Damián Alfredo Pérez (born 22 December 1988) is an Argentine professional

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who plays for

Defensa y Justicia Club Social y Deportivo Defensa y Justicia, commonly known as Defensa y Justicia, is an Argentine football club from Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires, established in 1935.

as a

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Career

Pérez started his professional career playing for

Arsenal de Sarandí Arsenal Fútbol Club (), usually referred as Arsenal de Sarandí , or simply Arsenal, is an Argentine sports club from the Sarandí district of Avellaneda Partido, Greater Buenos Aires. The football team currently plays in Primera Nacional, t ...

in a 1–4 defeat to

Newell's Old Boys Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys () is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario, Santa Fe. The club was founded on 3 November 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell of the English county of Kent, one of the pioneers of Argentine football. A ...

, on 16 March 2008, playing as a

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. In the 2011 Clausura, he became a regular starter for Arsenal. Playing mainly as a left full back, Pérez totaled 13 games (12 as a starter). The Argentine defender was also a regular starter for Arsenal in the team's first national league title, the 2012 Clausura, in which he played 17 games (all as a starter), scoring once (in the 14th fixture 4–1 victory over

San Martín de San Juan Club Atlético San Martín, mostly known as San Martín de San Juan, is an Argentine football club from the city of San Juan. The team currently plays in the Argentine Liga Profesional de Futbol, the first division of the Argentine football league ...

). Pérez also started in the team's victory against

Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is best known for its men's professional Association football, football team which, since its promotion in 1913 ...

for the 2012 Supercopa Argentina (first edition of the tournament) and was a regular starter in the 2012–13 Copa Argentina winning campaign (including the 3–0 victory against

San Lorenzo de Almagro Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro is an Argentine professional sports club based in the Boedo neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its football team, which plays in the Primera División, the first tier of the Argentine foot ...

in the

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). After playing 186 games with Arsenal de Sarandí (counting both domestic and international competitions), and despite being wanted by Argentine powerhouses Boca Juniors and River Plate, the full back joined Vélez Sarsfield on a free transfer for the second half of the

2015 Argentine Primera División The 2015 Argentine Primera División or Torneo de Primera División 2015 "Julio H. Grondona" was the 125th season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. The season began on February 13 and ended on December 6. Thirty teams competed in ...

. On 18 July 2019, Pérez signed a two-year contract with Spanish club

Sporting de Gijón Real Sporting de Gijón, S.A.D. (), commonly known as Real Sporting, Sporting Gijón, or simply Sporting is a Spanish professional association football, football club from Gijón, Principality of Asturias. Founded on 1 July 1905, it plays in the ...

. However, he moved to Godoy Cruz back in Argentina on 26 October 2020. On 9 February 2022, Pérez returned to his former club,

, on a deal until the end of 2022.

Career Statistics

Honours

;Arsenal de Sarandí *

Argentine Primera División The Primera División (; ), known officially as Liga Profesional de Fútbol, or Torneo Betano for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Argentina and the highest level of the Argentine football league system. Organ ...

(1): 2012 Clausura *

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(1): 2012–13 * Supercopa Argentina (1):

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References

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at Vélez Sarsfield's official website * at Fútbol XXI * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Perez, Damian Living people 1988 births Footballers from Buenos Aires Province Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Men's association football defenders Arsenal de Sarandí footballers Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers Club Tijuana footballers Colo-Colo footballers San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Sporting de Gijón players Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba footballers Club Atlético Independiente footballers Defensa y Justicia footballers Chilean Primera División players Segunda División players Argentine Primera División players Liga MX players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Spain 21st-century Argentine sportsmen