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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 26 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Peru U17 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Peru U20 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014– | Peru | 38 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:17, 23 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:22, 19 November 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]Club
[edit]- As of 23 October 2024[14]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cobresol | 2011 | Peruvian Primera División | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Sport Huancayo | 2012 | Peruvian Primera División | 22 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 43 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 44 | 1 | ||||
| Red Star Belgrade | 2013-14 | Serbian SuperLiga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Alianza Lima | 2014 | Peruvian Primera División | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 28 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 38 | 2 | |||
| 2016 | 34 | 1 | — | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||||
| 2017 | 29 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | 12 | 2 | — | 5[b] | 0 | — | 17 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 117 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 134 | 5 | |||
| Talleres (loan) | 2018-19 | Argentine Primera División | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Emmen | 2019-20 | Eredivisie | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2020-21 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 37 | 4 | |||
| 2021-22 | Eerste Divisie | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 4 | |||
| 2022-23 | Eredivisie | 31 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 4[d] | 0 | 38 | 2 | ||
| Total | 105 | 10 | 8 | 1 | — | 5 | 0 | 118 | 11 | |||
| Portland Timbers | 2023 | MLS | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2[e] | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | 23 | 0 | — | — | 1[e] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 26 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||||
| Career Total | 312 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 352 | 17 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Three appearances in Copa de la Superliga, One appearance in Torneos de Verano
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Relegation/Promotion Play-offs
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup
International
[edit]- As of match played on 19 November 2024[15]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 9 | 1 | |
| Total | 38 | 1 | |
International goals
[edit]| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 October 2024 | Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru |  Uruguay |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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 at Soccerway
- ^ "Miguel Araujo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ Miguel Araujo at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Lima
- Men's association football defenders
- Peruvian men's footballers
- 21st-century Peruvian sportsmen
- 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
- 2024 Copa América players