Yaikel Pérez Explained

Yaikel Pérez
Fullname:Yaikel Pérez Rousseaux
Birth Date:17 February 1985
Birth Place:Havana, Cuba
Position:Striker
Youthclubs1:Ciudad Habana
Years1:2006
Clubs1:Miami FC
Caps1:6
Goals1:1
Years2:2007
Clubs2:Laredo Heat
Caps2:3
Goals2:0
Years3:2007
Clubs3:Atlético de San Juan
Caps3:9
Goals3:4
Years4:2008–2009
Clubs4:Sevilla Puerto Rico
Caps4:48
Goals4:16
Years5:2010
Clubs5:Crystal Palace Baltimore
Caps5:17
Goals5:1
Years6:2011
Clubs6:River Plate Puerto Rico
Caps6:3
Goals6:1
Years7:2011
Clubs7:Puerto Rico Islanders
Caps7:14
Goals7:1
Years8:2012
Clubs8:Alianza
Caps8:15
Goals8:4
Years9:2012
Clubs9:Aguila
Caps9:18
Goals9:5
Years10:2013–2014
Clubs10:Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Caps10:16
Goals10:3
Years11:2015
Clubs11:Đà Nẵng
Caps11:14
Goals11:6
Years12:2017
Clubs12:Harrisburg Heat (indoor)
Caps12:10
Goals12:3
Pcupdate:October 13, 2015

Yaikel Pérez Rousseaux (born February 17, 1985) is a Cuban football player who most recently played for MASL side Harrisburg Heat. He was terminated midseason for fighting

Career

Club

Perez played youth soccer for his local club, Ciudad Habana, and was part of the Cuba national team which qualified for the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[1] Along with several of his teammates he defected to the United States during the final qualifying phase,[2] and eventually signed for USL First Division expansion team Miami FC in 2006.

After being released by Miami Perez briefly played for Laredo Heat in the USL Premier Development League[3] before moving to Puerto Rico, where he played for Atlético de San Juan and Sevilla FC Puerto Rico in the new Puerto Rico Soccer League from 2007 to 2009, making 48 appearances and scoring 16 goals for Sevilla, and helping them to the league title in 2008.

On March 9, 2010, Crystal Palace Baltimore announced the signing of Perez to a contract for the 2010 season.[4] Perez played 17 games and scored 1 goal for Baltimore before the team ceased operations at the end of the season.

He transferred to River Plate Puerto Rico in the USL Professional Division in 2011, but played just three games before the team was removed from USL Pro due to financial difficulties. He moved to Puerto Rico Islanders in the North American Soccer League in June, and made his debut for his new team on June 1 in a 1–1 tie with the NSC Minnesota Stars.[5]

In January 2017, Pérez joined MASL side Harrisburg Heat.[6]

Career statistics

(correct as of 15 August 2010)

ClubSeasonLeagueCupPlay-OffsTotal
AppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssists
Miami200661????---61?
Total200961????---61?
Crystal Palace Baltimore20101711100---1811
Total2010–present1711100---1811
Career Total2006–present2321100---2421

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.us.terra.com/goldcup2005/us/interna/0,,OI547916-EI4900,00.html Gold Cup 2005
  2. http://www.palacebaltimore.com/home/408242.html Two More Added to Palace Roster
  3. Web site: United Soccer Leagues (USL) . www.uslsoccer.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080517122426/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2007/roster/934454.html . 2008-05-17.
  4. Web site: Yaikel Perez and Kenold Versailles Bring Further D2 Experience. 2010-03-12 . NASL.com .
  5. http://www.nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=608 North American Soccer League
  6. http://harrisburgheat.com/harrisburg-heat-sign-yaikel-perez/ Harrisburg Heat Sign Yaikel Perez