Pervis Josué Estupiñán Tenorio (born 21 January 1998) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Ecuador national team.
![]() Estupiñán playing for LDU Quito in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pervis Josué Estupiñán Tenorio[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1998-01-21) 21 January 1998 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth | Esmeraldas, Ecuador | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
Number | 30 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2014 | LDU Quito | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | LDU Quito | 40 | (0) |
2016–2020 | Watford | 0 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Granada B (loan) | 21 | (2) |
2016–2017 | → Granada (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Almería (loan) | 26 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Mallorca (loan) | 12 | (2) |
2019–2020 | → Osasuna (loan) | 36 | (1) |
2020–2022 | Villarreal | 53 | (0) |
2022– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 11 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2015 | Ecuador U17 | 14 | (3) |
2017 | Ecuador U20 | 12 | (4) |
2019– | Ecuador | 28 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:55, 13 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:33, 27 September 2022 |
Born in Esmeraldas, Estupiñán joined LDU Quito's youth setup in 2011, aged 13. He was promoted to the first team ahead of the 2015 season, and made his professional debut on 1 February of that year by starting in a 1–0 home win against El Nacional.
An undisputed starter for the club, Estupiñán was sold to Premier League club Watford on 29 July 2016,[3] being immediately loaned to Granada CF and assigned to the latter's B-team in Segunda División B.[4]
Estupiñán made his La Liga debut on 5 April 2017, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Deportivo de La Coruña.[5] On 17 July, he was loaned to Segunda División side UD Almería for one year.[6]
On 9 August 2018, Estupiñán agreed to a one-year loan deal with RCD Mallorca in the second division.[7] The following 3 July, after achieving promotion, he signed a two-year loan deal with CA Osasuna, also freshly promoted.[8]
On 16 September 2020, Estupiñán signed a seven-year contract with Spanish side Villarreal for an initial fee of £15 million.[9][10]
On 16 August 2022, Estupiñán signed a five-year contract with Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion for an undisclosed fee.[11] He made his debut four days later, coming on and replacing Adam Lallana in the 63rd minute in the 2–0 away win over West Ham.[12] Estupiñán made his first start for the Seagulls on 27 August, helping Brighton to another win and clean sheet in the 1–0 home victory over Leeds.[13]
Estupiñán made his debut for the Ecuador national team on 13 October 2019 in a friendly against Argentina that ended in 6–1 loss.[14]
On 14 November, Estupiñán was named in Ecuador's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup alongside Brighton teammates Jeremy Sarmiento and Moisés Caicedo.[15]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
LDU Quito | 2015 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 32 | 0 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | |||
2016 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 8 | 0 | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
Total | 40 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | — | 45 | 0 | |||||
Watford | 2016–17 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2018–19 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
Granada B (loan) | 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 21 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 2 | ||||
Granada (loan) | 2016–17 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Almería (loan) | 2017–18 | Segunda División | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||
Mallorca (loan) | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||
Osasuna (loan) | 2019–20 | La Liga | 36 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 39 | 1 | |||
Villarreal | 2020–21 | La Liga | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | La Liga | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 10[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
Total | 53 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 0 | |||
Brighton & Hove Albion | 2022–23 | Premier League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
Career total | 201 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 234 | 5 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Ecuador | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
2020 | 4 | 1 | |
2021 | 14 | 1 | |
2022 | 9 | 1 | |
Total | 28 | 3 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 17 November 2020 | Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador | ![]() | 6–1 | 6–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 16 November 2021 | Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo, Santiago, Chile | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3 | 2 June 2022 | Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
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