Andrés Perea

Andrés Felipe Perea Castañeda (born November 14, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Major League Soccer club New York City FC, on loan from Philadelphia Union.[3]

Not to be confused with Andreas Pereira.

Andrés Perea
Personal information
Full name Andrés Felipe Perea Castañeda[1]
Date of birth (2000-11-14) November 14, 2000
Place of birth Tampa, Florida, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 New York City FC
(on loan from Philadelphia Union)
Number 15
Youth career
2006–2017 Atlético Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Atlético Nacional 14 (1)
2020 → Orlando City (loan) 23 (0)
2021–2022 Orlando City 51 (3)
2023– Philadelphia Union 8 (1)
2023– → New York City (loan) 10 (1)
International career‡
2017 Colombia U17 12 (1)
2019–2020 Colombia U20 5 (0)
2021 United States U23 4 (0)
2021– United States 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 21, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 28, 2021

Youth

Perea lived in Tampa, Florida, United States, for the first five years of his life, playing for Old Mars FC and West Florida Premier. He moved to Colombia where he enrolled in the Atlético Nacional youth academy aged six. In 2013, Perea was part of the Atlético Nacional team that won the prestigious national youth tournament Torneo de Pony Fútbol.[4][5]

Club career

Atlético Nacional

On July 10, 2017, Perea made his senior debut for Atlético Nacional as a 77th minute substitute in a 1–0 defeat to Santa Fe.[6] In doing so he became the first player born in the 21st century to play for the club.[7] He scored his first goal for the team on April 19, 2019, in a 4–0 victory over Patriotas.[8][9]

Orlando City

On December 9, 2019, Perea joined MLS team Orlando City on loan ahead of the 2020 season.[10] He made his debut for the team as a substitute on February 29, 2020 in the season opener as the team drew 0–0 with Real Salt Lake. A week later, Perea made his first start, registering an assist on the team's first goal of the season scored by Chris Mueller as Orlando lost 2–1 away to Colorado Rapids.[11]

After making 28 appearances in his debut season with Orlando, Perea had his loan move made permanent as part of the club's end of season roster moves on December 2, 2020.[12]

Perea scored his first goal in U.S. Open Cup competition on May 10, 2022, the winner in a 2–1 round of 32 victory over the Philadelphia Union.[13]

Philadelphia Union

On December 6, 2022, Perea was traded to Philadelphia Union in exchange for $750,000 in General Allocation Money with the potential for an additional $100,000 in GAM if certain contract conditions are met and will also retain a portion of any future transfer fee.[14]

International career

Born in Tampa, Florida, Perea holds dual citizenship with the United States and Colombia.[15]

In 2017, Perea was part of the Colombia under-17 teams at both the Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-17[16] and FIFA U-17 World Cup.[17] In May 2019, Perea was called up to the Colombia under-20 squad for the FIFA U-20 World Cup as an injury replacement for Yéiler Góez and started all five games as Colombia reached the quarter-finals before being eliminated by eventual winners Ukraine.[18]

In December 2020, Perea was called up to the United States national team for the first time for a friendly against El Salvador as a replacement following Frankie Amaya's withdrawal but did not appear in the game.[19] On January 12, 2021, while at a training camp with the United States under-23 team,[20] it was announced that Perea was granted a one-time switch by FIFA to represent the United States competitively.[21] He made his debut for the United States on January 31, 2021, as a half-time substitute for Sebastian Lletget in a 7–0 friendly win over Trinidad and Tobago. Perea conceded a penalty which was saved by Matt Turner.[22]

Perea was named to the final 20-player United States under-23 roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship in March 2021.[23]

Personal life

Andrés is the son of former soccer player and Atlético Nacional under-20 coach Nixon Perea.[4]

Career statistics

Club
As of October 21, 2023
Club Season League National cup Continental Playoffs Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atlético Nacional 2017 Categoría Primera A 200000——20
2018 101000——20
2019 1110000——111
Total 14110000000151
Orlando City (loan) 2020 MLS 230——203[lower-alpha 1]0280
Orlando City 2021 272—1[lower-alpha 2]0——282
2022 24161———302
Total 74361102030864
Philadelphia Union 2023 MLS 81102[lower-alpha 3]2——113
New York City FC (loan) 2023 MLS 101————101
Career totals 1066813220301229
  1. Appearance(s) in MLS is Back Tournament knockout stage
  2. Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup
  3. Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League

International
As of match played March 28, 2021[24]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
United States 202110
Total10

Honors

Orlando City

References
  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Colombia" (PDF). FIFA. June 13, 2019. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 6, 2020.
  2. "Andrés Perea". Orlando City SC. Archived from the original on August 22, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  3. mlssoccer. "Andrés Perea | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  4. "A Andrés Felipe Perea lo espera La India". Capsulas de Carreño (in Spanish). June 7, 2017.
  5. "Ponyfútbol 2013: Atlético Nacional campeón". www.minuto30.com (in Spanish).
  6. "Santa Fe vs. Atlético Nacional – 10 July 2017 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  7. "Andrés Perea, el pionero del nuevo siglo en Atlético Nacional". VAVEL (in Spanish). July 11, 2017.
  8. "Nacional 4–0 Patriotas: resultado, resumen y goles". AS Colombia (in Spanish). April 18, 2019.
  9. "Atlético Nacional vs. Patriotas Boyacá – 19 April 2019 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  10. "Orlando City Acquires Colombian Midfielder Andrés Perea on Loan". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  11. "Colorado Rapids 2, Orlando City SC 1 2020 MLS Match Recap". mlssoccer.com.
  12. "Orlando City Exercises Options on 12 Players Following 2020 MLS Campaign". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  13. "Orlando City Defeats Philadelphia Union to Advance to U.S. Open Cup Round of 16". orlandocitysc.com. May 10, 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  14. "Orlando City SC acquires $750,000 in General Allocation Money from Philadelphia Union in exchange for midfielder Andrés Perea". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  15. Butler, Dylan. "Juan Carlos Osorio: Colombian midfielder may be MLS bound". MLS. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  16. "Colombia Sub-17 ultima detalles para debut en Suramericano de Chile". Futbolred.
  17. "Convocatoria Selección Colombia sub 17, para Mundial de la India". Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (in Spanish).
  18. "Andrés Perea reemplaza a Yéiler Góez para el Mundial Sub 20 de Polonia". foxsportsla.com (in Spanish). Fox Sports. May 15, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  19. "Andres Perea to Replace Frankie Amaya on USMNT Training Camp Roster". www.ussoccer.com. December 1, 2020.
  20. "USMNT Preparation Camp to Begin Jan. 9 in Bradenton, Fla". www.ussoccer.com.
  21. "Confirmed: Andrés Perea gains FIFA approval to represent the United States". ussoccer.com. January 12, 2021.
  22. "USA put seven past Trinidad and Tobago as MLS-based players shine". The Guardian. January 31, 2021.
  23. "U.S. Under-23 Men's National Team Head Coach Jason Kreis Names Roster for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship". www.ussoccer.com. March 11, 2021.
  24. Andrés Perea at National-Football-Teams.com
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