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Edixon Perea
Personal information
Full name Édixon Perea Valencia
Date of birth (1984-04-20) April 20, 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Cali, Colombia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1998–2001 Atlético Huila
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Atlético Huila 24 (6)
2002 Deportes Quindío 18 (4)
2002–2003 Deportivo Pasto 9 (1)
2003–2005 Atlético Nacional 86 (38)
2005–2008 Bordeaux 38 (3)
2008–2010 Grêmio 40 (12)
2010–2011 Las Palmas 10 (0)
2011–2012 Cruz Azul 22 (8)
2012–2013 Changchun Yatai 12 (2)
2013 → Deportivo Cali (loan) 23 (4)
2013–2014 Budapest Honvéd 6 (2)
2016 América de Cali 1 (0)
International career‡
2001–2003 Colombia U-20 7 (1)
2004–2008 Colombia 26 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2013
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 July 2011

Edixon Perea Valencia (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈeðiksom peˈɾea];[a] born 20 April 1984) is a Colombian footballer.

Football career

Perea was born in Cali. He played 29 games in the 2005 season for Atlético Nacional before joining Bordeaux. He was one of the players who helped the Colombian youth team reach the third place in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. He was on trial at the English Premier League Club Blackburn Rovers in 2010.[1]

Club statistics

Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Huila
2001 24 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 6
Total 24 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 6
Quindío
2002 18 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 4
Total 18 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 4
Pasto
2002 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
Total 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
Nacional
2003 22 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 5
2004 45 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 18
2005 19 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 15
Total 86 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 86 38
Bordeaux
2005–06 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 1
2006–07 17 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 21 2
Total 38 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 42 3
Grêmio
2008 27 9 0 0 0 0 1 1 28 10
2009 13 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 3
Total 40 12 0 0 0 0 2 1 42 13
Las Palmas
2010–11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Total 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Cruz Azul
2011–12 22 8 0 0 0 0 7 2 29 10
Total 22 8 0 0 0 0 7 2 29 10
Changchun
2012 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2
Total 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2
Cali
2013 23 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 25 4
Total 23 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 25 4
Honvéd
2013–14 6 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 8 2
Total 6 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 8 2
Career Total 288 80 3 0 1 0 13 3 305 83

Updated to games played as of 16 December 2013.

International career

Perea is also on the Colombia national football team where he has been called upon during the qualifying campaign for the 2006 World Cup.

He played for the Colombia national team at the Copa America in 2004 and 2007.

International goals – Colombia

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 July 9, 2004 Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru  Bolivia 0 – 1 0–1 Copa América 2004
2 January 15, 2005 Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States  South Korea 1 – 2 1–2 Friendly
3 February 23, 2005 Estadio Carlos González, Culiacán, Mexico  Mexico 1 – 1 1–1 Friendly
4 June 4, 2005 Metropolitano, Barranquilla, Colombia  Peru 0 – 5 0–5 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 March 25, 2007 Orange Bowl, Miami, United States   Switzerland 0 – 1 1–3 Friendly
6 June 23, 2007 Metropolitano, Barranquilla, Colombia  Ecuador 3 – 1 3–1 Friendly
7 July 2, 2007 Estadio José Pachencho, Maracaibo, Venezuela  Argentina 0 – 1 4–2 Copa América 2007
8 February 6, 2008 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay  Uruguay 0 – 1 2–2 Friendly
9 0 – 2

Notes

  1. ^ In isolation, Edixon is pronounced [ˈeðikson].

References

  1. ^ "Perea Arrives On Trial". Lancashire Evening Telegraph. 21 August 2010. Retrieved 10 October 2014.

External links

Colombia squad – 2004 Copa América fourth place
Colombia squad – 2007 Copa América
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