Antonio Perera
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 Perera for Botev Plovdiv in the 2022–23 season | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antonio Perera Calderón | ||
| Date of birth | 8 June 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Novelda del Guadiana, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Botev Plovdiv | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gévora | |||
| Flecha Negra | |||
| Diocesano | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Extremadura B | 23 | (3) |
| 2017 | Extremadura | 6 | (1) |
| 2017–2020 | Alavés B | 83 | (4) |
| 2020–2022 | Alavés | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | → Istra 1961 (loan) | 44 | (0) |
| 2022– | Botev Plovdiv | 25 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:23, 30 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Antonio Perera Calderón (born 8 June 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Bulgarian First League club Botev Plovdiv.[1]
Career[edit]
Perera was born in Novelda del Guadiana, Badajoz, Extremadura, and represented CD Gévora, CP Flecha Negra and CD Diocesano as a youth.[2] In 2016, after finishing his formation, he moved to Extremadura UD; initially assigned to the reserves in Tercera División, he also featured for the first team in Segunda División B during the campaign.
In November 2017, Perera signed a three-year contract with Deportivo Alavés, being assigned to the B-side also in the fourth division.[3] He was a regular starter for the B's during the following years, helping in their promotion to the third level in 2019.
On 19 August 2020, Perera signed a new four-year contract with the Babazorros, being immediately loaned to Croatian First Football League side NK Istra 1961 for one year.[4] He made his professional debut on 8 November, coming on as a late substitute for Slavko Blagojević in 5–0 away loss against GNK Dinamo Zagreb.
On 5 August 2022, Perera was transferred to Bulgarian First League club PFC Botev Plovdiv.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Antonio Perera at Soccerway
- ^ "Antonio Perera, el futbolista del futuro" [Antonio Perera, the footballer of the future] (in Spanish). El Periódico Extremadura. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Perera: "Estoy feliz de haber llegado a un proyecto tan ambicioso como es el Deportivo Alavés"" [Perera: "I am happy to have arrived in such an ambitious project as Deportivo Alavés"] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ "Antonio Perera saldrá cedido al NK Istra" [Antonio Perera will move out on loan at NK Istra] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ "Antonio Perera, traspasado al PFC Botev Plovdiv" [Antonio Perera, transferred to PFC Botev Plovdiv] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
External links[edit]
- Antonio Perera at BDFutbol
- Antonio Perera at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)