Edixon Perea

Edixon Perea Valencia (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈeðiksom peˈɾea];[lower-alpha 1] born 20 April 1984) is a Colombian footballer.

Edixon Perea

Personal information
Full name	Édixon Perea Valencia
Date of birth	(1984-04-20) April 20, 1984
Place of birth	Cali, Colombia
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1998–2001	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)
2011–2012	Cruz Azul	22	(8)
2012–2013	Changchun Yatai	12	(2)
2013	→ Deportivo Cali (loan)	23	(4)
2013–2014	Budapest Honvéd	6	(2)
2016	América de Cali	1	(0)
National team^‡
2001–2003	Colombia U-20	7	(1)
2004–2008	Colombia	26	(9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 December 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 July 2011

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Perea and the second or maternal family name is Valencia.

Football career

Perea was born in Cali. He played 29 games in the 2005 season for Atlético Nacional before joining Bordeaux. He was one of the players who helped the Colombian youth team reach the third place in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. He was on trial at the English Premier League Club Blackburn Rovers in 2010.[1]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Huila
	2001	24	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	6
Total	24	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	6
Quindío
	2002	18	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	4
Total	18	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	4
Pasto
	2002	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1
Total	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1
Nacional
	2003	22	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	5
	2004	45	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	45	18
	2005	19	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	15
Total	86	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	86	38
Bordeaux
	2005–06	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	1
	2006–07	17	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	21	2
Total	38	3	0	0	0	0	4	0	42	3
Grêmio
	2008	27	9	0	0	0	0	1	1	28	10
	2009	13	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	14	3
Total	40	12	0	0	0	0	2	1	42	13
Las Palmas
	2010–11	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Total	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Cruz Azul
	2011–12	22	8	0	0	0	0	7	2	29	10
Total	22	8	0	0	0	0	7	2	29	10
Changchun
	2012	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	2
Total	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	2
Cali
	2013	23	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	25	4
Total	23	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	25	4
Honvéd
	2013–14	6	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	8	2
Total	6	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	8	2
Career Total		288	80	3	0	1	0	13	3	305	83

Updated to games played as of 16 December 2013.

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, United States	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, United States	Switzerland	0 – 1	1–3	Friendly
6	June 23, 2007	Metropolitano, Barranquilla, Colombia	Ecuador	3 – 1	3–1	Friendly
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

Notes

1. In isolation, Edixon is pronounced [ˈeðikson].

References

1. "Perea Arrives On Trial". Lancashire Evening Telegraph. 21 August 2010. Retrieved 10 October 2014.

External links

• Edixon Perea at Soccerway
• Edixon Perea – French league stats at LFP (also available in French)
• Edixon Perea at National-Football-Teams.com
• Edixon Perea at FootballDatabase.eu