SSFC Spotlight: Andrés Perea steadies the midfield

The increased focus on the recruitment of dual-national players allows the United States Men’s National Team to inject the depth chart, sometimes unexpectedly, with talented prospects. One of the recent victories was convincing Andrés Perea to change allegiances from Colombia to the USMNT. The young midfielder has featured twice since FIFA approved his switch, both with the senior team and during Olympic Qualifying. While the latter competition was an unsuccessful enterprise, the 20-year-old midfielder could prove to be a regular inclusion over the next decade.

Perea was born in Tampa, Florida, but moved to Colombia at a young age. He immediately joined the famed Atlético Nacional youth…