Fernando Alexis Canales Alvarado (born April 13, 1995) is a Peruvian footballer who currently plays for Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca.
| Personal information | ||||||||||
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| Full name | Fernando Alexis Canales Alvarado | |||||||||
| Date of birth | (1995-04-13) 13 April 1995 (age 27) | |||||||||
| Place of birth | Camaná, Peru | |||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||
| Club information | ||||||||||
Current team | UTC | |||||||||
| Number | 17 | |||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||
| 2012 | Nike Academy | |||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||
| 2014 | León de Huánuco | 23 | (1) | |||||||
| 2014–2016 | Alianza Lima | 11 | (0) | |||||||
| 2017 | U. de San Martín | 9 | (0) | |||||||
| 2018– | UTC | 12 | (1) | |||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||
| 2013 | Peru U18 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Peru U20 | 8 | (0) | |||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:28, 22 July 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:28, 22 July 2018 (UTC) | ||||||||||
Canales participated in 'The Chance', organised by the Nike Academy where he was one of the sixteen 2012 finalists.[1][2]
He started his professional career with León de Huánuco, before leaving for Alianza Lima in 2014.[3][4] He spent six months on the sideline in 2016, after tearing ligaments in his knee.[5][6]
In December 2016, Canales signed for Universidad de San Martín.[7]
Canales played for the Peru under-18 side that competed at the 2013 Bolivarian Games, finishing third. He scored in the semi-final against the Ecuador under-18s.[8] He was later called up for the Peru under-20 side that featured at the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship, playing in 6 games.[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| León de Huánuco | 2014 | Torneo Descentralizado | 23 | 1 | 10[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| Alianza Lima | 2015 | 9 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| U. de San Martín | 2017 | Torneo Descentralizado | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| UTC | 2018 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| Career total | 55 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 3 | ||