Emanuel "Manny" Perez (born February 19, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for USL Championship club Louisville City.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Emanuel Perez | ||
Date of birth | (1999-02-19) February 19, 1999 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Garner, North Carolina, United States | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Louisville City | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Youth career | |||
2014–2017 | North Carolina FC | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2018 | NC State Wolfpack | 29 | (6) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2021 | Celtic | 0 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → North Carolina FC (loan) | 35 | (1) |
2021 | Portland Timbers | 0 | (0) |
2021 | → Austin FC (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2022– | Louisville City | 30 | (0) |
National team | |||
2017 | United States U18 | 8 | (2) |
2018 | United States U20 | 6 | (1) |
2019 | United States U23 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 18, 2022 |
Perez played two years of college soccer at North Carolina State University between 2017 and 2018, making a total of 29 appearances for NCSU, scoring 6 goals and tallying 9 assists.[1]
On January 31, 2019, Perez joined Scottish Premiership side Celtic.[2] Perez was immediately loaned out to USL Championship side North Carolina FC.[3] He was again loaned to North Carolina FC ahead of the 2020 USL Championship season.[4] Perez left the club after two seasons without playing a game.[5]
After joining the club on loan, Perez made his first team debut for North Carolina in a 4–1 win against defending champions Louisville City.[6] He went on to make 23 appearances for the club that he represented during his youth.[7] Of those games he started 12 times.[7] He returned to NCFC for a second season on loan during the 2020 season. This was a season that was marred by the COVID-19 pandemic and shortened from the standard amount of games; however, Perez went on to make a further 14 appearances for his boyhood club before returning to Celtic.[8]
On April 26, 2021 it was announced that Perez had signed a contract with the Portland Timbers and was immediately loaned to Austin FC.[5][9] Austin has the option to trade for Perez for $100,000 GAM at the end of the season.[10] Following the 2021 season, Perez's contract option was declined by Austin and he returned to Portland.[11]
Following the 2021 season, Perez returned to Portland, but they opted to decline their contract option on him and he left club.[12]
On February 15, 2022, Perez signed with USL Championship side Louisville City.[13]
Perez was born in the United States, and is of Mexican descent.[14]
Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Celtic | 2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
North Carolina FC (loan) | 2019 | USL Championship | 21 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||
2020 | USL Championship | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
Total | 35 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 37 | 1 | ||||
Portland Timbers | 2021 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Austin FC (loan) | 2021 | Major League Soccer | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
Career total | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 1 |
United States U20
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