Emanuel "Manny" Perez (born February 19, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a right-back for Louisville City in the USL Championship.
College career
Perez played two years of college soccer at North Carolina State University between 2017 and 2018, making a total of 29 appearances for NCSU, scoring 6 goals and tallying 9 assists.[1]
Professional career
Celtic
On January 31, 2019, Perez joined Scottish Premiership side Celtic.[2] Perez was immediately loaned out to USL Championship side North Carolina FC.[3] He was again loaned to North Carolina FC ahead of the 2020 USL Championship season.[4] Perez left the club after two seasons without playing a game.[5]
Loan to North Carolina FC
After joining the club on loan, Perez made his first team debut for North Carolina in a 4–1 win against defending champions Louisville City.[6] He went on to make 23 appearances for the club that he represented during his youth.[7] Of those games he started 12 times.[7] He returned to NCFC for a second season on loan during the 2020 season. This was a season that was marred by the COVID-19 pandemic and shortened from the standard number of games; however, Perez went on to make a further 14 appearances for his boyhood club before returning to Celtic.[8]
Austin FC
On April 26, 2021, it was announced that Perez had signed a contract with the Portland Timbers and was immediately loaned to Austin FC.[5][9] Austin has the option to trade for Perez for $100,000 GAM at the end of the season.[10] Following the 2021 season, Perez's contract option was declined by Austin and he returned to Portland.[11]
Following the 2021 season, Perez returned to Portland, but they opted to decline their contract option on him and he left club.[12]
Louisville City
On February 15, 2022, Perez signed with USL Championship side Louisville City.[13]
AC Horsens
On January 4, 2024, Perez joined Danish side Horsens for an undisclosed fee,[14][15] reported to be in the region of DKr375.000 plus add-ons,[16] signing a contract until June 2027 with the club.[15][16] In the process, he became Louisville City's third player to complete a move to a European club, following Jonathan Gómez and Joshua Wynder.[14]
On August 8, 2024, Perez had his contract terminated as there was no prospect of playing time for him at the Danish club.[17]
Personal life
Born in the United States, Perez is of Mexican descent.[18]
Career statistics
- As of match played September 29, 2021[19]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Celtic | 2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| North Carolina FC (loan) | 2019 | USL Championship | 21 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | USL Championship | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 37 | 1 | ||||
| Portland Timbers | 2021 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Austin FC (loan) | 2021 | Major League Soccer | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 1 | ||
Honors
United States U20
References
- ^ "Manny Perez – 2018 – Men's Soccer". NC State University Athletics.
- ^ Staff, Newsroom. "Manny Perez and Andrew Gutman join Celtic with eye to the future". www.celticfc.net.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ Communications, NCFC (January 31, 2019). "NCFC Youth Academy Standout Signs with Celtic FC, Returns on Loan with North Carolina FC". North Carolina FC.
- ^ "North Carolina FC Secures Loan Deal for Garner Native, Celtic F.C. Winger Manny Perez". North Carolina FC. February 5, 2020.
- ^ a b Doyle, Chris (April 26, 2021). "Manny Perez exits Celtic as forgotten American finds new club". GlasgowLive. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
- ^ "USA – E. Perez – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
- ^ a b "USA – E. Perez – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
- ^ "Manny Perez". www.uslchampionship.com. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ^ Communications, Austin FC (April 26, 2021). "Austin FC Acquires Midfielder Emanuel Perez On Loan For The 2021 MLS Season". Austin FC. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
- ^ Communications, Portland Timbers (April 26, 2021). "Timbers sign U.S. youth international midfielder Emanuel Perez". Portland Timbers. Archived from the original on April 26, 2021. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
- ^ "Austin FC Announce Roster Decisions Ahead of 2022 Season | Austin FC". austinfc.
- ^ "Timbers announce roster status ahead of 2022 MLS season".
- ^ Communications, LouCity (February 15, 2022). "LouCity signs 'versatile' midfielder Perez". Louisville City FC - USL Championship.
- ^ a b "LouCity transfers Perez to European club AC Horsens". Louisville City FC. January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
- ^ a b "AC Horsens køber back med erfaring fra MLS". AC Horsens (in Danish). January 3, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
- ^ a b Schmidt, Martin (January 4, 2024). "AC Horsens køber amerikansk back". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved January 4, 2024.
- ^ AC Horsens ophæver med Manny Perez, achorsens.dk, 8 August 2024
- ^ Coombs, Dan (February 1, 2019). "Five facts about new Celtic signing Manny Perez". Here Is The City.
- ^ Manny Perez at Soccerway
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