Óscar Andrés Perea Abonce (born 27 September 2005) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a winger on loan at Liga MX side América from Ligue 1 club Strasbourg.
Early life Perea's father, Óscar Antonio, was killed in a workplace accident when Perea was five months old. He moved with his mother, Adriana, to Santa Cecilia, a corregimiento of Pueblo Rico, where he first started playing football at the Escuela Benkos Biojo. At the advice of his uncle, he entered the Envigado Palmira Football School in Palmira, but this was short-lived, and he soon returned to Pereira.
In 2018, aged 12, Perea trialled at Club La Cantera, where coach Jorge Iván Montoya was impressed enough to give him an immediate scholarship. He went on to help the club to the runner-up spot in the Liga de Risaralda and win two Telecafé titles, scoring more than 70 goals in two years; another of his coaches there, Daniel Bedoya, recalled him scoring 14 goals in a single tournament at the age of 13. His form earned him a call-up to a Risaralda representative side under coach Diego Pava. Those results drew interest from Atlético Nacional, where he had a successful trial, before being named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2005 worldwide in September 2022.
Club career Atlético Nacional Perea made his professional debut for Atlético Nacional on 15 May 2022, coming on for 10 minutes in a 1–0 home defeat to La Equidad. He scored his first senior goal almost exactly a year later, on 15 May 2023 against Alianza, and became a regular under coach Jhon Jairo Bódmer in the second half of that year; his involvement lessened after Bódmer's departure from the club.
Perea won three trophies with Atlético Nacional: the Categoría Primera A in the 2022 Torneo Apertura, and the Superliga Colombiana and Copa Colombia in 2023. He finished his spell at the club with 54 appearances, 8 goals and 4 assists across all competitions.
Strasbourg On 2 July 2024, Perea joined Ligue 1 club Strasbourg for €5.2 million. He struggled for first-team opportunities over the following two seasons, making only two Ligue 1 appearances and totalling around 12 minutes of first-team football, while featuring more regularly for the reserve side, Strasbourg II, in the Championnat National 3.
On 1 September 2025, Perea was loaned out to Primeira Liga club AVS until the end of the season. He made his first starts of the loan against Estoril Praia and Benfica early in the season, and went on to make 26 appearances in all competitions for AVS, scoring twice and providing one assist.
América On 28 July 2026, Perea joined América in Mexico on a season-long loan with an option to buy. He made his debut on 9 August 2026, coming on as an 81st-minute substitute away to Portland Timbers in the group stage of the 2026 Leagues Cup, and scored América's third goal in a 3–1 win seven minutes later.
International career Youth Perea was called up to Colombia's under-17 squad in 2022.
Under-23 Perea was named in Colombia's squad, coached by Héctor Cárdenas, for the 2024 South American Pre-Olympic Tournament in Venezuela, held from 20 January to 11 February 2024 to decide South American qualification for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Under-20 Perea was part of the Colombia squad that finished third at the 2025 South American U-20 Championship in Venezuela.
At the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile, Perea scored the only goal in Colombia's 1–0 win over Saudi Arabia in the opening match, finishing off a move started by a Jordan Barrera press and assist in the 64th minute. Colombia went on to draw 0–0 with Norway and 1–1 with Nigeria to top Group F, then beat South Africa 3–1 in the round of 16 and Spain 3–2 in the quarter-finals, before losing 1–0 to Argentina in the semi-finals. In the third-place match against France on 18 October, Perea scored after two minutes, following a Royner Benítez pass, as Colombia won 1–0 to secure their second bronze medal in the competition's history after 2003. He finished the tournament with two goals and one assist in seven appearances.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals Atlético Nacional2022 Categoría Primera A100000—1020233556230—4472024810000—81 Total446623000538Strasbourg2024–25Ligue 12000——20Strasbourg II2024–25National 382———82AVS (loan)2025–26Primeira Liga25210——262América (loan)2026–27Liga MX42——2163 Career total83127230219515
Honours Atlético Nacional Categoría Primera A: 2022 Superliga Colombiana: 2023 Copa Colombia: 2023
Colombia U20 FIFA U-20 World Cup third place: 2025 South American U-20 Championship third place: 2025
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