Andrés Felipe Perea Castañeda (born November 14, 2000) is an American professional

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player who plays as a

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for

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club

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Youth

Perea lived in

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, United States, for the first five years of his life, playing for Old Mars FC and West Florida Premier. He moved to Colombia where he enrolled in the

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youth academy aged six. In 2013, Perea was part of the Atlético Nacional team that won the prestigious national youth tournament .

Club career

Atlético Nacional

On July 10, 2017, Perea made his senior debut for Atlético Nacional as a 77th-minute substitute in a 1–0 defeat to Santa Fe. In doing so he became the first player born in the 21st century to play for the club. He scored his first goal for the team on April 19, 2019, in a 4–0 victory over Patriotas.

Orlando City

On December 9, 2019, Perea joined

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team Orlando City on loan ahead of the 2020 season. He made his debut for the team as a substitute on February 29, 2020, in the season opener as the team drew 0–0 with

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. A week later, Perea made his first start, registering an assist on the team's first goal of the season scored by Chris Mueller as Orlando lost 2–1 away to

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. After making 28 appearances in his debut season with Orlando, Perea had his loan move made permanent as part of the club's end of season roster moves on December 2, 2020. Perea scored his first goal in U.S. Open Cup competition on May 10, 2022, the winner in a 2–1 round of 32 victory over the

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Philadelphia Union

On December 6, 2022, Perea was traded to

in exchange for $750,000 in General Allocation Money with the potential for an additional $100,000 in GAM if certain contract conditions are met and will also retain a portion of any future transfer fee.

International career

Born in Tampa, Florida, Perea holds

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with the

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and

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. In 2017, Perea was part of the Colombia under-17 teams at both the Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-17 and

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. In May 2019, Perea was called up to the Colombia under-20 squad for the

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as an injury replacement for Yéiler Góez and started all five games as Colombia reached the quarter-finals before being eliminated by eventual winners

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. In December 2020, Perea was called up to the

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for the first time for a friendly against

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as a replacement following Frankie Amaya's withdrawal but did not appear in the game. On January 12, 2021, while at a training camp with the United States under-23 team, it was announced that Perea was granted a one-time switch by FIFA to represent the United States competitively. He made his debut for the United States on January 31, 2021, as a half-time substitute for

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in a 7–0 friendly win over

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. Perea conceded a

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which was saved by Matt Turner. Perea was named to the final 20-player United States under-23 roster for the

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in March 2021.

Personal life

Andrés is the son of former soccer player and Atlético Nacional under-20 coach Nixon Perea.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honors

Orlando City * U.S. Open Cup:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Perea, Andres 2000 births Living people Soccer players from Tampa, Florida Colombian men's footballers Colombia men's youth international footballers 21st-century Colombian sportsmen Olympic soccer players for the United States United States men's international soccer players American men's soccer players American sportspeople of Colombian descent Naturalized citizens of Colombia Categoría Primera A players Atlético Nacional footballers Men's association football midfielders Major League Soccer players Orlando City SC players New York City FC players United States men's under-23 international soccer players Colombia men's under-20 international footballers 21st-century American sportsmen