# Damián Pérez

Damián Alfredo Pérez (born 22 December 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Defensa y Justicia as a left-back.

## Career

Pérez started his professional career playing for Arsenal de Sarandí in a 1–4 defeat to Newell's Old Boys, on 16 March 2008, playing as a left winger. In the 2011 Clausura, he became a regular starter for Arsenal. Playing mainly as a left full back, Pérez totaled 13 games (12 as a starter).
The Argentine defender was also a regular starter for Arsenal in the team's first national league title, the 2012 Clausura, in which he played 17 games (all as a starter), scoring once (in the 14th fixture 4–1 victory over San Martín de San Juan). Pérez also started in the team's victory against Boca Juniors for the 2012 Supercopa Argentina (first edition of the tournament) and was a regular starter in the 2012–13 Copa Argentina winning campaign (including the 3–0 victory against San Lorenzo de Almagro in the final).
After playing 186 games with Arsenal de Sarandí (counting both domestic and international competitions), and despite being wanted by Argentine powerhouses Boca Juniors and River Plate, the full back joined Vélez Sarsfield on a free transfer for the second half of the 2015 Argentine Primera División.
On 18 July 2019, Pérez signed a two-year contract with Spanish club Sporting de Gijón. However, he moved to Godoy Cruz back in Argentina on 26 October 2020.
On 9 February 2022, Pérez returned to his former club, Arsenal de Sarandí, on a deal until the end of 2022.

## Career Statistics

    As of match played 20 July 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Arsenal de Sarandí | 2007-08 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Arsenal de Sarandí | 2008-09 | Primera División | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Arsenal de Sarandí | 2009-10 | Primera División | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Arsenal de Sarandí | 2010-11 | Primera División | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Arsenal de Sarandí | 2011-12 | Primera División | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Arsenal de Sarandí | 2012-13 | Primera División | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Arsenal de Sarandí | 2013-14 | Primera División | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| Arsenal de Sarandí | 2014 | Primera División | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Arsenal de Sarandí | 2015 | Primera División | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Arsenal de Sarandí | Total | Total | 151 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 184 | 3 |
| Vélez Sarsfield | 2015 | Primera División | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 |
| Vélez Sarsfield | 2016 | Primera División | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 0 |
| Vélez Sarsfield | Total | Total | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| Club Tijuana | 2016-17 | Liga MX | 36 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 1 |
| Club Tijuana | 2017-18 | Liga MX | 37 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 45 | 2 |
| Club Tijuana | Total | Total | 73 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 3 |
| Colo-Colo | 2018 | Primera División | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 |
| San Lorenzo | 2018-19 | Primera División | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Sporting Gijón | 2019-20 | Segunda División | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 0 |
| Career Total | Career Total | Career Total | 294 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 353 | 7 |
* 1 2 Appearances in Supercopa Argentina
* ↑ Appearances in Copa de la Superliga

## Honours
### Arsenal de Sarandí

* Argentine Primera División (1): 2012 Clausura
* Copa Argentina (1): 2012–13
* Supercopa Argentina (1): 2012