Rafael Enrique Pérez Almeida (born 9 January 1990), commonly known as Rafa Pérez (; ), is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Atlético Junior.
Club career Early career Born in Cartagena, Pérez made his senior debuts with Real Cartagena in 2008. In 2012, he moved abroad, signing with China League One team Chongqing Lifan, but returned to his home country only a year later, after agreeing to a deal with Independiente Medellín.Nuevos Jugadores de los Equipos Colombianos para el 2013 (New players of the Colombian teams for 2013); Every Fútbol, 30 January 2013
On 12 December 2013 Pérez moved to Independiente Santa Fe.Santa Fe suma defensa central para 2014 (Santa Fe adds central defender for 2014); Santa Fe's official website, 12 December 2013 On 26 May of the following year he joined Portuguesa,Portuguesa contrata zagueiro colombiano Rafael Pérez (Portuguesa signs Colombian stopper Rafael Pérez) ; Portuguesa's official website, 26 May 2014 but only appeared rarely for Lusa.
Litex Lovech On 11 January 2015, Pérez signed with Bulgarian side Litex Lovech, being given the number 5 jersey. He made his debut for the club on 28 February, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home win against Ludogorets Razgrad. On 12 December 2015, he was sent off after an altercation with Miguel Bedoya in a heated league match that was eventually abandoned after the Litex players were ordered off the pitch.
CSKA Sofia In the summer of 2016 he joined CSKA Sofia. Pérez remained with the "redmen" until he cancelled his contract with the team in May 2017.
Atlético Junior On 2 June 2017, after Pérez had officially parted company with CSKA Sofia, he joined Atlético Junior.
Honours
Club Real Cartagena Primera B (1): 2008
Junior Categoría Primera A (2): 2018-I, 2019-I Copa Colombia (1): 2017 Superliga Colombiana (1): 2019
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