Nili (footballer)

Francisco José Perdomo Borges (born 18 February 1994), commonly known as Nili, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Greek club AEL. He plays mainly as a right back, but he can also play as a midfielder or winger.

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

Nili Perdomo

Personal information
Full name	Francisco José Perdomo Borges
Date of birth	(1994-02-18) 18 February 1994
Place of birth	Las Palmas, Spain
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s)	Right back
Club information
Current team	AEL
Youth career
2008–2013	Las Palmas
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Las Palmas B	52	(4)
2015–2016	Las Palmas	9	(0)
2016–2017	Barcelona B	18	(1)
2016	Barcelona	0	(0)
2017–2018	Albacete	9	(1)
2018–2020	Platanias	45	(11)
2020	Bengaluru	6	(0)
2020–	AEL	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:00, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Nili graduated with UD Las Palmas's youth setup, and made his senior debuts with the C-team in 2012. In the following year he was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B.

On 19 December 2014 Nili renewed his link until 2016.[1] He made his first-team debut on 7 June, starting in a 3–2 home win against Deportivo Alavés for the Segunda División championship.[2]

Nili made his La Liga debut on 14 February 2016, coming on as a late substitute for David García in a 0–2 away loss against Sevilla FC.[3] On 1 July of that year, he signed for FC Barcelona B after his contract expired.[4]

Nili made his first team debut for Barça on 30 November 2016, replacing Samuel Umtiti in a 1–1 away draw against Hércules CF, for the season's Copa del Rey.[5] The following 1 September, however, he cut ties with the club[6] and immediately signed a two-year contract with Albacete Balompié.[7]

On 24 January 2018, Nili moved abroad for the first time in his career after signing for Platanias in the Superleague Greece.[8]

On 28 January 2020, Nili joined Indian club Bengaluru FC as a replacement for Manuel Onwu.[9]

On 9 June 2020, he signed a two-year contract with AEL. [10]

Career statistics

As of 30 November 2016.[11]

Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Barcelona	2016–17	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Total	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Career total		0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0

References

1. Nili renueva con la Unión Deportiva hasta 2016 (Nili renews with Unión Deportiva until 2016); UDLasPalmas.net, 19 December 2014 (in Spanish)
2. Las Palmas exhibe su pegada antes de la fase de promoción (Las Palmas shows its power before the play-offs); Marca, 7 June 2015 (in Spanish)
3. Una cuestión de pegada (A question of power); Marca, 14 February 2016 (in Spanish)
4. Acuerdo para la incorporación de Alfaro y Nili en el Barça B (Agreement for the signings of Alfaro and Nili to Barça B); FC Barcelona, 1 July 2016 (in Spanish)
5. "Otro petardazo del Barça" [Another firecracker from Barça] (in Spanish). Marca. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
6. Desvinculació de Nili (Dissociation of Nili); FC Barcelona, 1 September 2017 (in Spanish)
7. Nili Perdomo, velocidad para el Belmonte (Nili Perdomo, speed for the Belmonte) Archived 2018-07-05 at the Wayback Machine; Albacete Balompié, 1 September 2017 (in Spanish)
8. Marca (24 January 2018). "Adri Gómez y Nili Perdomo, uno a Kazajistán y el otro a Grecia" [Adri Gómez and Nili Perdomo, one to Kazakhstan and other to Greece] (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 January 2018.
9. "Bengaluru FC sign winger Nili Perdomo". Bengaluru FC. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
10. "ΑΕΛ: Ανακοίνωσε Νίλι για δύο χρόνια". www.sport24.gr. 9 June 2020.
11. "Nili Perdomo". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 7 December 2016.

External links

• Nili at BDFutbol
• Nili at Soccerway