Pérez playing for FC Dallas in 2012
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Blas Antonio Miguel Pérez Ortega | ||
Date of birth | 13 March 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Panama City, Panama | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998–2000 | Panamá Viejo | 56 | (37) |
2001–2002 | Árabe Unido | 36 | (10) |
2002 | Nacional | 2 | (0) |
2003 | Envigado | 29 | (6) |
2004 | Centauros | 37 | (29) |
2005–2006 | Deportivo Cali | 54 | (20) |
2006–2007 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 33 | (15) |
2007–2008 | Hércules | 16 | (4) |
2008–2012 | UANL | 31 | (8) |
2009 | → Pachuca (loan) | 15 | (8) |
2009 | → Al Wasl (loan) | 8 | (4) |
2010 | → San Luis (loan) | 16 | (5) |
2010–2011 | → León (loan) | 30 | (19) |
2011 | → Indios (loan) | 12 | (3) |
2012–2015 | FC Dallas | 103 | (37) |
2016 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 22 | (2) |
2017 | Deportivo Árabe Unido | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2001– | Panama | 109 | (41) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 October 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 June 2016 |
Blas Antonio Miguel Pérez Ortega (born 13 March 1981) is a Panamanian footballer who currently plays for Deportivo Árabe Unido. He is nicknamed Super Ratón. He is a distant cousin to midfielder Miguel Guante.
Pérez began his career in his native Panama with Panamá Viejo. He made his debut with the club in 1998 and went on to score 27 goals in 56 matches. In 2001 he joined Árabe Unido and continued his goal scoring form. In 2002 he joined top Uruguayan side Nacional. The following season he left for Colombia signing with Envigado, scoring a goal on his debut against Independiente Medellin in the process. After one season at the club he joined Centauros and went on to score 29 goals in 37 matches, catching the attention of one of Colombia's top clubs Deportivo Cali. For the 2005 season he signed with Cali and remained at the club for two years in which he continued with his goal scoring form. In 2006 Perez joined Cúcuta. With Cúcuta, Perez won the Copa Mustang in 2006 against Deportes Tolima. In 2007 Cúcuta and Blas Perez made their debut in Copa Libertadores, in which Blas scored 8 goals, including two against Argentina's Boca Juniors. The 8 goals were the second most in the tournament.
On 29 May 2007 Spanish Segunda División team Hércules CF signed Super Ratón on a 4-year contract in which they acquired 50% of the players rights. It was valued at US$2.7 million, with Blas Perez earning 60 thousand dollars per month. Perez enjoyed a brief stay in Spain in which he scored 4 goals in 16 matches.