Edixon Perea

Edixon Perea
Personal information
Full name	Édixon Perea Valencia
Date of birth	20 April 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Cali, Colombia
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1998–2001	Atlético Huila
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2002	Atlético Huila
2002	Deportes Quindío
2002–2003	Deportivo Pasto
2003–2005	Atlético Nacional
2005–2008	Bordeaux
2008–2010	Grêmio
2010–2011	Las Palmas
2011–2012	Cruz Azul
2012–2013	Changchun Yatai
2013	→ Deportivo Cali (loan)
2013–2014	Budapest Honvéd
2016	América de Cali
International career
2001–2003	Colombia U-20
2004–2008	Colombia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edixon Perea Valencia (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈeðiksom peˈɾea];^[a] born 20 April 1984) is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as a Striker.

Club career[edit]

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 Colombia U20 national 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]

International career[edit]

Perea was on the Colombia national team where he was called upon during the qualifying campaign for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He played for Colombia at the Copa America in 2004 and 2007.

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Europe		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Huila	2001	Categoría Primera A	24	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	6
Quindío	2002	Categoría Primera A	18	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	4
Pasto	2002	Categoría Primera A	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1
Atlético Nacional	2003	Categoría Primera A	22	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	5
	2004	Categoría Primera A	45	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	45	18
	2005	Categoría Primera A	19	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	15
	Total		86	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	86	38
Bordeaux	2005–06	Ligue 1	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	1
	2006–07	Ligue 1	17	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	21	2
	Total		38	3	0	0	0	0	4	0	42	3
Grêmio	2008	Série A	27	9	0	0	0	0	1	1	28	10
	2009	Série A	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	Segunda División	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Cruz Azul	2011–12	Mexican Primera División	22	8	0	0	0	0	7	2	29	10
Changchun	2012	Chinese Super League	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	2
Cali	2013	Categoría Primera A	23	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	25	4
Honvéd	2013–14	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	6	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	8	2
Career total			288	80	3	0	1	0	13	3	305	83

International[edit]

Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Perea goal.

List of international goals scored by Edixon Perea
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	9 July 2004	Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru	Bolivia	1–0	1–0	Copa América 2004
2	15 January 2005	Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States	South Korea	2–1	2–1	Friendly
3	23 February 2005	Estadio Carlos González, Culiacán, Mexico	Mexico	1–1	1–1	Friendly
4	4 June 2005	Metropolitano, Barranquilla, Colombia	Peru	5–0	5–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
5	25 March 2007	Orange Bowl, Miami, United States	Switzerland	1–0	3–1	Friendly
6	23 June 2007	Metropolitano, Barranquilla, Colombia	Ecuador	3–1	3–1	Friendly
7	2 July 2007	Estadio José Pachencho, Maracaibo, Venezuela	Argentina	1–0	2–4	Copa América 2007
8	6 February 2008	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	Uruguay	1–0	2–2	Friendly
9	6 February 2008	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	Uruguay	2–0	2–2	Friendly

Notes[edit]

^ In isolation, Edixon is pronounced [ˈeðikson].

References[edit]

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

External links[edit]

Edixon Perea at Soccerway
Edixon Perea – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
Edixon Perea at National-Football-Teams.com

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

[2] "Perea Arrives On Trial". Lancashire Evening Telegraph. 21 August 2010. Retrieved 10 October 2014.

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