Matías Pérez Acuña (born 9 February 1994) is an Argentine

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who plays as a

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Career

Pérez Acuña played as a

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in Vélez Sarsfield's youth divisions and debuted professionally in a 3–2 away victory against

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for the 2013 Inicial, replacing

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. He was the 32nd youth player who debuted in Vélez under

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's coaching. The defender was an unused substitute in Vélez' victory over

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for the

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. In an interview in 2014, the retired Argentine international right full back

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stated that Pérez Acuña was the best young player in his position of the Argentine league.

Honours

;Vélez Sarsfield *

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(1):

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Matías Pérez Acuña
at Vélez Sarsfield * * Living people 1994 births Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine footballers Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers Quilmes Atlético Club footballers Club Atlético Tigre footballers Association football defenders {{Argentina-footy-defender-1990s-stub