Óscar Perea

Oscar Perea
Perea with Strasbourg in 2024
Personal information
Full name Óscar Andrés Perea Abonce[1]
Date of birth (2005-09-27) 27 September 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Strasbourg
Number 20
Youth career
Escuela Benkos Biojo
Envigado Palmira
2018–2020 La Cantera
2020–2022 Atlético Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 Atlético Nacional 44 (6)
2024– Strasbourg 0 (0)
International career
2022 Colombia U15
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:04, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

Óscar Andrés Perea Abonce (born 27 September 2005) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Strasbourg.

Club career

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Early career

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Born in Pereira, Colombia, Perea's father was killed in a workplace accident when he was five months old. He moved with his mother to Santa Cecilia, where he first started playing football at the Escuela Benkos Biojo. At the advice of his uncle, he entered the Envigado Palmira Football School in Palmira, but this was short lived, and he soon returned to his hometown of Pereira.[2]

In 2018 he joined Club La Cantera, where he stayed for two years before a successful trial at Atlético Nacional.[2] He made his debut for Atlético Nacional in the 2022 campaign, before being named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2005 worldwide later in the same year.[3]

Strasbourg

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On 2 July 2024, Perea joined Ligue 1 club Strasbourg for €5.2 million.[4]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 3 July 2024.[5]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atlético Nacional 2022 Categoría Primera A 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2023 Categoría Primera A 35 5 6 2 3 0 44 7
2024 Categoría Primera A 8 1 0 0 0 0 8 1
Total 44 6 6 2 3 0 0 0 53 8
Strasbourg 2024–25 Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 44 6 6 2 3 0 0 0 53 8

References

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  1. ^ a b c Óscar Perea at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b Martinez, Cristian (21 May 2022). "Óscar Andrés Perea de La Cantera al fútbol profesional colombiano de primera división, aquí su historia" [Óscar Andrés Perea: from La Cantera to Colombian professional football in the first division, here is his story]. semillerosdeportivos.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  3. ^ Christenson, Marcus; Bloor, Steven; Blight, Garry (28 September 2022). "Next Generation 2022: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Transferts : l'espoir colombien Oscar Perea débarque à Strasbourg" [Transfers: Colombian Oscar Perea arrives in Strasbourg] (in French). L'Équipe. 2 July 2024.
  5. ^ Óscar Perea at Soccerway