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 team.
![]() Aquino with Peru at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pedro Jesús Aquino Sánchez | ||
Date of birth | (1995-04-13) 13 April 1995 (age 27) | ||
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) |
2020– | América | 52 | (3) |
National team‡ | |||
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 04:31, 13 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:32, 28 January 2022 (UTC) |
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]
On 22 July 2017 Aquino made his Liga MX debut against Santos Laguna playing 76 minutes in the 2-2 draw.[3]
He signed for Club Léon in June 2018. He made his debut on 21 July 2018 against Tigres UANL.
On 1 January 2021, Aquino signed for Liga MX side Club América on a permanent deal from Club León.
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]
Peru | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2016 | 3 | 0 |
2017 | 6 | 0 |
2018 | 12 | 3 |
2019 | 3 | 0 |
2020 | 4 | 0 |
2021 | 6 | 0 |
Total | 34 | 3 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 6 September 2018 | Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
2. | 12 October 2018 | Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, United States | ![]() | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
3. | 3–0 |
León
Individual
Club América – current squad | |
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Peru squad – 2018 FIFA World Cup | ||
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