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Height: 5'9''

Position: Midfielder

Ranking: **** (#19 in class of 2013)

Club: Colorado Rapids U18

Hometown: Fort Collins, Colorado

Breakdown: Story to Follow


http://www.coloradorapids.com/video/2012/05/29/goal-academys-ricardo-perez-distance

http://ussda.demosphere.com/teams/37416 ... 20604.html

GPA 3.5. Recruited by Harvard

Way to go Bolowich and staff. Ricardo welcome to the bluejay family.

Go jays!

Not to flame up expectations, but I've talked with a number of scout who seem to think Perez is the best midfielder in this class. As JayDO stated he is an excellent student, hard working player, and supremely talent.

Ricardo currently leads the Rapids U18 with 3 goals in 6 appearances.

That was a wicked goal in that video!

Look forward to seeing Perez fill some big shoes after Gomez goes pro next year.

Ricardo Perez, Midfielder, Colorado Rapids
Top 150 Ranking: 19
Class: 2013
Commitment: Creighton

Score one for the Bluejays.

The ever-prominent Omaha-based program picked up a significant piece to its 2013 recruiting class with the verbal commitment of Colorado Rapids Academy midfielder Ricardo Perez last month.

Perez, who has trained with the Rapids first team and has appearances with the reserve side, felt comfortable with the feel Creighton offered.

“I decided to verbally commit to Creighton because I think it is the perfect fit for me,” Perez told TopDrawerSoccer.com. “I feel this way because I really like the school, the campus, soccer program, the coaching staff and the city. I went to three Official visits in the last six weeks, it was a very good thing for me to meet with the coaches face to face, and watch each team train and play a league game.”

The Development Academy stalwart caused a stir earlier this year with an impressive goal from distance, and he’ll bolster Creighton’s midfield from day one starting next fall.

Justin Dhillon

That’s exactly what he hopes to do, as Perez is hoping to help lead the school to a national title one day, and repay the program that appealed to him so significantly.

“I liked lots of things the team, the coaching staff, the outstanding facilities that the soccer program has,” he said. “Also, I believe at Creighton I can keep developing my soccer skills to the next level.”