Miguel Araujo
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Full name | Miguel Gianpierre Araujo Blanco | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 24 October 1994 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Villa María del Triunfo, Peru | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Portland Timbers | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2011 | Cobresol | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Sport Huancayo | 43 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Red Star Belgrade | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2014–2019 | Alianza Lima | 117 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | → Talleres (loan) | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2023 | Emmen | 105 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Portland Timbers | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Peru U17 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Peru U20 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2014– | Peru | 30 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:11, 23 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:11, 23 March 2024 (UTC) |
Miguel Gianpierre Araujo Blanco (born 24 October 1994) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers and the Peru national team.
Club career[edit]
Cobresol[edit]
Miguel Araujo started his senior career by joining Cobresol's first team on 13 July 2011.[2] Then on 5 November 2011, at the age of 17, he made his league debut in the Torneo Descentralizado in matchday 27 away to Universidad César Vallejo.[3] Araujo was included in the starting line-up by manager Teddy Cardama and was later changed for Jaime La Torre in stoppage time as the match finished in a 1–0 win for Vallejo.[3] In his next match he played as a starter again in his side's 1–1 at home draw against Universitario de Deportes for matchday 28.[4] He played the following matches as a starter and recorded his first win for his side in the 3–1 win over Colegio Nacional Iquitos for matchday 30.
Sport Huancayo[edit]
Arauho left Cobresol to join Sport Huancayo in January 2012.[2] He played over 40 league matches with Sport Huancayo before making his move to Europe.
Red Star Belgrade[edit]
On 29 July 2013, he signed a four-year contract with Serbian club Red Star Belgrade and was assigned the number 20 on his jersey.[5][6] He made his debut for the club in a 5–1 win over Novi Pazar on 19 October 2013,[7] with manager Slaviša Stojanović describing his performance as "solid".[8]
Alianza[edit]
Since his return from Serbia, Araujo has become regular in Alianza Lima in the following seasons.[9]
Portland Timbers[edit]
On 30 June 2023, Araujo was announced to have agreed to join Major League Soccer side Portland Timbers on a two-year contract with the option for a further year.[10]
International career[edit]
Araujo was part of the Peru U17 national team that finished fourth at the 2011 South American Under-17 Football Championship and in the Peru U20 team at the 2013 South American Youth Championship.[11]
On 27 March 2013, he received a call-up to the Peru senior national team for a match against Trinidad and Tobago.[12] He made his debut for Peru on 18 November 2014, in a friendly match against Paraguay.[9]
In June 2018, he was named in Peru's 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[13]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of match played on 22 March 2024[14]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Peru | 2014 | 1 | 0 |
2016 | 1 | 0 | |
2017 | 4 | 0 | |
2018 | 5 | 0 | |
2019 | 6 | 0 | |
2020 | 2 | 0 | |
2021 | 2 | 0 | |
2022 | 4 | 0 | |
2023 | 4 | 0 | |
2024 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 30 | 0 |
Honours[edit]
Red Star
References[edit]
- ^ "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 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Player - Miguel Araujo". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ^ a b "Match: Universidad Cesar Vallejo 1-0 Cobresol". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ^ "Match: Cobresol 1-1 Universitario". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ^ Zvezda predstavila Omegu i Arauha (FOTO) at Sportski žurnal, 29 July 2013 (in Serbian)
- ^ Miguel Araujo at Srbijafudbal
- ^ "Crvena zvezda - Novi Pazar 5:1 (3:0)". FK Crvena Zvezda. crvenazvezdafk.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ^ "Stojanović: Važna pobeda, dobra forma" [Stojanović: An important victory, good form]. Novosti Online (in Serbian). novosti.rs. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ^ a b Miguel Araujo at Soccerway
- ^ "Timbers acquire Peruvian defender Miguel Araujo". www.timbers.com. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Miguel Araujo – FC Emmen". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). ZOS. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ "Selección Peruana: Miguel Araujo es convocado para el duelo ante Trinidad y Tobago". peru.com (in Spanish). 25 March 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ "World Cup 2018: Paolo Guerrero named in Peru squad". BBC Sport. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ "Miguel Araujo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ Miguel Araujo at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Lima
- Men's association football defenders
- Peruvian men's footballers
- Peru men's international footballers
- Cobresol footballers
- Sport Huancayo footballers
- Peruvian Primera División players
- Red Star Belgrade footballers
- Club Alianza Lima footballers
- Talleres de Córdoba footballers
- FC Emmen players
- Portland Timbers players
- Serbian SuperLiga players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Eredivisie players
- Peruvian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia
- Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
- Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Peru men's under-20 international footballers
- 2018 FIFA World Cup players
- 2019 Copa América players
- 2021 Copa América players
- Major League Soccer players