Edixon Perea

Edixon Perea

Personal information
Full name	Édixon Perea Valencia
Date of birth	April 20, 1984 (1984-04-20)
Place of birth	Cali, Colombia
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Cruz Azul
Number	9
Youth career
????-2001	Atlético Huila
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001–2002	Atlético Huila	24	(6)
2002	Deportes Quindío	18	(4)
2002–2003	Deportivo Pasto	9	(1)
2003–2005	Atlético Nacional	86	(38)
2005–2008	Bordeaux	38	(3)
2008–2010	Grêmio	40	(12)
2010–2011	Las Palmas	10	(0)
2011-	Cruz Azul	10	(4)
National team‡
2001–2003	Colombia U-20	7	(1)
2004–	Colombia	26	(9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 29, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of July 29, 2011

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Perea and the second or maternal family name is Valencia.

Edixon Perea Valencia (born April 20, 1984 in Cali) is a Colombian footballer that currently play with Cruz Azul in the Primera Division de Mexico.

Football career

Before playing for Bordeaux, Perea played 29 games in the 2005 season for Atlético Nacional. He was one of the players that helped the Colombian youth team reach the third place in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. He was on trial at English Premier League Club Blackburn Rovers in 2010.

International career

Perea is also on the Colombian national football team where he has been called upon during the qualifying campaign for the 2006 World Cup.

He played for the Colombian national team in the Copa América 2007.

International Goals – Colombia

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	July 9, 2004	Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru	Bolivia	0 – 1	0–1	Copa América 2004
2	January 15, 2005	Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, USA	South Korea	1 – 2	1–2	Friendly
3	February 23, 2005	Estadio Carlos González, Culiacán, Mexico	Mexico	1 – 1	1–1	Friendly
4	June 4, 2005	Metropolitano, Barranquilla, Colombia	Peru	0 – 5	0–5	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
5	March 25, 2007	Orange Bowl, Miami, USA	Switzerland	0 – 1	1–3	Friendly
6	June 23, 2007	Metropolitano, Barranquilla, Colombia	Ecuador	3 – 1	3–1	Copa América 2007
7	July 2, 2007	Estadio José Pachencho, Maracaibo, Venezuela	Argentina	0 – 1	4–2	Copa América 2007
8	February 6, 2008	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	Uruguay	0 – 1	2–2	Friendly
9				0 – 2

External links

• Edixon Perea French league stats at LFP.fr (French)