Rafa Perez

Rafael Enrique Perez Almeida (born 9 January 1990), commonly known as Rafa Perez (American Spanish: [ˈrafa ˈpeɾes]; ), is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Talleres.

Club Career

Early career

Born in Cartagena, Perez made his senior debuts with Real Cartagena in 2008. In 2012, he moved abroad, signing with China League One team Chongqing Lifan, but returned to his home country only a year later, after agreeing to a deal with Independiente Medellin.

On 12 December 2013 Perez moved to Independiente Santa Fe. On 26 May of the following year he joined Portuguesa, but only appeared rarely for Lusa.

Litex Lovech

On 11 January 2015, Perez signed with Bulgarian side Litex Lovech, being given the number 5 jersey. He made his debut for the club on 28 February, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home win against Ludogorets Razgrad. On 12 December 2015, he was sent off after an altercation with Miguel Bedoya in a heated league match that was eventually abandoned after the Litex players were ordered off the pitch.

CSKA Sofia

In the summer of 2016 he joined CSKA Sofia. Perez remained with the "redmen"until he cancelled his contract with the team in May 2017.

Atletico Junior

On 2 June 2017, after Perez had officially parted company with CSKA Sofia, he joined Atletico Junior.