Nicolás Perea

College

Perea played college soccer for the Syracuse Orange from 2011 to 2014, appearing in 76 matches and scoring 10 goals. He helped Syracuse reach the NCAA College Cup (Final Four) in 2012, their first appearance, and the Sweet 16 in 2012 and 2014. During college, Perea played in the USL PDL with Ocean City Nor'easters in 2013 (12 matches, 2 goals) and K-W United FC in 2014 (9 matches).

Professional

Perea signed his first professional contract with the NASL’s Jacksonville Armada on February 10, 2015, playing 24 matches across 2015–2016. He joined USL Championship side Rio Grande Valley FC in September 2017, making 33 appearances and scoring 3 goals over 2017–2018. In 2019, Perea played for USL League Two’s Des Moines Menace, recording 12 appearances and 2 goals. He signed with USL Championship’s Indy Eleven on August 27, 2019, appearing in 5 matches before the season's end. Perea has not played professionally in the USL Championship since 2019, focusing instead on beach soccer.

Beach soccer

Perea transitioned to beach soccer in 2019 after a local exhibition match in Florida led to an invitation to a U.S. national team camp in Fort Lauderdale, scouted by coach Francis Farberoff. He debuted at the 2021 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship, scoring 3 goals and helping the U.S. qualify for the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. At the World Cup, he scored 4 goals. In 2022, Perea won the ANOC World Beach Games Qualifiers in El Salvador and was named…

Perea was born in Bucaramanga, Colombia, on August 6, 1992, and moved to the United States at age seven, settling in Hallandale Beach, Florida. He played youth soccer with Weston FC and is bilingual in English and Spanish. Perea graduated from Syracuse University in 2014 with a psychology degree.

Perea resides in Florida and assists his girlfriend, Taylor Dante,. He has experience in social media management, videography, and photography, and has worked with brands like Smorgasburg Miami.