Lisandro José Pérez Verenzuela (born 7 June 2000) is a Venezuelan professional

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who plays as a forward for Venezuelan club

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Professional career

Pérez made his professional debut with Academia Puerto Cabello on the first matchday of the 2018 season, which also happened to be the club's debut in the

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. He played the full 90 minutes of a 0–0 league draw against Metropolitanos. He scored his first goal just over three months later, netting the game-winner during a 1–0 victory over

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on 6 April. He received great praise for his performance from the Venezuelan media. By the end of the season, he had begun to attract international attention. In June 2019, Pérez was loaned out to

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club

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on a one-year deal.

International career

Pérez was called up to the Venezuela national under-20 team in August 2018 for friendlies in the

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and in

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. He made his youth international debut on 10 September against

. He then traveled with the team to

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for a handful of friendlies in preparation for the

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Perez, Lisandro 2000 births Living people Venezuelan men's footballers Venezuela men's under-20 international footballers Venezuelan expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards Academia Puerto Cabello players Boston River players A.C.C.D. Mineros de Guayana players Venezuelan Primera División players Uruguayan Primera División players Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay People from Apure