Nick Perera
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicolas Perera | ||
| Date of birth | 5 June 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Ontario Fury | ||
| Youth career | |||
| K.N.S. Tervuren | |||
| 2005–2008 | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007 | Bakersfield Brigade | 3 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Benidorm CF | ||
| 2010–2011 | San Diego Sockers | 6 | (5) |
| 2011–2014 | Milwaukee Wave | 69 | (52) |
| 2014–2016 | San Diego Sockers | 0 | (0) |
| 2016– | Ontario Fury | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| United States Beach Soccer | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:44, 4 September 2014 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:44, 4 September 2014 (UTC) |
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Nicolas Perera (born 5 June 1986) is a Spanish-born, American professional footballer currently with Ontario Fury of the MASL as well as the United States national beach soccer team.
Perera was born in Madrid, Spain to Prudencio and Dione Perera. Despite having a Spanish father and an American mother, Perera spent most of his childhood in Belgium and can speak 5 languages: English, Spanish, Italian, Dutch and French.
Perera played youth soccer in Belgium with club team K.N.S. Tervuren, as well as his high school team European School of Brussels. He walked on to the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer team in 2005 after receiving a recommendation from his mother.
I asked my mom where would be a good place to go to college, and she said Santa Barbara sounded like a fun place. Junior year of high school I came to visit the campus and I fell in love with Santa Barbara.
Perera played an integral role in UC Santa Barbara’s attack, leading the Gauchos to the 2006 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship and winning the national title. For his performances in the 2006 tournament, he was named the College Cup's Most Outstanding Offensive Player.
After finishing college, Perera played a few matches with California-based Bakersfield Brigade of the USL Premier Development League where he was reunited with UC Santa Barbara teammates Tino Nuñez, Greg Curry, Jon Curry, and Andrew Proctor. Additionally, Eric Wynalda was also on the squad.
Perera then joined Benidorm CF in Spain, before heading back to America to join San Diego Sockers where he played indoor soccer. Despite appearing in just 6 games, he scored 5 goals for the club.
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