Alejandro Hohberg

Alejandro Hohberg González (born 1991 in Lima, Peru) is a Peruvian football player who currently plays for Club Sporting Cristal.[3]

Alejandro Hohberg
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Hohberg González
Date of birth (1991-09-20) 20 September 1991
Place of birth Lima, Peru
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1][2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Club Sporting Cristal
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Rentistas 8 (0)
2013–2014 CA Torque 9 (0)
2014 FBC Melgar 13 (2)
2015–2016 Universidad San Martín 26 (5)
2016–2017 UCV 31 (10)
2017–2018 Alianza Lima 82 (16)
2019–2020 Universitario 67 (25)
2021- Sporting Cristal 58 (22)
International career‡
2016– Peru 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:20, 21 March 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 October 2020

Hoberg is considered to be an important player in Peruvian domestic football, having played for some of the biggest clubs in Peru; including the 3 Lima giants - Universitario, Alianza Lima and his current side Sporting Cristal.

His honours include the 2017 Torneo Apertura and Clausa and the 2017 Torneo Descentralizado Title with Alianza Lima, 2020 Apertura title, with Universitario, the 2021 Torneo Apertura title and the 2021 Copa Bicentenario with Sporting Cristal.

Hohberg has played for the Peru National team, and was part of their squad for the Copa América Centenario. He is the grandson of Argentinian- born Uruguayan footballer Juan Hohberg, who played for Peñarol and played for Uruguay at the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland.

International career

Hohberg debuted for the Peru national football team in a friendly 4–0 win against Trinidad and Tobago.[4] He was also part of the Peru squad in the Copa América Centenario.

Personal life

He is a grandson of Uruguay's former footballer Juan Hohberg, and he was born in Lima.

He was available to represent Uruguay national football team due to his Uruguayan background from his grandfather. However, he chose to represent for Peru, the country of his birth.

References
  1. "Alejandro Hohberg (Alejandro Hohberg)". 17 June 2021.
  2. "Alejandro Hohberg".
  3. Alejandro Hohberg at Soccerway
  4. "Peru vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Football Match Summary - May 23, 2016 - ESPN".



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