Sebastián Pérez (footballer, born 1990)

Sebastián Pérez
Pérez with Deportes Iquique in 2020
Personal information
Full name Sebastián Andrés Pérez Kirby
Date of birth (1990-12-02) 2 December 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Viña del Mar, Chile
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Palestino
Youth career
Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2017 Everton 9 (0)
2011 → Deportes Melipilla (loan) – (–)
2012–2014 → Deportes Puerto Montt (loan) 59 (0)
2014–2016 → Deportes Puerto Montt (loan) 67 (0)
2018 Palestino 26 (0)
2019–2020 Deportes Iquique 59 (0)
2021–2024 Universidad Católica 49 (0)
2023 → Unión Española (loan) 23 (0)
2025– Palestino 0 (0)
International career‡
2021– Chile 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 January 2022

Sebastián Andrés Pérez Kirby (born 2 December 1990) is a Chilean footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Chilean club Palestino.

Club career

Pérez made his professional debut playing for Everton de Viña del Mar in a Primera División match against Cobreloa by replacing Gustavo Dalsasso.[1] Later, he was loaned to Tercera A club Deportes Melipilla and twice to Deportes Puerto Montt at the Primera B and Segunda División.[2] After having no chances to play for Everton, on 2018 season he joined Palestino.[3]

On 2019 season, he joined Deportes Iquique.[4]

Pérez rejoined Palestino for the 2025 season after ending his contract with Universidad Católica.[5]

International career

Pérez was part of a Chile under-25 squad in a training session led by Claudio Borghi in May 2011, alongside his teammates in Everton, José Luis Muñoz and Mirko Opazo.[6][7]

Pérez made his debut for the Chile national team on 9 December 2021 in a 2–2 draw against Mexico.[8]

Personal life

He is nicknamed Zanahoria (Carrot) due to his hair color.[9]

From his maternal line, Pérez is of Irish descent.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 June 2022[11]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Everton 2010 Primera División 8 0 1 0 — — 9 0
Melipilla (loan) 2011 Segunda División — — — — 0 0
Puerto Montt 2012 Primera B 19 0 1 0 — — 20 0
2013 Segunda División 18 0 — — — 18 0
2013-14 Segunda División 22 0 — — — 22 0
2014-15 Segunda División 31 0 — — — 31 0
2015-16 Segunda División 36 0 5 0 — — 41 0
Total club 126 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 132 0
Everton 2016-17 Primera División 1 0 7 0 — — 8 0
2017 Primera División — — — — 0 0
Total club 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Palestino 2018 Primera División 26 0 10 0 — — 36 0
Deportes Iquique 2019 Primera División 25 0 1 0 — — 26 0
2020 Primera División 34 0 — — — 34 0
Total club 59 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 60 0
Universidad Católica 2021 Primera División 25 0 3 0 3[a] 0 1[b] 0 32 0
2022 Primera División 14 0 0 0 7[c] 0 1[b] 0 22 0
Total club 39 0 3 0 10 0 2 0 54 0
Total 259 0 28 0 10 0 2 0 299 0
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Supercopa de Chile
  3. ^ 6 appearances in Copa Libertadores, 1 in Copa Sudamericana

International

As of 14 June 2022[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Chile 2021 1 0
2022 2 0
Total 2 0

Honours

Club

Deportes Puerto Montt
Palestino
Universidad Católica

References

  1. ^ "Cobreloa 4 - 0 Everton". espndeportes.espn.com (in Spanish). ESPN. 17 October 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Sebastián Pérez y su despedida de Puerto Montt: "Me voy con la frente en alto, entregué todo"". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). 15 June 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Palestino confirmó a Sebastián Pérez y Matías Campos López como refuerzos para el próximo campeonato" (in Spanish). ANFP. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Sebastián Pérez se transformó en nuevo arquero de Iquique". chile.as.com (in Spanish). AS Chile. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  5. ^ Vera, Pablo (11 December 2024). "'Zanahoria' Pérez deja la UC y tiene nuevo club para el 2025". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Claudio Borghi nomina a 28 jugadores para selección de Primera B". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. 2 May 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Selección sub 25 cumplió su primera práctica bajo el mando de Claudio Borghi". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 16 May 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Mexico vs. Chile". Soccerway.com. 29 January 2022.
  9. ^ ""Zanahoria" Pérez y la lucha de Iquique por zafar del descenso: "Es muy estresante; los partidos de los otros equipos no los veo"" (in Spanish). Radio Agricultura. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  10. ^ Barrera, Cristian (16 October 2021). "Sebastián Pérez: "Estoy muy consciente de que siempre me van a comparar con Dituro"" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  11. ^ a b Sebastián Pérez at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 March 2022.