Rafael Nicanor Guarderas Saravia (born 12 September 1993) is a Peruvian footballer who plays for the Club Universitario de Deportes from the Liga 1. He is usually deployed as a deep-lying playmaker.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rafael Nicanor Guarderas Saravia[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1993-09-12) 12 September 1993 (age 29) | ||
Place of birth | Lima, Peru | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Universitario | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2010 | Regatas Lima | ||
2010–2012 | Universitario de Deportes | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2017 | Universitario | 44 | (3) |
2015 | → USM Porres (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2016 | → UTC (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Deportivo Municipal | 68 | (3) |
2019 | UTC | 11 | (0) |
2019– | Universitario | 61 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2012–2013 | Peru U-20 | 9 | (0) |
2015 | Peru U-22 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 February 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 September 2022 |
Guarderas moved up to the Universitario de Deportes first team in January 2012.[2] He made his Torneo Descentralizado league debut in an away match against Inti Gas Deportes.[3] He played the entire match but could not help Universitario avoid the 0–1 defeat.[3]
Guarderas re-joined UTC for the 2019 season.[4] Already in June 2019, he left the club to return to Universitario.[5]
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