Matías Pérez García

Matías Pérez García

Personal information
Full name	Matías Augusto Pérez García
Date of birth	13 October 1984
Place of birth	Tartagal, Argentina
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position	Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current team	San Jose Earthquakes
Number	10
Youth career
	Lanús
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2002–2006	Lanús	4	(0)
2005–2006	→ C.A.I. (loan)	15	(0)
2006–2007	Talleres (RE)	39	(12)
2007–2009	C.A. Cerro	0	(0)
2007–2008	→ Atlanta (loan)	14	(3)
2008–2009	→ Chamois (loan)	44	(5)
2009–2010	All Boys	51	(5)
2011–2012	Universidad de Chile	7	(0)
2011–2012	→ All Boys (loan)	30	(1)
2012–2014	Tigre	63	(13)
2014–	San Jose Earthquakes	35	(3)
National team
2000–2001	Argentina U17	8	(1)
2003–2004	Argentina U20	6	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:27, 7 April 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Matías Augusto Pérez García (born 13 October 1984) is an Argentine football midfielder, who currently plays for San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer.

Career

García began his playing career in 2002 with Lanús of the Primera División Argentina. He then played a number of seasons in the Argentine 2nd division with C.A.I. and Talleres de Remedios de Escalada. In 2007 he was signed by Uruguayan club C.A. Cerro and loaned out to Atlanta and then Chamois Niortais. In 2011 he signed for the Chilean club Universidad de Chile of the Primera División de Chile.^[1][2] After the 2011 Apertura he returned on loan to All Boys, after play only 7 games in the Tournament.

García signed for MLS side San Jose Earthquakes on 31 July 2014. He debuted for San Jose on 8 August 2014 against Los Angeles Galaxy, where he scored his first goal of his MLS career. Source

References

1. All Boys confirma llegada de Pérez García a la “U” y Rojas habla de liderazgo
2. La 'U' aseguró a Matías Pérez García como su nuevo '10'

External links

• BDFA profile (Spanish)
• Matías Pérez García at ESPN FC
• Perez signed by San Jose