Louis Perez, #8
Pronunciation: “Loo-ee Pair-ez”
Position: MID
Height: 5-11
Birthday: 6-11-97
Hometown (Affiliation): Paris, France (FRA)
College: UCF
USL Experience: 5th Year
Acquired: Signed as a free agent ahead of 2023 season.
2024: Appeared in all 34 matches, playing 2,431 minutes… led team with 52 chances created… scored two goals and added five assists… named to the USL Championship Team of the Week in Week 4.
2023: Joined the team from FC Tucson… earned USL League One Team of the Week honors five times… appeared in 30 matches, scoring seven goals and adding one assist across 2,169 minutes… won 159 duels and created 38 chances… scored in the team’s playoff semifinal win over Northern Colorado Hailstorm.
Prior to NCFC: Named to the 2022 USL League One All-League Second Team, scoring five goals and adding seven assists in 26 appearances… spent the 2021 season with Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC in the USL Championship… spent time in the Paris Saint-Germain and ES Troyes AC youth academies.