The footballer Karel Pérez, a member of the National Team of Cuba, signed a contract that unites Gil Vicente FC, club of the First Division of Portugal.
The Santiago defender, just 19 years old, will arrive in the demanding soccer from Europe after a brief passage through the Alajuela de Costa Rica, he highlighted a note of the sports portal Hit.
Cuban Karel Pérez will play #soccer In Europe
The Santiago signed with the Gil Vicente FC of the First Division of Portugal. #Cuba #PortCubanohttps://t.co/hhzawxkq2j pic.twitter.com/lv3djpqyil– Jit Cuban sport (@jit_digital) January 24, 2025
Add the publication that the spiky left-handed player, captain of the U-20 team and with experience as head of the absolute, enjoys a strength and speed that have allowed him a vertiginous rise in his career.
It also transpired that Pérez was the object of interest of several clubs, but ended up arriving at which one of the five strongest leagues in the Old Continent is considered.
“This jump has a great meaning in my career, any player would dream of the opportunity to play in Europe, where the highest quality of world football is concentrated, and more if it is one of the most important leagues, such as the Portuguese,” The player said in the middle.
Karel also said that it is a “luxury opportunity” with a view to the World Cup that will play with the U-20 team and to “consolidate” in the elderly.
Precise Hit That the contract signed by the player provides for his growth in the youth level of the club, but that a clause of the document would allow him to venture into the first team.
With his arrival in Portugal, Karel would join other figures of the island that have tried his talent in the competitive football in Europe.
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Miguel Ángel Díaz, general secretary of the Cuba Soccer Association (AFC), explained that Karel’s progression is fruits of the strategy assumed by that entity focused on the development of novel figures, which has allowed the investment of a dozen players under 20 years in the League of Costa Rica.
“We hope that it is not the only one for the quality and projection that many of them show,” Díaz added.
