Miguel Araujo

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Miguel Araujo
Personal information
Full name Miguel Gianpierre Araujo Blanco
Date of birth (1994-10-24) 24 October 1994 (age 29)
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 6 (0)
International career‡
2010–2011 Peru U17 3 (0)
2012–2013 Peru U20 5 (1)
2014– Peru 30 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Peru
Copa América
Runner-up 2019 Brazil
*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 side 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]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
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 1 0
Total 30 0

Honours[edit]

Red Star

References[edit]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b "Player - Miguel Araujo". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Match: Universidad Cesar Vallejo 1-0 Cobresol". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Match: Cobresol 1-1 Universitario". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  5. ^ Zvezda predstavila Omegu i Arauha (FOTO) at Sportski žurnal, 29 July 2013 (in Serbian)
  6. ^ Miguel Araujo at Srbijafudbal
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Stojanović: Važna pobeda, dobra forma" [Stojanović: An important victory, good form]. Novosti Online (in Serbian). novosti.rs. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  9. ^ a b Miguel Araujo at Soccerway
  10. ^ "Timbers acquire Peruvian defender Miguel Araujo". www.timbers.com. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Miguel Araujo – FC Emmen". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). ZOS. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  12. ^ "Selección Peruana: Miguel Araujo es convocado para el duelo ante Trinidad y Tobago". peru.com (in Spanish). 25 March 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  13. ^ "World Cup 2018: Paolo Guerrero named in Peru squad". BBC Sport. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  14. ^ "Miguel Araujo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  15. ^ Miguel Araujo at National-Football-Teams.com
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