Brayan Andrés Vargas Perea was born in Cali, Colombia, on February 25, 1993. He is nicknamed "El Coco" (Coconut) due to his hairstyle.
He started playing football with his local club, Deportivo Cali. He then made his first team debut in 2011. Between 2011 and 2013 he played 54 league games for "Los Verdiblancos" and scored 11 goals.
In 2013 he came to Europe and joined Lazio in Serie A. The manager was Vladimir Petkovic for the first 17 games and then Edy Reja. Lazio finished 9th. Perea played 19 league games with 1 goal (Atalanta), 2 games in Coppa with 2 goals (Parma x2) and 6 in the Europa League with 2 goals (Legia Warsaw, Ludogorec). On August 8 Lazio lost the Italian Supercoppa to Juventus 0-4.
In August 2014 Perea was sent on loan to Perugia in Serie B. The manager was Andrea Camplone and Perea played 16 league games with 1 goal (Virtus Lanciano).
In January 2015 however, he was called back to Lazio, as striker Filip Djordjevic had suffered a serious injury and would be out for 3 months. The manager was Stefano Pioli and the Biancocelesti had an excellent season finishing 3rd (UCL preliminary round) and were runners up in the Coppa Italia (Juventus 1-2, a.e.t). Perea played 5 league games and 1 game in Coppa Italia. In August Lazio then failed to get into the Champions League group phase after losing to Bayer Leverkusen 1-3 on aggregate. On August 8 Lazio lost the Italian Supercoppa to Juventus 0-2.
A few days later, on August 13, Perea went to Troyes in France on loan. He played 13 games and scored 1 goal but Troyes were relegated to Ligue 2.
In August 2016 he joined Lugo in the Spanish Segunda Division. He played 13 league games for the "Albivermellos" (Red and Whites) plus one in the Copa del Rey.
In 2017 he returned to Lazio. The manager was now Simone Inzaghi but Perea never played before ending his contract by mutual consent in December 2018.
In January 2019 he returned to Colombia and signed for Independiente Santa Fe in the top flight. He played 11 league games with 1 goal and 5 domestic cup games.
In January 2020 he joined Temperley in the Argentinan second tier. He only played 5 league games for the "Gasoleros".
In 2020 he played in the United States for the Palm Beach Stars, in the United Premier Soccer League.
In 2021 he came back to Europe and chose north -west Bulgaria. He signed for Botev Vraca in the top division (Părva Liga) and has a contract until 2025. The Red and Greens finished 13th both in 2021-22 and 2022-23.
Perea played 16 games for Colombia U20's and in 2013 won a South-America U20 Championship.
Perea is a striker. He is usually used on the right of the attacking line. At 1.89 and 77 kilos he is a physical player. He can use both feet and is good in the air. It is fair to say he has not had a great career. His peak was with Lazio in 2013-14 but then never played regularly at such levels again.
Lazio Career
Season | Total appearances (goals) | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Europa League |
2013-14 | 27 (5) | 19 (1) | 2 (2) | 6 (2) |
2014-15 | 6 | 5 | 1 | - |
Total | 33 (5) | 24 (1) | 3 (2) | 6 (2) |
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