Matías Pérez García

Matías Pérez García
Pérez García with the San Jose Earthquakes
Personal information
Full name Matías Augusto Pérez García
Date of birth (1984-10-13) 13 October 1984
Place of birth Tartagal, Argentina
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Sport Huancayo
Number 27
Youth career
Lanús
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2006 Lanús 4 (0)
2005–2006 → C.A.I. (loan) 15 (0)
2006–2007 Talleres de Remedios 39 (12)
2007–2009 Cerro 0 (0)
2007–2008 → Atlanta (loan) 14 (3)
2008–2009 → Chamois (loan) 44 (5)
2009–2010 All Boys 51 (5)
2011–2012 Universidad de Chile 9 (0)
2011–2012 → All Boys (loan) 30 (1)
2012–2014 Tigre 63 (13)
2014–2016 San Jose Earthquakes 47 (3)
2016–2017 Orlando City 28 (1)
2017–2019 Tigre 33 (1)
2019 Cúcuta Deportivo 38 (3)
2020–2021 Gimnasia LP 33 (3)
2022–2023 Deportivo Municipal 64 (7)
2024 Sport Huancayo 21 (2)
International career
2000–2001 Argentina U17 8 (1)
2003–2004 Argentina U20 6 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 September 2024

Matías Augusto Pérez García (born 13 October 1984) is an Argentine professional football midfielder who currently plays for Sport Huancayo in the Peruvian Primera División.

Career

Pérez García began his playing career in 2002 with Lanús of the Argentine Primera División. He then played a number of seasons in the Argentine 2nd division with C.A.I. and Talleres de Remedios de Escalada. In 2007, he was signed by Uruguayan club C.A. Cerro and loaned out to Atlanta and then Chamois Niortais. In 2011, he signed for the Chilean club Universidad de Chile of the Chilean Primera División.[1][2] After the 2011 Apertura he returned on loan to All Boys, after play only 7 games in the Tournament.

San Jose Earthquakes

Pérez García signed for Major League Soccer side San Jose Earthquakes on 31 July 2014. He debuted for San Jose on 8 August 2014 against LA Galaxy, where he scored his first goal of his MLS career.[3]

Orlando City

Pérez García was traded to Orlando City on 3 August 2016, in exchange for midfielder Darwin Cerén.[4] He was waived by Orlando on 28 June 2017.[5]

Tigre

After being released by Orlando City in June 2017, Pérez García signed with Tigre on 18 July 2017.[6]

In Peru

In 2022, Pérez García moved to Peru and joined Deportivo Municipal.[7] In 2024, he switched to Sport Huancayo.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 September 2024[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lanús 2002–03 Argentine Primera División 10———10
2003–04 30———30
Total 40———40
C.A.I. (loan) 2005–06 Primera B Nacional 140———140
Talleres de Remedios 2006–07 Primera B Nacional 3912———3912
Atlanta (loan) 2007–08 Primera B Nacional 143———143
Chamois (loan) 2007–08 Ligue 2 132———132
2008–09 National 31331—10354
Total 44531—10486
All Boys 2009–10 Primera B Nacional 343——20363
2010–11 Argentine Primera División 152———152
Total 495——20515
Universidad de Chile 2011 Primera División of Chile 90———90
All Boys (loan) 2011–12 Argentine Primera División 30100——301
Tigre 2012–13 Argentine Primera División 33500154—489
2013–14 30800——308
Total 631300154—7817
San Jose Earthquakes 2014 MLS 61———61
2015 27200——272
2016 14010——150
Total 47310——483
Orlando City 2016 MLS 130———130
2017 15110——161
Total 28110——291
Tigre 2017–18 Argentine Primera División 221———220
2018–19 11010——121
Total 33110——341
Cúcuta Deportivo 2019 Categoría Primera A 38300——383
Gimnasia LP 2019–20 Argentine Primera División 70——1080
2020–21 6010——70
2021 203———203
Total 33310—10353
Deportivo Municipal 2022 Peruvian Primera División 342———342
2023 305———305
Total 647———647
Deportivo Municipal 2024 Peruvian Primera División 212—10—222
Career total 53059711644055764

Honours

Universidad de Chile

References

  1. ↑ "All Boys confirma llegada de Pérez García a la "U" y Rojas habla de liderazgo". Archived from the original on 8 January 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  2. ↑ "PrensaFútbol – Noticias del fútbol chileno e internacional".
  3. ↑ "Quakes sign Argentinian attacking midfielder Perez Garcia as Designated Player". 31 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Earthquakes acquire Darwin Ceren in trade with Orlando City SC". 3 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Orlando City SC Waives Midfielder Matías Pérez García | Orlando City".
  6. ↑ "Cambio en el Tigre de Caruso: sale Rincón, entra Pérez García". 7 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "Deportivo Municipal anunció la renovación de Matías Pérez García". Ovación Corporación Deportiva (in Spanish). 22 November 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  8. ↑ "(VIDEO) Sport Huancayo confirmó la incorporación de Matías Pérez García". Ovación Corporación Deportiva (in Spanish). 5 January 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  9. ↑ Matías Pérez García at Soccerway