Wake Forest Athletics
Spring 2026 Men's Soccer Roster
Jose Perez
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Antioch, Ill.
- High School:
- Shattuck St. Mary's School
Career Stats
2025 (Junior)
One of four outfield players to start all 17 matches… Logged 1,237 minutes on the pitch… Academic All-ACC… Shined in the defensive midfield role throughout the season… Finished the campaign with a career-high three goals… Opened his account on the year with a banger from outside the box against Oral Roberts which saw him named man of the match (8/28)... Helped Wake Forest secure a point on the road with a goal against No. 21 North Carolina (9/12)... Added his third goal of the year against Wofford (10/21)... Assisted a goal in the ACC Tournament at SMU (11/5)... Went the full 90 on three occasions.
2024 (Sophomore)
One of five Deacs to appear in all 24 matches during the 2024 season, recording 23 starts … Scored a pair of highlight reel free kick goals against VCU (Aug. 22) and Virginia Tech (Oct. 19) … Earned his first-career start against VCU (Aug. 22) … Played the entirety of postseason victories against Syracuse (Nov. 6) and Clemson (Dec. 1) … Converted on both of his penalty kick attempts against SMU (Nov. 10) and Clemson (Nov. 17) en route to Wake Forest’s ACC Championship … Logged 1,561 minutes of action.
2023 (Freshman)
Appeared in 11 matches during his debut season with the Demon Deacons, recording 203 minutes of action … Made his collegiate debut in a 3-1 victory over Grand Canyon on Aug. 24 … Logged his first ACC minutes against Pitt on Sept. 9 … Recorded a season-high 35 minutes of play in a 3-1 victory over Liberty on Sept. 19 … Tallied 25 minutes of action in Wake Forest’s NCAA Tournament match against Indiana.
Background
Attended Shattuck St. Mary’s School in Fairbault, Minn. … He was a regular starter and made 11 appearances in MLS NEXT play in the fall of 2022 … Scored two goals in three games in last December’s MLS NEXT Flex event in California Chose Wake Forest over Providence, DePaul, Loyola Chicago, American, UNC Wilmington and Boston College … Rated a three-star prospect by TopDrawerSoccer.
Son of Miriam and Jose E. Perez … Full name is Ernesto Jose Perez … Has three siblings: Giancarlo, Christopher and Leonel … Born April 30, 2005.
