Marco Pérez (Colombian footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marco Jhonnier Pérez Murillo | ||
| Date of birth | September 18, 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Quibdó, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Deportes Tolima | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Boyacá Chicó | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2012 | Boyacá Chicó | 41 | (11) |
| 2009–2010 | → Gimnasia (La Plata) (loan) | 25 | (9) |
| 2010–2011 | → Zaragoza (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | → Independiente (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2012 | → Belgrano de Córdoba (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2012 | → O'Higgins (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Medellín | 35 | (6) |
| 2014– | Deportes Tolima | 53 | (16) |
| National team | |||
| 2006–2009 | Colombia U-20 | 14 | (4) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 November 2015. | |||
Marco Jhonnier Pérez Murillo (born September 18, 1990 in Quibdó)[1] is a Colombian football striker who currently plays for Deportes Tolima.
Career
Pérez debuted for Boyacá Chicó F.C. in 2006 at the age of 17, and became a starter ahead more experienced strikers.[2] He played the 2009–10 Argentine Primera División season for Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, and helped the team avoid relegation from the first division. On 14 July 2010, Pérez signed a two-year loan deal with Real Zaragoza.[3]
However, on July 2011 the Colombian forward returned to Argentina, joining Independiente.[4]
International career
After a great first season with his club, Pérez won a place in the Colombia national under-20 football team that played the 2009 South American Youth Championship.[5] After helping Boyacá Chicó F.C. lift the Copa Mustang, he received a call up to the full Colombia national football team.
References
- ↑ MARCOS JOHNIER PEREZ – BDFA
- ↑ El Real Zaragoza ficha a Marco Pérez Murillo
- ↑ Marco Pérez presentado
- ↑ "Marco Pérez ya es de Independiente" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
- ↑ Por un cupo al Mundial de Egipto viajó la Sub-20 de Colombia al Suramericano de Venezuela – Futbolred