera Divisió players Atlètic Club d'Escaldes players Spanish expatriate footballers Expatriate soccer players in the United States Expatriate footballers in Poland Expatriate footballers in India Expatriate footballers in Lithuania Expatriate footballers in Andorra Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Poland Spanish expatriate sportspeople in India Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Andorra