Jorge Iván Pérez (born 23 May 1990 in

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) is an

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who played as a

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. His career finished in June 2022 after an ACL injury.

Career

Pérez did all his training at Independiente's youth academy. His first professional game was a 2–0 loss against

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in 2008 when he was only 17 years old of age. He was part of the winning squad that won the Copa Sudamericana 2010. On April 8, 2011, he scored his first career goal in a 3–0 win against

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. In the 2011 Apertura he scored 2 great goals, one was against

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, hitting the ball from outside the box and another goal to Olimpo de Bahia Blanca on a 3 -0 win.

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* 1990 births Footballers from Tandil Living people Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Argentine Primera División players Primera B Metropolitana players Primera Nacional players Liga Portugal 2 players Club Atlético Independiente footballers Club Atlético Banfield footballers San Martín de San Juan footballers S.C. Freamunde players Club Atlético Aldosivi footballers Cibao FC players Club y Biblioteca Ramón Santamarina footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in the Dominican Republic 21st-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub