Nick Perera
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicolas Perera | ||
| Date of birth | 5 June 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tacoma Stars | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| K.N.S. Tervuren | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2008 | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | 70 | (18) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007 | Bakersfield Brigade | 3 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Benidorm CF | ||
| 2010–2011 | San Diego Sockers (indoor) | 6 | (5) |
| 2011–2014 | Milwaukee Wave (indoor) | 69 | (52) |
| 2014–2016 | San Diego Sockers (indoor) | 36 | (40) |
| 2016–2017 | Ontario Fury (indoor) | 15 | (17) |
| 2017 | Syracuse Silver Knights (indoor) | 3 | (4) |
| 2017– | Tacoma Stars (indoor) | 143 | (179) |
| 2025– | Tacoma Stars | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012– | United States (beach) | 94 | (114) |
| 2011 | United States (futsal) | 6 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016–2018 | UC San Diego Tritons (assistant) | ||
| 2018–2021 | Tacoma Stars | ||
| 2023– | Tacoma Stars (assistant) | ||
| 2024– | Tacoma Stars (outdoor) | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:39, 12 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Nicolas Charles Perera (born June 5, 1986) is a Spanish-born American professional soccer player, coach, and executive. He is the current head coach of the Tacoma Stars USL League Two team, captain of the United States Men's National Beach Soccer Team and plays for the Tacoma Stars in the Major Arena Soccer League (MASL). Perera previously served as head coach of the Tacoma Stars from 2018 to 2021 and was the general manager of OL Reign in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) from 2022 to 2023.