pˈɛɹɛzᵻz fˈɜːst ɡˈeɪm wɪð tˈaɪɡɚz wʌz ˌɔn θˈɜːtiːn dʒuːlˈaɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt ɪn ɐ fɹˈɛndli ɐɡˈɛnst hɪz fˈɔːɹmɚ tˈiːm, kɹˈuːz æzˈuːl wˌɪtʃ ˈɛndᵻd ɪn ɐ dɹˈɔː wˈʌn wˈʌn.
Pérez's first game with Tigres was on 13 July 2008 in a friendly against his former team, Cruz Azul which ended in a draw 1–1.