{{short description|American soccer player}} {{infobox football biography | name = Zach Perez | fullname = Zachary Perez | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|11|27}} | birth_place = Edison, New Jersey, United States | height = {{height|ft=5|in=8}} | position = Defender | currentclub = FC Motown | clubnumber = 19 | youthyears1 = 2014–2015 | youthclubs1 = Philadelphia Union | collegeyears1 = 2015–2018 | college1 = William Paterson Pioneers | collegecaps1 = 79 | collegegoals1 = 3 | years1 = 2019 | clubs1 = FC Motown | caps1 = 6 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2019 | clubs2 = Richmond Kickers | caps2 = 1 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2020– | clubs3 = FC Motown | caps3 = | goals3 = | pcupdate = March 20, 2025 }}
'''Zach Perez''' (born November 27, 1996) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for FC Motown.
Raised in Edison, New Jersey, Perez attended Edison High School before transferring to Rutgers Preparatory School.<ref>[https://www.wpupioneers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3664 Zach Perez], William Paterson Pioneers. Accessed October 10, 2019. "Hometown: Edison, N.J... as a captain and was named the team’s Most Valuable Player as a junior at Rutgers Prep… Won a Greater Middlesex County title at Edison H.S. during his freshman campaign"</ref>
==Career== Perez played college soccer at William Paterson University between 2015 and 2018, making 79 appearances, scoring 3 goals and tallying 6 assists.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wpupioneers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3998|title=Zach Perez – 2018 – William Paterson University|website=www.wpupioneers.com}}</ref>
Following college, Perez played with National Premier Soccer League side FC Motown during their 2019 season.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://fcmotown.bonzidev.com/sam/teams/index.php?team=10081460 |title=FC Motown - Schedule |access-date=2019-10-10 |archive-date=2021-01-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120213831/http://fcmotown.bonzidev.com/sam/teams/index.php?team=10081460 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
On September 5, 2019, Perez signed a professional contract with USL League One side Richmond Kickers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.richmondkickers.com/news_article/show/1046641-kickers-add-zach-perez|title=Kickers Add Zach Perez|first=Patrick|last=Wood|date=September 5, 2019|website=Richmond Kickers|access-date=October 10, 2019|archive-date=October 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191010112910/https://www.richmondkickers.com/news_article/show/1046641-kickers-add-zach-perez|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Since leaving Richmond at the end of the 2019 season, Perez has been a stalwart for FC Motown. He helped lead the club to the 2022 NPSL Championship, and a second appearance in the final in 2024.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Maslin |first1=Sean |title=Former Pro Zach Perez Leads FC Motown into 2024 NPSL National Championship |url=https://www.npsl.com/23264/ |website=NPSL.com |publisher=National Premier Soccer League |access-date=20 March 2025}}</ref>
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== External links == * {{USL League One player|zach-perez}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Perez, Zach}} Category:1996 births Category:Living people Category:American men's soccer players Category:Men's association football defenders Category:FC Motown players Category:National Premier Soccer League players Category:Sportspeople from Edison, New Jersey Category:Richmond Kickers players Category:Rutgers Preparatory School alumni Category:Soccer players from Middlesex County, New Jersey Category:USL League One players Category:Edison High School (New Jersey) alumni Category:21st-century American sportsmen
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