Nick Perera

Nick Perera
Personal information
Full name Nicolas Perera
Date of birth (1986-06-05) 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)
*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.