Pedro Aquino
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
Place of birth Lima, Peru
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Santos Laguna
Number 18
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)
2020–2023 América 73 (3)
2023– Santos Laguna 0 (0)
International career‡
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:07, 22 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ 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 Santos Laguna 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. Aquino has been a regular and reliable player for America throughout his time there.

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] Aquino started Peru’s second match of the World Cup against France, playing well and hitting the crossbar with a powerful, curving shot from long distance.

Career statistics

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 16 November 2021[6]
Peru
YearAppsGoals
201630
201760
2018123
201930
202040
202160
Total343

International goals

Scores and results list Peru's goal tally first.[6]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.6 September 2018Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands Netherlands1–01–2Friendly
2.12 October 2018Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, United States Chile2–03–0
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. 1 2 "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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