Marco Iván Pérez Riego[a] (born 9 December 1987) is a Mexican former footballer, who last played as defender for CF Salmantino in the Spanish Primera División Regional Aficionados.[2]
 Pérez playing for Pachuca in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marco Iván Pérez Riego[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 December 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2015 | Pachuca | 80 | (3) |
| 2012 | → León (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → San Luis (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | → Mineros de Zacatecas (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Lobos BUAP (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Salmantino | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2007 | Mexico U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2007 | Mexico U23 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 November 2017 | |||
Career
editPérez began his career with Indios de Ciudad Juárez, who at that time were Pachuca's filial team. He debuted with Indios on September 11, 2005, in a 3–0 loss to Lobos de la BUAP. A year later, he would find himself playing on the big stage with Pachuca, playing in the Apertura 2006 semifinal against Deportivo Toluca. He started and played all 90 minutes, as that night Pachuca wasn't able to count on 9 of their starters. The starting 11 was composed of 4 players from Indios, 4 substitutes, and only 3 starters. Pérez and his young teammates delivered, as Pachuca pulled off a 1–1 tie, even though they were later eliminated by Toluca.[3]
Instead of being kept on the first team, Pachuca sent him to help their Segunda Division team, Pachuca Juniors earn promotion to the Primera Division A. The goal was reached, but was bittersweet at the end, as Pachuca Juniors was dissolved, only to be transplanted to Irapuato to become Irapuato FC.
He is used as a back-up defender for Pachuca, and was called up to occupy the roster spot of the injured Leobardo López during the final weeks of the Clausura 2009.
Pérez has also been capped at the Mexico U-20 level during the 2007 U-20 World Cup CONCACAF qualifying tournament in Culiacán, Sinaloa. Although he didn't make the U-20 World Cup final roster, he did make the first-team roster for Mexico during the 2007 Pan American Games.
Notes
edit- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pérez and the second or maternal family name is Riego.
References
edit- ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 Presented By TOYOTA — List Of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 December 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2008.
- ^ Marco Iván Pérez llega al Salmantino UDS “ilusionado”‚ noticiascyl.com, 7 August 2017
- ^ "Marco Iván Pérez, otro joven más que debutó Tuzos". mediotiempo.com. 26 November 2006. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
External links
edit- Marco Iván Pérez – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- Marco Iván Pérez at BDFA (in Spanish)