Yoshimar Yotún

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Yotún and the second or maternal family name is Flores.
Yoshimar Yotún
Yoshimar Yotún (2015).jpg
Yotún playing for Malmö FF in 2015
Personal information
Full name Víctor Yoshimar Yotún Flores[1]
Date of birth (1990-04-07) 7 April 1990 (age 31)
Place of birth Callao, Peru
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder / Left-back
Youth career
1997–2002 Academia Cantolao[3]
2003–2004 Circolo Sp. Italiano[3]
2005–2006 Deportivo Real FC[3]
2007 Sporting Cristal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2014 Sporting Cristal 147 (8)
2008 → José Gálvez (loan) 28 (3)
2013 → Vasco da Gama (loan) 23 (0)
2015–2017 Malmö FF 58 (3)
2017–2018 Orlando City 32 (5)
2019–2021 Cruz Azul 83 (3)
National team‡
2011– Peru 109 (5)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Peru
Copa América
Runner-up 2019 Brazil
Third place 2011 Argentina
Third place 2015 Chile
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:07, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 03:27, 8 October 2021 (UTC)

Víctor Yoshimar Yotún Flores (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbiktoɾ ʝoʃiˈmaɾ ʝoˈtun ˈflores]; born 7 April 1990) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays for Liga MX club Cruz Azul and the Peru national football team, as a left back, left winger, or defensive midfielder.[4]

Club career[]

Early career[]

Yotún first began by playing at the age of 7 in the youth academy Academia Deportiva Cantolao until the age of 12. [3] Then he joined the youth divisions of Circolo Sportivo Italiano for two seasons.[3] Then the following years he was in the youth divisions of Deportivo Real FC, alongside Manuel Tejada.[3] In 2007, he transferred to one of Peru's largest clubs, Sporting Cristal, and played in their youth team.[5][6]

José Gálvez FBC[]

In January 2008 he was loaned out to José Gálvez FBC for the 2008 Descentralizado season. There Yotún made his professional debut on 5 March 2008 in the Torneo Descentralizado in an away league match against Coronel Bolognesi FC. He entered the match in the 46th minute for Renzo Guevara, and the match finished in a 1–1 draw.[7] Yotún scored his first official goal on 9 March 2008 in a league match at home against Atlético Minero, which resulted in 1–0 win for his club.[8] He played his last game for José Gálvez FBC on 14 December 2008 in the last fixture of the season, which finished in a 2–2 draw at home against Universidad San Martin.[9] He made a total of 28 league appearances and scored 3 goals in his first season in the Descentralizado. This contributed to his club José Gálvez avoiding relegation that season by finishing in 9th place, just 5 points above the relegation zone.

Sporting Cristal[]

In January 2009 Yotún returned to Sporting Cristal for the 2009 Descentralizado season. He made his official debut for Sporting Cristal on 9 May 2009 in a league match at home against FBC Melgar. Making his debut at the San Martín de Porres Stadium, he entered the match in the 46th minute replacing Yancarlo Casas, and the match finished in a 2–1 win for Melgar.[10]

Yotún played his 100th Descentralizado match for Cristal on 27 May 2012 in Round 15 away to Juan Aurich.[11] He was also handed the captain's armband after Carlos Lobaton's red card in the 61st minute, but his side could not score the equaliser as the match finished in a 1–0 win for Aurich.[11]

Malmö FF[]

On 27 January 2015 Swedish champions Malmö FF announced that they had signed Yotún on a three-year contract.[12] He arrived in Malmö as a left back, where he played for the 2015 season. After becoming the third choice left back behind newly arrived Behrang Safari and Pa Konate during the 2016 season, Yotún was played at various midfield positions, where he excelled. Yotún emerged as a key player during the first half of the 2017 season, and was voted Malmö FF player of the month by the supporters in July.[13]

Orlando City SC[]

Yotún signed for Orlando City of Major League Soccer on 4 August 2017.[14] He made his debut on August 13 in a 3–1 defeat to New York Red Bulls. On September 28, Yotún scored his first goal for Orlando in a 6–1 win over New England Revolution, a game in which he also registered two assists. Yotún was selected as an All-Star in 2018.

Cruz Azul[]

On December 27, 2018, Yotún was sold to Cruz Azul of Liga MX for $4 million.[15]

International career[]

In 2011, Yotun's impressive performances for Sporting Cristal convinced the new Peru national team coach Sergio Markarian to call him up for the 2011 edition of Kirin Cup. Against Japan, he made his national team debut substituting Jesus Rabanal in the 62nd minute. Though on 9 September 2013 against Uruguay for the fight for 5th place in the CONMEBOL World Cup Qualification group, Yotun's performance was heavily criticized by Peruvians because of his expulsion during the game, which many argued had cost Peru's qualification into the tournament.[16]

In 2015, Yotun was part of the team that finished 3rd in Copa América. He also featured in all three group games of the 2016 Centenario edition but was suspended on yellow card accumulation for Peru's quarter-finals loss to Colombia.

Yotun was part of the team that qualified for the 2018 World Cup after Peru finished 5th in CONMEBOL qualifying and beat New Zealand in a play-off. It was the first time the country had qualified in 36 years.[17] He made the 23-man squad that traveled to Russia and featured in all three group games as Peru finished third in the group.[18]

On 20 June 2021, he played his 100th match for Peru in a 2–1 win over Colombia in the 2021 Copa América.[19]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

Yotún in a Champions League qualifier against Red Bull Salzburg in 2015.
As of 13 May 2019.[20]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
José Gálvez (loan) 2008 Peruvian Primera División 28 3 0 0 — 28 3
Total 28 3 0 0 0 0 28 3
Sporting Cristal 2009 Peruvian Primera División 23 0 0 0 — 23 0
2010 36 4 0 0 — 36 4
2011 27 1 0 0 — 27 1
2012 35 2 0 0 — 35 2
2014 26 1 10 1 2 0 38 2
Total 147 8 10 1 2 0 159 9
Vasco da Gama (loan) 2013 Série A 27[A] 0 4 0 — 31 0
Total 27 0 4 0 0 0 31 0
Malmö FF 2015 Allsvenskan 24 1 4 0 10 0 38 1
2016 19 0 5 0 — 24 0
2017 15 2 0 0 2 0 17 2
Total 58 3 9 0 12 0 79 3
Orlando City 2017 MLS 10 1 0 0 — 10 1
2018 22 4 0 0 — 22 4
Total 32 5 0 0 0 0 32 5
Cruz Azul 2018–19 Liga MX 16 1 1 1 — 17 2
Career total 308 20 23 1 14 0 346 22
A. ^ This includes four appearances in the 2013 Campeonato Carioca.

International[]

As of match played 7 October 2021.[21]
National team Year Apps Goals
Peru 2011 12 0
2012 11 0
2013 8 1
2014 8 0
2015 11 0
2016 10 1
2017 9 0
2018 13 0
2019 10 1
2020 4 0
2021 13 2
Total 109 5

International goals[]

As of match played 9 July 2021. Peru score listed first, score column indicates score after each Yotún goal.[21]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 15 October 2013 Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru 31  Bolivia 1–0 1–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 28 May 2016 Memorial Stadium, Seattle, United States 53  El Salvador 3–1 3–1 Friendly
3 3 July 2019 Arena do Grêmio, Porto Alegre, Brazil 90  Chile 2–0 3–0 2019 Copa América
4 2 July 2021 Estádio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico, Goiânia, Brazil 103  Paraguay 3–2 3–3 2021 Copa América
5 9 July 2021 Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília, Brazil 105  Colombia 1–0 2–3

Honours[]

Sporting Cristal

Malmö FF

Cruz Azul

Peru

Individual

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Yoshimar's Yotun height".
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Yoshimar Yotun – Player Profile" (in Spanish). goaldebronce.blogspot.com. 4 November 2008. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  4. ^ "Yoshimar Yotún – Player Profile". Footballdatabase.eu.
  5. ^ "Yoshimar Yotún vuole per sé un grande 2011" (in Italian). calciosudamericano.it. 11 January 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  6. ^ "Yoshimar Yotún".
  7. ^ "Coronel Bolognesi 1–1 José Gálvez". footballdatabase.eu. 5 March 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  8. ^ "José Gálvez 1–0 Atlético Minero". footballdatabase.eu. 9 March 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  9. ^ "José Gálvez 2–2 U. San Martin". footballdatabase.eu. 14 December 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  10. ^ "Sporting Cristal 1–2 Melgar". footballdatabase.eu. 9 May 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  11. ^ a b "Match:Juan Aurich 1-0 Sporting Cristal". footballdatabase.eu. 19 May 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  12. ^ "Välkommen till MFF, Yoshimar Yotún". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 27 January 2015. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  13. ^ "Himmelrikets Favorit i juli: "Hoppas allt löser sig så jag blir kvar här många år framöver"". svenskafans.com (in Swedish). Himmelriket. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  14. ^ "Orlando City Signs Peruvian International Yoshimar Yotún as Designated Player". Orlando City Soccer Club. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  15. ^ Culver, Jordan; USA, Pro Soccer (27 December 2018). "Orlando City transfers Yoshimar Yotún to Liga MX side Cruz Azul". Pro Soccer USA. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  16. ^ "Los palos dijeron no: Perú igualó 0–0 con Japón". Depor.pe. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  17. ^ "World Cup: Peru is back at the World Cup after 36-year absence and hopes for a long stay". Los Angeles Times. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  18. ^ "World Cup 2018: Peru beat Australia 2-0 to win first finals match for 40 years". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  19. ^ "Copa América 2021: Yoshimar Yotún reaches 100 games played with the Peruvian National Team". explica.co. 21 June 2021.
  20. ^ "Yoshimar Yotún". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  21. ^ a b "Yoshimar Yotún". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  22. ^ "Perú: Raúl Fernández es el "Balón de Oro 2009"" (in Spanish). goal.com/es. 20 December 2009. Archived from the original on 30 November 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  23. ^ "Uno por uno, el equipo ideal de la CONMEBOL Copa América 2021 elegido por el GET". Copa América (in Spanish). 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.

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