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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Matías Augusto Pérez García | ||
Date of birth | 13 October 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Tartagal, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Playing position | Attacking Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Orlando City | ||
Number | 32 | ||
Youth career | |||
Lanús | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2006 | Lanús | 4 | (0) |
2005–2006 | → C.A.I. (loan) | 15 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Talleres (RE) | 39 | (12) |
2007–2009 | C.A. Cerro | 0 | (0) |
2007–2008 | → Atlanta (loan) | 14 | (3) |
2008–2009 | → Chamois (loan) | 44 | (5) |
2009–2010 | All Boys | 51 | (5) |
2011–2012 | Universidad de Chile | 7 | (0) |
2011–2012 | → All Boys (loan) | 30 | (1) |
2012–2014 | Tigre | 63 | (13) |
2014–2016 | San Jose Earthquakes | 47 | (3) |
2016– | Orlando City | 17 | (0) |
National team | |||
2000–2001 | Argentina U17 | 8 | (1) |
2003–2004 | Argentina U20 | 6 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 9, 2017. |
Matías Augusto Pérez García (born 13 October 1984) is an Argentine football midfielder, who currently plays for Orlando City in Major League Soccer.
Pérez García began his playing career in 2002 with Lanús of the Argentine Primera División. He then played a number of seasons in the Argentine 2nd division with C.A.I. and Talleres de Remedios de Escalada. In 2007, he was signed by Uruguayan club C.A. Cerro and loaned out to Atlanta and then Chamois Niortais. In 2011, he signed for the Chilean club Universidad de Chile of the Chilean Primera División. After the 2011 Apertura he returned on loan to All Boys, after play only 7 games in the Tournament.
Pérez García signed for Major League Soccer side San Jose Earthquakes on 31 July 2014. He debuted for San Jose on 8 August 2014 against LA Galaxy, where he scored his first goal of his MLS career.
Pérez García was traded to Orlando City on August 3, 2016 in exchange for midfielder Darwin Cerén.