Pedro Aquino

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Aquino and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.
Pedro Aquino
Pedro Aquino Sánchez.jpg
Aquino with Peru at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Pedro Jesús Aquino Sánchez
Date of birth (1995-04-13) 13 April 1995 (age 26)
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
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
1. 6 September 2018 Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands  Netherlands 1–0 1–2 Friendly
2. 12 October 2018 Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, United States  Chile 2–0 3–0
3. 3–0

Honours[]

León

Individual

References[]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Sporting Cristal: Pedro Aquino y su tierno mensaje a Mariano Soso". Libero.pe. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Pedro Aquino Lobos BUAP Debut". Depor.com (in Spanish). Jean Marvi. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Selección Peruana: Pedro Aquino explicó por qué salió de la barrera". RPP.pe. Radio Programas del Perú. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". goal.com. Goal. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Pedro Aquino". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Liga MX unveils its final roster for the 2021 All-Star game". AS. 19 July 2021.

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