Enzo Pérez
Enzo Nicolás Pérez (born 22 February 1987 in Mendoza) is an Argentine football player. Since 2011 he is in Portugal at Benfica under contract.
Club career
Enzo Pérez began his career in the youth team of his home club CD Godoy Cruz. In Godoy Cruz, who is the only professional club in his home province of Mendoza, he wrote then in 2003 his first professional contract, but only came in the Apertura 2004, his missions in the A- team. From the Apertura 2005 he was a regular at right midfield and managed for the 2006 season promotion to the highest Argentine league. There he developed with 5 goals in 30 games for the star of the team, which aroused the interest of larger Argentine clubs.
For the Apertura 2007, he then moved initially for one year on loan to the United Club Estudiantes de La Plata. In La Plata, he was immediately secured a regular place and offered alongside veteran Juan Sebastian Veron responsive services. Among other things, he supplanted the former top talent Diego Galván on the bench. With Pablo Álvarez as a defensive hedge is offered him in the offensive play of the team some liberties, which he understood to be useful. At the end of the season, he finished with the team the third table will finish, only 4 points behind champions CA River Plate. He was then obliged to fix Godoy Cruz. There was a rather disappointing sixth table will finish in the 2008/09 season, which was due, above all, by the loss of substance after the departure of key players like Alvarez and Pablo Piatti or Sebastián Domínguez. Nevertheless, they reached the final of the Copa Sudamericana, which one but 1-0 in the first leg and 1-1 in the return match lost against SC Internacional of Brazil during the season.
Only when the squad for the Clausura was reinforced with quality players like Marcelo Carrusca or Clemente Rodríguez, 2009, reported to be in the title fight in the Argentine league back. Pérez completed to date his strongest season to date, scoring 7 goals in 30 games. He also celebrated his biggest personal success, as Estudiantes with a total score of 2-1 against Cruzeiro in the Copa Libertadores 2009 won, which is comparable to the UEFA Champions League. In the past it was around Pérez repeatedly transfer rumors of a move to Europe. In the summer of 2009 was especially Napoli called as a great prospect. Last was the FC Porto as the leading club for a change.
In June 2011, Pérez signed a contract for five years at Benfica. This transfer cost the club around 5.5 million euros.
Due to a serious knee injury came Pérez 2011, only four appearances for Benfica. To get more match practice, he was awarded after his injury, for the remainder of the season back to Argentina to Estudiantes de La Plata. For the 2012/13 season he returned to Benfica, where he became the starting players and a large share of the entry into the UEFA Europa League Final had.
National
According to above-average performances at club Pérez was appointed in September 2009 for the first time by team boss Diego Maradona in the squad of the Argentine national soccer team. The match took place in the context of a Sichtungslehrgangs of home grown players. This were only players who are under contract with the South American clubs in the squad of Argentina. On 24 September 2009 he made his debut then in the friendly match against Ghana.
Achievements
- CD Godoy Cruz: Primera B Nacional: 2006
- Estudiantes de La Plata: Apertura: 2010
- Copa Libertadores: 2009
- Copa Sudamericana 2008: finals
- Benfica: UEFA Europa League 2012/13: Final collection