Sebastian Perez

Date of Birth	Nationality	Current Club	Position	Strengths		Weaknesses	Transfer Rumours	Market Value (where applicable)	Similar Players
				Physical	Technical
29/3/1993	Colombia	Atletico Nacional	CM	-	Vision, Awareness, Defensive Tactical, Passing, Long Shot, Ball Control	Experience	Arsenal (Trial)	7-9m euros	Xabi Alonso, Sergio Busquets,

Sebastian Perez is a 20-year-old Center Midfielder from Colombia. He plays for Atletico Nacional in the Categoria Primera A. He made his debut in the 2011 Season when he was just 18-years-old. That season he won the Categoria Primera A. The following year he was also part of the squad that won the Copa Colombia and the Superliga Colombiana. This means he has won all the top tier trophies in Colombia under the age of 20. At an international level he has played for the Colombia under-20 national team in the 2011 U-20 World Cup as well as in the 2013 South American Youth Cup, which Colombia won and qualified for the 2013 U-20 World Cup. He just finished the World Cup tournament with the u20 team where they lost to South Korea on penalties in the Round of 16.

However, during these performances Perez really showed the world why he is set out to be a world-class player. Sebastian Perez plays in the center of midfield. He plays in the holding position, but does have an attacking mind and is not afraid of shooting from long distances. A player who is known more for his vision and passing but is also an exceptional reader of the game. Tactically he is very astute and has great awareness of the play around him. A fantastic passer, he requires very little time on the ball before delivering a perfect pass to a teammate. In attack and attacking plays he contributes with great link up play and slicing passes through defences for the attacker to run on to. Defensively he is very sound, he tracks back and keeps his marker for the team and is great at intercepting and reading opponents passes. He closes down attackers very well and then easily breaks into attack. He has great vision allowing him to start a counter attack from a long distance pass.

That is one of the reasons I have likened him to Xabi Alonso. A great passer, short and long and a very good long shot taker makes him similar to Xabi Alonso through his style of play. However, he is also defensively very tactical and similar to Busquets and the Barcelona mentality of closing down the attacker.

Perez is a fantastic player, who has just been invited to try out at the Emirates stadium in August after the Arsenal scouts were impressed with his ability at the U-20 World Cup. Only time and how he does at the trials will tell for what the future of Sebastian Perez holds.