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 Santos Laguna and the Peru national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Aquino and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.
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)

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. "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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