Marco Iván Pérez Riego (born 9 December 1987) is a Mexican former

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, who last played as defender for

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in the Spanish Primera División Regional Aficionados.

Career

Pérez began his career with

Indios de Ciudad Juárez Club de Fútbol Indios de Ciudad Juárez, commonly referred as Indios de Ciudad Juárez or simply Indios, was a Mexican football club. Founded in 2005 when CF Pachuca moved its Pachuca Juniors to Ciudad Juárez, it was promoted to the Primera Di ...

, who at that time were Pachuca's filial team. He debuted with Indios on September 11, 2005, in a 3–0 loss to

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. A year later, he would find himself playing on the big stage with Pachuca, playing in the Apertura 2006 semifinal against

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. He started and played all 90 minutes, as that night Pachuca wasn't able to count on 9 of their starters. The starting 11 was composed of 4 players from Indios, 4 substitutes, and only 3 starters. Pérez and his young teammates delivered, as Pachuca pulled off a 1–1 tie, even though they were later eliminated by Toluca. Instead of being kept on the first team, Pachuca sent him to help their Segunda Division team, Pachuca Juniors earn promotion to the

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. The goal was reached, but was bittersweet at the end, as Pachuca Juniors was dissolved, only to be transplanted to

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to become

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. He is used as a back-up defender for Pachuca, and was called up to occupy the roster spot of the injured

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during the final weeks of the Clausura 2009. Pérez has also been capped at the Mexico U-20 level during the

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. Although he didn't make the U-20 World Cup final roster, he did make the first-team roster for Mexico during the

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Perez, Marco Ivan 1987 births Living people Liga MX players C.F. Pachuca players Club León footballers San Luis F.C. players Men's association football defenders Footballers from Mexico City Mexican men's footballers Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico Pan American Games footballers for Mexico Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Footballers at the 2007 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists in football CONCACAF Champions Cup–winning players 21st-century Mexican sportsmen