Maddy Perez

Madison Rose Perez (born June 6, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Greek A Division club Asteras Tripolis. She played college soccer for Long Beach State before starting her professional career with Lexington SC of the USL Super League.

Early life Perez attended West Covina High School, where as a freshman she already helped lead her team to a league championship and earned first-team all-league honors.

College career Perez attended California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach State), where she played NCAA Division I soccer for the Long Beach State Beach (formerly the 49ers). In 2021, following the cancellation of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Perez started 17 of 18 matches, playing every minute in 15 of them and logging 1,651 minutes. She ranked fourth on the team in points and was named Big West Freshman of the Year, earning selections to both the All-Big West First Team and Big West All-Freshman Team.

Club career

Lexington SC Perez attended Lexington SC's open combine alongside former Long Beach State teammate Elysia Laramie. Following the combine, both players were offered professional contracts. After researching the club and league, Perez elected to forgo her remaining year of NCAA eligibility to sign professionally. On July 1, 2024, Lexington SC officially announced the signing of Perez to their inaugural USL Super League roster. In the club’s first professional women's match on August 25, 2024, at Carolina Ascent FC, Perez started and delivered the assist from a corner kick which became the team’s first-ever USL Super League goal. The goal was headed in by teammate Sydney Shepherd. In the 2024–25 season, she emerged as a set-piece specialist, recording five assists from dead-ball situations and logging over 2,000 minutes across 24 starts. She helped Lexington win the league championship and the Players' Shield, making them the first team to complete the league double. At the end of the season, Perez departed from Lexington upon the expiration of her contract.

Asteras Tripolis On 6 August 2026, Perez was announced to have signed for Asteras Tripolis in the Greek A Division.

International career At the youth national level, Perez earned call-ups to the United States youth national teams at U-16, U-17, U-18 and U-20 levels — most recently appearing for the U-20s in a friendly against Japan in 2019. USL Super League Players' Shield: 2025–26

Individual USL Super League Team of the Month: September 2024, October 2024 Big West Freshman of the Year: 2021 First-team All-Big West: 2021, 2022, 2023