Pedro Aquino

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 football team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Aquino and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.
Pedro Aquino
Aquino training 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
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)
2021– América 1 (0)
National team‡
2011 Peru U-17 2 (0)
2011 Peru U-18 3 (0)
2014–2015 Peru U-20 12 (1)
2015 Peru U-22 2 (0)
2016– Peru 29 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 January 2021

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 12 October 2018.[6]
Peru
YearAppsGoals
201640
201760
201893
Total183

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

Club
León

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. "Pedro Aquino". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 21 June 2018.


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