Pedro Aquino
![]() Aquino with Peru at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pedro Jesús Aquino Sánchez | ||
Date of birth | 13 April 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Lima, Peru | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | América | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2013 | Sporting Cristal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2017 | Sporting Cristal | 70 | (2) |
2017–2018 | Monterrey | 0 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Lobos BUAP (loan) | 28 | (0) |
2018–2020 | León | 50 | (2) |
2020– | América | 31 | (3) |
National team‡ | |||
2011 | Peru U17 | 2 | (0) |
2011 | Peru U18 | 3 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Peru U20 | 12 | (1) |
2015 | Peru U22 | 2 | (0) |
2016– | Peru | 34 | (3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 January 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:32, 28 January 2022 (UTC) |
Pedro Jesús Aquino Sánchez (born 13 April 1995) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga MX club América and the Peru national team.
Club career[]
Sporting Cristal[]
He made his senior league debut for Sporting Cristal on 2 June 2013 in a Peruvian Primera División 0–2 away loss at Cienciano.[2]
Lobos BUAP[]
On 22 July 2017 Aquino made his Liga MX debut against Santos Laguna playing 76 minutes in the 2-2 draw.[3]
Club León[]
He signed for Club Léon in June 2018. He made his debut on 21 July 2018 against Tigres UANL.
Club América[]
On 1 January 2021, Aquino signed for Liga MX side Club América on a permanent deal from Club León.
International career[]
He made his debut for the senior national team on 1 September 2016 in a 0–2 loss to Bolivia in the 2018 World Cup qualifying round.[4]
In May 2018, he was named in Peru’s provisional 24 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[5]
Career statistics[]
International[]
- Statistics accurate as of match played 16 November 2021.[6]
Peru | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2016 | 3 | 0 |
2017 | 6 | 0 |
2018 | 12 | 3 |
2019 | 3 | 0 |
2020 | 4 | 0 |
2021 | 6 | 0 |
Total | 34 | 3 |
International goals[]
- Scores and results list Peru's goal tally first.[6]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 6 September 2018 | Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
2. | 12 October 2018 | Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, United States | ![]() |
2–0 | 3–0 | |
3. | 3–0 |
Honours[]
León
Individual
References[]
- ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ "Sporting Cristal: Pedro Aquino y su tierno mensaje a Mariano Soso". Libero.pe. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ "Pedro Aquino Lobos BUAP Debut". Depor.com (in Spanish). Jean Marvi. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Selección Peruana: Pedro Aquino explicó por qué salió de la barrera". RPP.pe. Radio Programas del Perú. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". goal.com. Goal. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Pedro Aquino". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Liga MX unveils its final roster for the 2021 All-Star game". AS. 19 July 2021.
External links[]
- Pedro Aquino at Official Liga MX Profile
- Pedro Aquino at Soccerway
- Pedro Aquino at Lobos BUAP Profile
- Peruvian footballers
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Footballers at the 2015 Pan American Games
- 2018 FIFA World Cup players
- Peru international footballers
- Peru youth international footballers
- Peru under-20 international footballers
- Sporting Cristal footballers
- C.F. Monterrey players
- Club León footballers
- Club América footballers
- Peruvian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
- Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Peruvian Primera División players
- Liga MX players
- Sportspeople from Lima
- Association football midfielders
- Pan American Games competitors for Peru
- Peruvian people of Quechua descent
- Peruvian football midfielder stubs