Rafa Pérez in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Rafael Enrique Pérez Almeida | ||
| Date of birth | (1990-01-09) 9 January 1990 (age 34) | ||
| Place of birth | Cartagena, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlético Junior | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Cartagena | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | Real Cartagena | 68 | (2) |
| 2012 | Chongqing | 23 | (1) |
| 2013 | Independiente Medellín | 24 | (2) |
| 2014 | Santa Fe | 6 | (0) |
| 2014 | Portuguesa | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Litex Lovech | 32 | (1) |
| 2016 | Litex Lovech II | 8 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | CSKA Sofia | 16 | (1) |
| 2017–2020 | Atlético Junior | 125 | (2) |
| 2020–2023 | Talleres | 112 | (2) |
| 2023 | San Lorenzo | 53 | (2) |
| 2024– | Atlético Junior | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Rafael Enrique Pérez Almeida (born 9 January 1990), commonly known as Rafa Pérez (Latin American Spanish: [ˈrafa ˈpeɾes]; ), is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Atlético Junior.
Born in Cartagena, Pérez made his senior debuts with Real Cartagena in 2008. In 2012, he moved abroad, signing with China League One team Chongqing Lifan, but returned to his home country only a year later, after agreeing to a deal with Independiente Medellín.[1]
On 12 December 2013 Pérez moved to Independiente Santa Fe.[2] On 26 May of the following year he joined Portuguesa,[3] but only appeared rarely for Lusa.
On 11 January 2015, Pérez signed with Bulgarian side Litex Lovech, being given the number 5 jersey. He made his debut for the club on 28 February, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home win against Ludogorets Razgrad. On 12 December 2015, he was sent off after an altercation with Miguel Bedoya in a heated league match that was eventually abandoned after the Litex players were ordered off the pitch.[4]
In the summer of 2016 he joined CSKA Sofia. Pérez remained with the "redmen" until he cancelled his contract with the team in May 2017.[5]
On 2 June 2017, after Pérez had officially parted company with CSKA Sofia, he joined Atlético Junior.[6]
Real Cartagena
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