Kenneth Perez
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| Kenneth Perez | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Kenneth Perez Dahl Jensen | |
| Date of birth | August 29, 1974 | |
| Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| Position | Winger | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | AFC Ajax | |
| Number | 11 | |
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 199?-1995 1995-1997 1997-1999 2000-2006 2006-current |
Akademisk Boldklub FC København MVV Maastricht AZ Alkmaar Ajax Amsterdam |
30 (3) 47 (16) 164 (51) 14 (7) |
| National team | ||
| 2003-2006 | Denmark | 19 (2) |
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Kenneth Perez Dahl Jensen (born August 29, 1974) is a Danish professional football player, who plays as a winger for Dutch club Ajax Amsterdam. Perez scored two goals in 19 matches for the Danish national team from 2003 to 2006, and he was chosen to compete at the 2004 European Championship.
[edit] Biography
Perez started his career for Danish club Akademisk Boldklub, where he reached the 1995 Danish Cup final. The final was lost to F.C. Copenhagen, with whom Perez signed a two-year contract in autumn that year. He played two years for F.C. Copenhagen, and Perez was a part of the Copenhagen team which won the 1997 Danish Cup. With months left of his contract, he moved abroad in August 1997, to play for Dutch club MVV Maastricht in the Eredivisie championship. Perez scored goals frequently for MVV, and his dribbling ability was regarded as one of the best in the Eredivisie. With his contract nearing expiry, he looked to leave the club in winter 1999. Dutch clubs Roda JC and AZ Alkmaar wanted to buy Perez, and he eventually penned a 5½-year contract with AZ starting from January 2000.
He made his debut for the Danish national team under national manager Morten Olsen in November 2003. He came on as a substitute to replace Dennis Rommedahl in the 3-2 victory against England. He was selected to represent Denmark at the 2004 European Championship, where he took part in one match, coming on as a substitute.
Often playing on the left wing, Perez was the most technical of AZ's prolific strike force during the 2004-05 season. He was AZ's top goal scorer in that season, as he fired 13 goals past opposition goalkeepers, and was the joint 9th best league goal scorer. The club finished in third place that season, and ended second in the 2005-06 season. After six and a half years at AZ, Perez transferred to rival Eredivisie side Ajax Amsterdam in the summer 2006. He subsequently ended his national team career to focus on playing for Ajax. Since his debut in November 2003, Perez played 19 national team matches, though he was either substituted on or off the pitch, and never played a full national team match.
He won the Dutch Super Cup trophy with Ajax, beating PSV Eindhoven 3-1 in August 2006. In December 2006, Perez admitted having used a racial slur against an assistant referee. He publicly apologized to the assistant referee and received a five-match ban and a €12,500 fine.
[edit] Honours
- Danish Cup: 1997
- Dutch Super Cup: 2006
[edit] External links
| Ajax Amsterdam - Current Squad |
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1 Stekelenburg | 2 Heitinga | 3 Stam | 4 Vermaelen | 5 Emanuelson | 6 Maduro | 7 Rosales | 8 Babel | 9 Huntelaar | 10 Sneijder | 11 Perez | 12 Vermeer | 14 Roger | 15 Lindenbergh | 16 de Mul | 17 Krohn-Dehli | 18 Gabri | 19 Rosenberg | 20 Ogăraru | 21 Mitea | 22 Grygera | 23 Boakye | 24 Schilder | 25 Sarpong | 26 Manucharyan | 28 Vertonghen | 29 Poepon | 30 Gentenaar | 32 van Duin |
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