Antonio Perera

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Perera and the second or maternal family name is Calderón.

Antonio Perera

Perera for Botev Plovdiv in the 2022–23 season
Personal information
Full name	Antonio Perera Calderón
Date of birth	(1997-06-08) 8 June 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Novelda del Guadiana, Spain
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Botev Plovdiv
Number	20
Youth career
	Gévora
	Flecha Negra
	Diocesano
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Extremadura B	23	(3)
2017	Extremadura	6	(1)
2017–2020	Alavés B	83	(4)
2020–2022	Alavés	0	(0)
2020–2022	→ Istra 1961 (loan)	44	(0)
2022–	Botev Plovdiv	46	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:34, 12 December 2024 (UTC)

Antonio Perera Calderón (born 8 June 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Bulgarian First League club Botev Plovdiv.^[1]

Career

Perera was born in Novelda del Guadiana, Badajoz, Extremadura, and represented CD Gévora, CP Flecha Negra and CD Diocesano as a youth.^[2] In 2016, after finishing his formation, he moved to Extremadura UD; initially assigned to the reserves in Tercera División, he also featured for the first team in Segunda División B during the campaign.

In November 2017, Perera signed a three-year contract with Deportivo Alavés, being assigned to the B-side also in the fourth division.^[3] He was a regular starter for the B's during the following years, helping in their promotion to the third level in 2019.

On 19 August 2020, Perera signed a new four-year contract with the Babazorros, being immediately loaned to Croatian First Football League side NK Istra 1961 for one year.^[4] He made his professional debut on 8 November, coming on as a late substitute for Slavko Blagojević in 5–0 away loss against GNK Dinamo Zagreb.

On 5 August 2022, Perera was transferred to Bulgarian First League club PFC Botev Plovdiv.^[5]

Honours

Botev Plovdiv

• Bulgarian Cup: 2023–24^[6]

References

1. Antonio Perera at Soccerway
2. "Antonio Perera, el futbolista del futuro" [Antonio Perera, the footballer of the future] (in Spanish). El Periódico Extremadura. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
3. "Perera: "Estoy feliz de haber llegado a un proyecto tan ambicioso como es el Deportivo Alavés"" [Perera: "I am happy to have arrived in such an ambitious project as Deportivo Alavés"] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
4. "Antonio Perera saldrá cedido al NK Istra" [Antonio Perera will move out on loan at NK Istra] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
5. "Antonio Perera, traspasado al PFC Botev Plovdiv" [Antonio Perera, transferred to PFC Botev Plovdiv] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
6. "Купа на България 2023/24 - статистика Пети кръг (Финал)" (in Bulgarian). bulgarian-football.com. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.

External links

• Antonio Perera at BDFutbol
• Antonio Perera at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)