Richard Perdomo
Encyclopedia
Richard Perdomo is an American
soccer player of Honduran
heritage currently playing for Club Deportivo Platense
in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras
.
at Creighton University
for two years before transferring to Mercer University
for his junior and senior seasons.
. He gained his first start in a 1-1 tie with the Atlanta Silverbacks
on April 19, 2008. In 2009, Perdomo moved to Miami FC
.
On June 12, 2009, Perdomo scored his first professional goal in 3-2 loss to Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Vancouver. In July 2009, Miami sold Perdomo's contract to Honduras First Division Club Deportivo Platense
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United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
soccer player of Honduran
Honduras
Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
heritage currently playing for Club Deportivo Platense
Club Deportivo Platense
Club Deportivo Platense is a Honduran football club, located in Puerto Cortés, Cortés. The club was founded on 4 July 1960.-History:According to the records available, the following people attended Club Platense: René Paíz, Roger Riera, Roberto Mejía, Roosevelt Garbut, Manuel Flores, Héctor...
in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras
Liga Nacional de Futbol de Honduras
Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras is the first and highest division of football in Honduras. The league season is divided into Opening and Closing . One team is relegated to the Liga de Ascenso and one team is promoted from Liga de Ascenso...
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College
Perdomo attended Gulliver Prepatarory School, and played college soccerCollege soccer
College soccer is a term used to describe association football played by teams who are operated by colleges and universities as opposed to a professional league operated for exclusively financial purposes...
at Creighton University
Creighton University
Creighton University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university located in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1878, the school is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. The university is accredited by...
for two years before transferring to Mercer University
Mercer University
Mercer University is an independent, private, coeducational university with a Baptist heritage located in the U.S. state of Georgia. Mercer is the only university of its size in the United States that offers programs in eleven diversified fields of study: liberal arts, business, education, music,...
for his junior and senior seasons.
Professional
On March 12, 2008, Perdomo signed with the Carolina RailHawks of the USL First DivisionUSL First Division
The United Soccer Leagues First Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico....
. He gained his first start in a 1-1 tie with the Atlanta Silverbacks
Atlanta Silverbacks
Atlanta Silverbacks is an American professional soccer team based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1995, the team plays in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, having previously sat out the 2009 and 2010 seasons while the ownership...
on April 19, 2008. In 2009, Perdomo moved to Miami FC
Miami FC
Fort Lauderdale Strikers is an American professional association football team based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. Founded in 2006, the team plays in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid...
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On June 12, 2009, Perdomo scored his first professional goal in 3-2 loss to Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Vancouver. In July 2009, Miami sold Perdomo's contract to Honduras First Division Club Deportivo Platense
Club Deportivo Platense
Club Deportivo Platense is a Honduran football club, located in Puerto Cortés, Cortés. The club was founded on 4 July 1960.-History:According to the records available, the following people attended Club Platense: René Paíz, Roger Riera, Roberto Mejía, Roosevelt Garbut, Manuel Flores, Héctor...
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International
Despite being born in the United States, Perdomo has Honduran heritage, and has trained with the Honduras national football teamHonduras national football team
The Honduran national football team, nicknamed Los Catrachos, La Bicolor or La H, is the national team of Honduras and is controlled by the Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras...
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