Geobel Pérez

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Geobel Pérez
Personal information
Full name Geobel Pérez Oquendo
Date of birth (1999-06-02) 2 June 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth Havana, Cuba
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Charleston Battery
Number 12
Youth career
Ciudad de La Habana
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Ciudad de La Habana
Fortuna SC
2019 Storm
2021– Charleston Battery 22 (2)
National team‡
2018 Cuba U20 5 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 November 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 November 2018

Geobel Pérez Oquendo (born 2 June 1999) is a Cuban professional footballer who plays as a forward for USL Championship club Charleston Battery.

Club career[]

Born in Havana, Pérez began his career in the youth setup of Ciudad de La Habana.[1] In 2018, after performing well during a youth tournament, Pérez was called up to the Ciudad de La Habana first-team in the Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba.[1] Later that year, following the CONCACAF U-20 Championship, Pérez defected from Cuba and joined Fortuna SC, an amateur club in Florida which comprises mainly Cuban footballers.[2] Pérez stated that he was the last member of his team to defect that tournament, saying "Others had left in previous games before the tournament was over, I waited until it finished, I even ate with the team and was there until the last day."[2]

In 2019, Pérez joined National Premier Soccer League club Storm, another club comprising mainly Cuban players from Fortuna SC.[3]

Charleston Battery[]

On 14 January 2021, Pérez signed with USL Championship club Charleston Battery.[1] Prior to his arrival, the Battery had been known for bringing in Cuban players who had defected from previous tournaments, such as Osvaldo Alonso, Maikel Chang, and Heviel Cordovés, and giving them a start to their professional career in the United States.[4] Pérez made his professional debut for the Battery on 7 May 2021 against New York Red Bulls II, coming on as a 76th minute substitute in a 1–1 draw.[5]

International career[]

Pérez was called into the Cuba under-20 side for the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[6] He scored in his nations first match against Belize, scoring the fourth in a 6–1 victory.[7]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 23 May 2021[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Charleston Battery 2021 USL Championship 3 0 0 0 — 3 0
Career total 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Cuban U-20 International Goebel Perez Signs with Battery". Our Sports Central. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Amateur club Fortuna SC gives exiled Cuban players a shot at glory, sense of community". ESPN. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  3. ^ Mederos, Sandy. "Fútbol: Storm FC, el "equipo de cubanos" que juega en la cuarta división de EEUU". CubaLite. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  4. ^ Kay, Brian (19 January 2016). "Cuba's soccer defectors hunt for respect in the United States". TheGuardian.com. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  5. ^ "New York Red Bulls II 1–1 Charleston Battery". Soccerway.
  6. ^ "2018 CONCACAF U20 Championship Squads" (PDF). CONCACAF.
  7. ^ "Cuba U20 6–1 Belize U20". Soccerway.
  8. ^ Geobel Pérez at Soccerway

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