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10 Adan Perez

  • Position Midfielder
  • Ht./Wt. 5-7 / 145
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Denver
  • High School Prairie View

Biography

  • 2024 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, spring semester
  • 2023 D2CCA All-South Central Region second team
  • 2023 All-RMAC first team
  • 2022 All-RMAC honorable mention
  • 2021 Academic All-RMAC honor roll
  • 2020-21 All-RMAC honorable mention

2024: Did not compete.

2023: Named to the D2CCA All-South Central Region second team. ... All-RMAC first team selection. ... Creative midfielder played in 18 games, starting 14, for a total of 870 minutes. ... Tied for second on the team with four goals, including a team-best two game-winners. ... Added one assist for nine points, third on the team. ... Took 14 shots, with six on goal. ... Scored his fourth goal of the season, the game's initial goal, at 12:33 on a shot from just outside the box even with the right post, into the left corner in the 4-0 win at Adams State on Oct. 20. ...Pounced on ball deflected by teammate Zack Williams after a cross by David Pena glanced off a defender and scored the game-winning goal with 2:56 left in the first half, breaking a 1-1 tie in the 2-1 win over Regis on Oct. 15. ... Assisted on Aaron Biggerstaff's goal with a pass to the front of the goal at 76:50 for the tying score in a 1-1 draw at Cal State Monterey Bay on Sept. 15. ... Streaking in behind the defense to get to a long header from the middle of the field by Andres Arcila Saenz, Perez chipped the ball some 20 feet into the air, over the keeper and into the goal on a bounce, tying the Sept. 7 game at Lubbock Christian (Texas) 1-1 at 29:14. The game ended tied 3-3. .... Skied high for a header off Kevin Jones' cross, and blasted it off the upper right corner of the frame and then off the back of the goalkeeper to give MSU Denver a 6-0 lead in an eventual 9-0 victory over St. Cloud State (Minn.) on Sept. 3.

2022: All-RMAC honorable mention for the second time in his career. ... Tied for eighth in the RMAC and tied for 98th nationally with two game-winning goals. Ranked 10th in the RMAC with 0.82 points per game. Tied for 11th in the RMAC with four assists. ... Shared the team lead in goals (five) with Aaron Biggerstaff, and led the team with 14 points. ... Tied for second on the team in assists. ... Fourth on the team with 23 shots, third with 11 shots on goal. ... Played in 17 games, starting 15, for a total of 964 minutes. ... Scored the game-winner in the 2-1 upset at No. 20 UCCS on Oct. 21 as Alec Nguyen sent a long pass to a sprinting Perez, and Perez finished from near the top of the box at 16:25 for a 2-0 lead. ... After his penalty kick tied the game 1-1 at 9:57, he started the game-winning sequence and picked up an assist with a serve into the box that Tanner Stevenson headed to Jackson Vander Ven in front, and Vander Ven's finish at 88:06 gave the Roadrunners a 4-3 win over Fort Lewis on Oct. 14. ... Scored the final goal at 67:57 in a 2-0 win at South Dakota Mines on Sept. 25, chesting down a cross from Bryson Chiles and then finishing with relative ease. ... Earned assist on second goal of the game in a 3-0 win at Regis on Sept. 14. The Roadrunners' third goal game as his pass on a breakaway to the goal front was deflected by a Regis defender for an own goal. ... His breakaway goal at 28:57 was the initial goal in a 4-1 win over Adams State on Sept. 11. ... Scored the only goal of the game at 46:02 on a play set up by crisp passes from Tanner Stevenson and Aidan Bates, during the 1-0 win over Newman (Kan.) on Sept. 11. ... Had career highs of four shots and three shots on goal in 2-0 loss to No. 7 Fort Hays State (Kan.) on Sept. 4. ... Brilliant opening weekend included one assist in both the season-opening 2-2 tie with San Francisco State and the 4-0 win over Cal State Monterey Bay. ... Assisted on Aidan Bates’ goal just six minutes into the game against Cal State Monterey Bay, taking a pass into the box from Tanner Stevenson and sending it to Bates. ... Nifty, somewhat no-look, pass in the box to Aaron Biggerstaff was on target and had just the right weight, setting up the score that forged a 2-2 tie in the 67th minute against San Francisco State.

2021: Played in all 19 games, starting four, for a total of 892 minutes. ... Took 15 shots, putting six on goal. ... Scored his first career goal against UCCS on Oct. 31 on a breakaway following a long pass by Max Hand, finishing with a shot the deflected off the left post, rolled across the goal and hit the right post and then went into the goal. It pulled MSU Denver within 3-2 in a key 4-3 victory in the regular-season finale. ... Put two shots on goal in the 2-1 win over South Dakota Mines on Oct. 3. ... Attempted one shot in the season opener against No. 24 St. Mary’s (Texas) on Sept. 3.

2020-21: Started all seven games while playing 530 minutes. ... Took four shots, with one on goal. ... One of six true freshmen to log more than 500 minutes of playing time, ranking fifth among field players. ... Put a shot on goal while playing all 90 minutes for the second time in a 2-1 loss to UCCS in the April 11 season finale. ... Made his MSU Denver debut on March 12 at CSU-Pueblo, playing all but one minute in the season opener.

High School: Prairie View High School, class of 2020.

Club: Played for the Colorado Rapids Development Academy team. ... In four seasons, scored 21 goals and added 15 assists. ... Had an assist in the GA Cup finals. ... Coached by Eric Bushey.

Personal: Born Adan Perez-Cobos in Denver. ... Birthday is June 18. ... Son of Lorenzo Perez and Silvia Cobos. ... Has a brother (Esau) and a sister (Melissa). ... Majoring in civil engineering technology.

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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2020Freshman

    Midfielder
    5'7" 0 lbs
    7
  • 18

    2021Freshman

    Midfielder
    5'7" 0 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2022Sophomore

    Midfielder
    5'7" 0 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2023Junior

    Midfielder
    5'7" 0 lbs
    18
  • 10

    2024Senior

    Midfielder
    5'7" 145 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2025Redshirt Senior

    Midfielder
    5'7" 145 lbs
    10