Edixon Perea Valencia

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Personal information
Edixon Perea
Full name	Édixon Perea Valencia
Date of birth	April 20, 1984 (1984-04-20) (age 24)
Place of birth	Cali, Colombia
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Grêmio
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2001 2002 2002 2003-2005 2005-2007 2008Jan-present	Atlético Huila Deportes Quindío Deportivo Pasto Atlético Nacional Bordeaux Grêmio	24 0(6) 18 0(4) 09 0(1) 86 (38) 42 0(6) 09 0(9)
National team²
2004-present	Colombia	18 0(6)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 June 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 5 June 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Edixon Perea Valencia (born April 20, 1984 in Cali) is a Colombian footballer. He has signed a contract to play for Grêmio during the 2008 season.

[edit] Football career

Before playing for Bordeaux, Perea played 29 games in the 2005 season for Atlético Nacional. He was one of the player helping Colombia youth team reaching the third place in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.

In 2007/08 season, he just played once in UEFA Cup. In December 2007 he signed a pre-contract with Grêmio.[1] He joined the Brazilian team in January 2008.