Pérez made his professional debut with Academia Puerto Cabello on the first matchday of the 2018 season, which also happened to be the club's debut in the Venezuelan Primera División. He played the full 90 minutes of a 0–0 league draw against Metropolitanos.[2][3] He scored his first goal just over three months later, netting the game-winner during a 1–0 victory over Estudiantes de Caracas on 6 April.[4] He received great praise for his performance from the Venezuelan media.[5][6] By the end of the season, he had begun to attract international attention.[7]