Zach Perez

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Zach Perez
Personal information
Full name Zachary Perez
Date of birth (1996-11-27) November 27, 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Edison, New Jersey, United States
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 FC Motown
Number 19
Youth career
2014–2015 Philadelphia Union
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2018 William Paterson Pioneers 79 (3)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019 FC Motown 6 (0)
2019 Richmond Kickers 1 (0)
2020– FC Motown
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 20, 2025

Zach Perez (born November 27, 1996) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for FC Motown.

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Raised in Edison, New Jersey, Perez attended Edison High School before transferring to Rutgers Preparatory School. [1]

Career

Perez played college soccer at William Paterson University between 2015 and 2018, making 79 appearances, scoring 3 goals and tallying 6 assists. [2]

Following college, Perez played with National Premier Soccer League side FC Motown during their 2019 season. [3]

On September 5, 2019, Perez signed a professional contract with USL League One side Richmond Kickers. [4]

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. [5]

References

  1. ↑ 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"
  2. ↑ "Zach Perez – 2018 – William Paterson University". www.wpupioneers.com.
  3. ↑ "FC Motown - Schedule". Archived from the original on 2021-01-20. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  4. ↑ Wood, Patrick (September 5, 2019). "Kickers Add Zach Perez". Richmond Kickers.
  5. ↑ Maslin, Sean. "Former Pro Zach Perez Leads FC Motown into 2024 NPSL National Championship". NPSL.com. National Premier Soccer League . Retrieved 20 March 2025.


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