Alejandro Daniel "Alex" Pérez Kauffman (born July 1, 1993) is a Mexican-American professional

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player for

Tofaş TOFAŞ Türk Otomobil Fabrikası A.Ş (acronym for ''Türk Otomobil Fabrikası Anonim Şirketi''; ''Turkish Automobile Factory Joint-Stock Company'' pronounced ) is a Turkish automobile manufacturer which was established in 1968 by Vehbi Koç, ...

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(BSL). He also represents the senior

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in international competitions.

Professional career

On June 17, 2016, Pérez signed with the Israeli team

Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa () is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football, Basketball, Weightl ...

for the 2016–17 season. On July 24, 2017, Pérez signed a one-year deal with the Latvian team VEF Rīga. Pérez helped them to reach the 2018 Latvian League Finals and the 2018 VTB League Quarterfinals. In 55 games played during the 2017–18 season (both in the Latvian League and the VTB League), Pérez averaged 11.8 points, 5.8 assists, 2.7 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game. On July 4, 2018, Pérez signed with the Turkish team Banvit for the 2018–19 season. He finished the season averaging 14.7 points, 5.6 assists and 2.8 rebounds in the

Turkish Basketball Super League Turkish may refer to: * Something related to Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities in the former Ottoman Empire * The w ...

, along with 12.8 points, 5.1 assists, 3.4 rebounds and league-high 1.9 steals in the

Basketball Champions League The Basketball Champions League (BCL), also commonly known as the FIBA Champions League, is an annual professional basketball competition for European sports club, clubs, organised by FIBA. It is the European professional club basketball system ...

. On July 9, 2019, Pérez signed a three-year deal with Lithuanian club Žalgiris Kaunas. He signed with Bahçeşehir Koleji of the

on June 26, 2020. In six games, he averaged 8.8 points, 2.7 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.0 steal per game. On November 14, 2020, Perez signed with Fenerbahçe. On June 17, 2021, Pérez officially parted ways with the Turkish club. On July 4, 2021, he has signed with

Türk Telekom Türk Telekomünikasyon A.Ş. () is a state-owned Turkish telecommunications company. Türk Telekom was separated from Turkish Post (PTT) in 1995. Türk Telekom Group provides integrated telecommunication services for PSTN, GSM, and wideband I ...

of the Turkish

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. On July 21, 2022, he has signed with

Konyaspor Konyaspor Kulübü (, Konya Sports Club), commonly referred to as Konyaspor, is a Turkish professional football club based in Konya, one of the largest cities in central Anatolia. Due to sponsorship agreements, the club is also officially known ...

of the Turkish

(BSL). On August 2, 2023, he signed with ONVO Büyükçekmece of the

(BSL). On June 19, 2024, he signed with

(BSL).

National team career

Pérez is a member of the

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, he participated at the

2017 FIBA AmeriCup The 2017 FIBA AmeriCup was the 18th edition of the FIBA AmeriCup, which is the main tournament for senior men's basketball national teams of the FIBA Americas. The tournament was held in Medellín, Colombia, Montevideo, Uruguay, and Bahía Blanca a ...

.2017 FIBA AmeriCup profile
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