Marco Jhonnier Pérez Murillo (born September 18, 1990) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a striker for Categoría Primera A club Deportivo Pereira.MARCOS JOHNIER PEREZ – BDFA
Career Pérez debuted for Boyacá Chicó in 2006 at the age of 17 and became a starter ahead of more experienced strikers. El Real Zaragoza ficha a Marco Pérez Murillo He played the 2009–10 Argentine Primera División season on loan with Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, and helped the team avoid relegation from the first division. On 14 July 2010, Pérez signed a two-year loan deal with La Liga club Real Zaragoza.Marco Pérez presentado However, in July 2011 the Colombian forward left Zaragoza after poor performances, and returned to Argentina, joining Independiente.
In January 2012, he joined Belgrano, but had a very poor spell, making 18 appearances without scoring a single goal. In July 2012, he joined Chilean club O'Higgins. In January 2013, he joined Independiente Medellín, leaving after the 2014 Apertura. He joined Deportes Tolima for the 2014 Finalizacion, and was part of the squad that won the 2018 Apertura title against Atlético Nacional. In 2020, he joined Deportivo Cali on a one-year contract, and left when it expired in 2021.
Perez has been capped internationally with Colombia at the u-20 level, playing from 2006 to 2009.
Career statistics
+ Club statisticsClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBoyacá Chicó2009Categoría Primera A1630051214Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) (loan)2009–10Argentine Primera División25900—259Real Zaragoza (loan)2010–11La Liga16120—181Independiente (loan)2011–12Argentine Primera División1220041163Belgrano (loan)2011–12Argentine Primera División16020—180O'Higgins (loan)2012Primera División of Chile1327320225Independiente Medellín2013Categoría Primera A25651—307201410000—100Total3565100407Deportes Tolima2014Categoría Primera A17362—2352015411361505214201620440—24420174113542148182018391900—39192019942220136Total168562399120066Career totals30079391320335995
International career After a great first season with his club, Pérez won a place in the Colombia national under-20 football team that played the 2009 South American Youth Championship. Por un cupo al Mundial de Egipto viajó la Sub-20 de Colombia al Suramericano de Venezuela – Futbolred After helping Boyacá Chicó F.C. lift the Copa Mustang, he received a call up to the full Colombia national football team.
Honours Club Boyacá Chicó Categoría Primera A (1): 2008-I Deportes Tolima Categoría Primera A (1): 2018-I Copa Colombia (1): 2014
Individual All-time top scorer in Deportes Tolima (77 goals). 2023 Categoría Primera A Apertura top scorer (13 goals) .
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