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My Take
Juan José Perea is the kind of young prospect I quietly root for. Born in 2000 in Bogotá and now a 184 cm forward at Zürich in the Swiss Super League, he has already made the demanding leap from South America to European football. That move asks for real grit, adapting to a new language, climate, and style of play while still being expected to score. Tall strikers who pair aerial threat with sharp movement can develop fast, and I think his upside is significant. I will be watching to see whether he grows into a genuine standard-bearer for Colombian talent abroad.
Overview
Juan José Perea Mendoza (born 23 February 2000) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss Super League club Zürich.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Juan José Perea
- Name (Japanese)
- フアン・ホセ・ペレア
- Reading
- ふあん・ほせ・ぺれあ
- Born
- February 23, 2000 (age 26)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Dragon
- Origin
- Bogotá, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 184 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · More people from Colombia →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.