Damián Alfredo Pérez (born 22 December 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Primera B Metropolitana club Arsenal de Sarandí as a left-back.
Career Pérez started his professional career playing for Arsenal de Sarandí in a 1–4 defeat to Newell's Old Boys, on 16 March 2008, playing as a left winger. In the 2011 Clausura, he became a regular starter for Arsenal. Playing mainly as a left full back, Pérez totaled 13 games (12 as a starter).
The Argentine defender was also a regular starter for Arsenal in the team's first national league title, the 2012 Clausura, in which he played 17 games (all as a starter), scoring once (in the 14th fixture 4–1 victory over San Martín de San Juan). Pérez also started in the team's victory against Boca Juniors for the 2012 Supercopa Argentina (first edition of the tournament) and was a regular starter in the 2012–13 Copa Argentina winning campaign (including the 3–0 victory against San Lorenzo de Almagro in the final).
After playing 186 games with Arsenal de Sarandí (counting both domestic and international competitions), and despite being wanted by Argentine powerhouses Boca Juniors and River Plate, the full back joined Vélez Sarsfield on a free transfer for the second half of the 2015 Argentine Primera División.
On 18 July 2019, Pérez signed a two-year contract with Spanish club Sporting de Gijón. However, he moved to Godoy Cruz back in Argentina on 26 October 2020.Damián Pérez, nuevo refuerzo de Godoy Cruz, tycsports.com, 26 October 2020
On 9 February 2022, Pérez returned to his former club, Arsenal de Sarandí, on a deal until the end of 2022.Arsenal concretó el regreso de Damián Pérez, grupolaprovincia.com, 9 February 2022
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsArsenal de Sarandí2007-08Primera División00002000202008-09Primera División20000000202009-10Primera División50000000502010-11Primera División2000050002502011-12Primera División3210050003712012-13Primera División3005050104102013-14Primera División3111080104112014Primera División1800000001802015Primera División131000000131Total151360250201843Vélez Sarsfield2015Primera División9120—1112016Primera División14010—150Total231300000261Club Tijuana2016-17Liga MX3613000—3912017-18Liga MX3714140—452Total732714000843Colo-Colo2018Primera División1300030—160San Lorenzo2018-19Primera División50105020130Sporting Gijón2019-20Segunda División29010—300Career Total2946181370403537
Honours Arsenal de Sarandí Argentine Primera División (1): 2012 Clausura Copa Argentina (1): 2012–13 Supercopa Argentina (1): 2012
References
External links Profile at Vélez Sarsfield's official website at Fútbol XXI