María José Pérez González (born 18 March 1988 in

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) is a female

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player from

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who competed at the

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. Her team finished in 11th place.

Career

With her

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, she participated at the

2006 Central American and Caribbean Games The 20th edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games was held in the city of Cartagena, Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, in ...

, finishing in 5th place. A year later, she won the bronze medal at the 2007 South American Championship. She signed with Llaneras de Toa Baja for the 2008 season of Puerto Rican league,

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. Later that year, started playing with the Finnish club ''Liiga Eura''. She started the 2014 playing the Indonesian Proliga with Manokwari Valeria Papua Barat. Pérez later won the 2014 Venezuelan League championship silver medal with Académicas de Caracas and was awarded best scorer. She played again in the Indonesian League, this time with Jakarta Electric PLN, winning the Indonesian Proliga championship. She was chosen best scorer and best spiker for the 2015 season of the Venezuelan league were her club, Académicas de Caracas finished second in the league championship. Pérez signed in February 2017 with the Indonesian league club Jakarta Elektrik PLN, winning with this club the local championship. In October 2017, Perez signed with

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to play in the Philippine Superliga. The team won the championship in the

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and Pérez was awarded the Most Valuable Player.

Clubs

* Llaneras de Toa Baja (2008) * Liiga Eura (2008–2010) * AEL Limassol (2010-2011) * Liiga Eura (2011–2012) * Stella ES Calais (2012-2013) * Manokwari Valeria Papua Barat (2014) * Académicas de Caracas (2014) * Jakarta Electric PLN (2015) * Académicas de Caracas (2014) * Jakarta Elektrik PLN (2017) *

(2017, 2018) * Golden Tulip Volalto Caserta (2018-2019) *

(2019) * Than Quảng Ninh VC (2022) * Cignal HD Spikers (2024–present)

Awards

Individuals

* 2014 Venezuelan League "Best Scorer" * 2015 Venezuelan League "Best Scorer" * 2015 Venezuelan League "Best Spiker" * 2017 Philippine SuperLiga Grand Prix "Most Valuable Player" * 2024 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference "Best Foreign Guest Player"

Clubs

* 2014 Venezuelan League – Gorm silver cup

Runner-Up, with Académicas de Caracas * 2015 Indonesian Proliga – Simple cup icon

Champion, with Jakarta Elektrik PLN * 2015 Venezuelan League – Gorm silver cup

Runner-Up, with Académicas de Caracas * 2017 Indonesian Proliga – Simple cup icon

Champion, with Jakarta Elektrik PLN * 2017 Philippine SuperLiga Grand Prix – Simple cup icon

Champion, with

* 2024 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference - Bronze medal, with Cignal HD Spikers

National team

Senior team

* 2005 Bolivarian Games - Silver medal * 2007 South American Championship - Bronze medal *

2013 Bolivarian Games The 2013 Bolivarian Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Bolivarianos''), officially the XVII Bolivarian Games, was a major international multi-sport event that was held from November 16–30, 2013, in Trujillo, Peru, Trujillo, Peru, with some events held in ...

- Silver medal

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