Bellflower HS: Played for Cypress Futbol Club in the Premiere League… Was a three-time 1^st Team All-Suburban League selection… Named to the Press Telegram Dream Team as a senior… Scored 19 goals and added 18 assists as a senior after he accounted for 15 goals and 15 assists his junior season… Team won the league championship his junior and sophomore years… Posted six goals and 10 assists as a sophomore… Named the team’s Defensive Most Valuable Player as a freshman…..

Personal: Would like to UCLA and study to be an electrical engineer… His father played youth soccer in Mexico… Likes to listen to music in his spare time… Has three siblings – Brenda (24), Antonio (21) and Alvaro Jr. (20)… Is the son of Alvaro and Maria Perez… Born in Huntington Park, CA on March 4, 1990…..