Edixon Perea Valencia
Edixon Perea
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Édixon Perea Valencia |
| Date of birth |
April 20, 1984 (1984-04-20) (age 27) |
| Place of birth |
Cali, Colombia |
| Height |
1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) |
| Playing position |
Striker |
| Club information |
| Current club |
Cruz Azul |
| Number |
9 |
| Youth career |
| ????-2001 |
Atlético Huila |
| Senior career* |
| Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
| 2001–2002 |
Atlético Huila |
24 |
(6) |
| 2002 |
Deportes Quindío |
18 |
(4) |
| 2002–2003 |
Deportivo Pasto |
9 |
(1) |
| 2003–2005 |
Atlético Nacional |
86 |
(38) |
| 2005–2008 |
Bordeaux |
38 |
(3) |
| 2008–2010 |
Grêmio |
40 |
(12) |
| 2010–2011 |
Las Palmas |
10 |
(0) |
| 2011- |
Cruz Azul |
10 |
(5) |
| National team‡ |
| 2001–2003 |
Colombia U-20 |
7 |
(1) |
| 2004– |
Colombia |
26 |
(9) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 29, 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of July 29, 2011 |
Edixon Perea Valencia (born April 20, 1984 in Cali) is a Colombian footballer that currently play with Cruz Azul in the Primera Division de Mexico.
Before playing for Bordeaux, Perea played 29 games in the 2005 season for Atlético Nacional. He was one of the players that helped the Colombian youth team reach the third place in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. He was on trial at English Premier League Club Blackburn Rovers in 2010.[1]
International career
Perea is also on the Colombian national football team where he has been called upon during the qualifying campaign for the 2006 World Cup.
He played for the Colombian national team in the Copa América 2007.
International Goals – Colombia
| # |
Date |
Venue |
Opponent |
Score |
Result |
Competition |
| 1 |
July 9, 2004 |
Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru |
Bolivia |
0 – 1 |
0–1 |
Copa América 2004 |
| 2 |
January 15, 2005 |
Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, USA |
South Korea |
1 – 2 |
1–2 |
Friendly |
| 3 |
February 23, 2005 |
Estadio Carlos González, Culiacán, Mexico |
Mexico |
1 – 1 |
1–1 |
Friendly |
| 4 |
June 4, 2005 |
Metropolitano, Barranquilla, Colombia |
Peru |
0 – 5 |
0–5 |
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 |
March 25, 2007 |
Orange Bowl, Miami, USA |
Switzerland |
0 – 1 |
1–3 |
Friendly |
| 6 |
June 23, 2007 |
Metropolitano, Barranquilla, Colombia |
Ecuador |
3 – 1 |
3–1 |
Copa América 2007 |
| 7 |
July 2, 2007 |
Estadio José Pachencho, Maracaibo, Venezuela |
Argentina |
0 – 1 |
4–2 |
Copa América 2007 |
| 8 |
February 6, 2008 |
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay |
Uruguay |
0 – 1 |
2–2 |
Friendly |
| 9 |
0 – 2 |
References
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Perea, Edixon |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
April 20, 1984 |
| Place of birth |
Cali, Colombia |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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