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Yoshimar Yotún

Víctor Yoshimar Yotún Flores (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbiɣtoɾ ʝoʃiˈmaɾ ʝoˈtuɱ ˈflores]; born 7 April 1990) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays for Peruvian Liga 1 club Sporting Cristal and the Peru national team. He can play as a left back, left winger, or defensive midfielder. He is Peru's most capped player with 134 appearances.

Yoshimar Yotún
Yotún playing for Malmö FF in 2015
Personal information
Full name Víctor Yoshimar Yotún Flores[1]
Date of birth (1990-04-07) 7 April 1990 (age 36)
Place of birth Callao, Peru
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Sporting Cristal
Number 19
Youth career
1997–2002 Academia Cantolao[3]
2003–2004 Circolo Sp. Italiano[3]
2005–2006 Deportivo Real FC[3]
2007 Sporting Cristal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2014 Sporting Cristal 147 (8)
2008 → José Gálvez (loan) 28 (3)
2013 → Vasco da Gama (loan) 23 (0)
2015–2017 Malmö FF 58 (3)
2017–2018 Orlando City 32 (5)
2019–2021 Cruz Azul 85 (4)
2022– Sporting Cristal 76 (14)
International career‡
2011– Peru 134 (8)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Peru
Copa América
Runner-up2019 Brazil
Third place2011 Argentina
Third place2015 Chile
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 June 2026

Club career

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Early career

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Yotún first began by playing at the age of 7 in the youth academy Academia Deportiva Cantolao until the age of 12. [3] Then he joined the youth divisions of Circolo Sportivo Italiano for two seasons.[3] Then the following years he was in the youth divisions of Deportivo Real FC, alongside Manuel Tejada.[3] In 2007, he transferred to one of Peru's largest clubs, Sporting Cristal, and played in their youth team.[4][5]

José Gálvez FBC

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In January 2008 he was loaned out to José Gálvez FBC for the 2008 Descentralizado season. There Yotún made his professional debut on 5 March 2008 in the Torneo Descentralizado in an away league match against Coronel Bolognesi FC. He entered the match in the 46th minute for Renzo Guevara, and the match finished in a 1–1 draw.[citation needed] Yotún scored his first official goal on 9 March 2008 in a league match at home against Atlético Minero, which resulted in 1–0 win for his club.[citation needed] He played his last game for José Gálvez FBC on 14 December 2008 in the last fixture of the season, which finished in a 2–2 draw at home against Universidad San Martin.[citation needed] He made a total of 28 league appearances and scored 3 goals in his first season in the Descentralizado. This contributed to his club José Gálvez avoiding relegation that season by finishing in 9th place, just 5 points above the relegation zone.

Sporting Cristal

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In January 2009 Yotún returned to Sporting Cristal for the 2009 Descentralizado season. He made his official debut for Sporting Cristal on 9 May 2009 in a league match at home against FBC Melgar. Making his debut at the San Martín de Porres Stadium, he entered the match in the 46th minute replacing Yancarlo Casas, and the match finished in a 2–1 win for Melgar.[citation needed]

Yotún played his 100th Descentralizado match for Cristal on 27 May 2012 in Round 15 away to Juan Aurich.[citation needed] He was also handed the captain's armband after Carlos Lobaton's red card in the 61st minute, but his side could not score the equaliser as the match finished in a 1–0 win for Aurich.[citation needed]

Malmö FF

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On 27 January 2015 Swedish champions Malmö FF announced that they had signed Yotún on a three-year contract.[6] He arrived in Malmö as a left back, where he played for the 2015 season. After becoming the third choice left back behind newly arrived Behrang Safari and Pa Konate during the 2016 season, Yotún was played at various midfield positions, where he excelled. Yotún emerged as a key player during the first half of the 2017 season, and was voted Malmö FF player of the month by the supporters in July.[7]

Orlando City SC

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Yotún signed for Orlando City of Major League Soccer on 4 August 2017.[8] He made his debut on 13 August in a 3–1 defeat to New York Red Bulls. On 28 September, Yotún scored his first goal for Orlando in a 6–1 win over New England Revolution, a game in which he also registered two assists. Yotún was selected as an All-Star in 2018.

Cruz Azul

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On 27 December 2018, Yotún was sold to Cruz Azul of Liga MX for $4 million.[9]

Return to Sporting Cristal

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On 8 March 2022, Yotún returned to Sporting Cristal.[10]

International career

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2011–13: Beginnings, first Copa América, and 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

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In 2011, Yotun's impressive performances for Sporting Cristal convinced the new Peru national team coach Sergio Markarián to call him up for the 2011 edition of Kirin Cup. Against Japan, he made his national team debut substituting Jesus Rabanal in the 62nd minute. Though on 9 September 2013 against Uruguay for the fight for 5th place in the CONMEBOL World Cup Qualification group, Yotun's performance was heavily criticized by Peruvians because of his expulsion during the game, which many argued had cost Peru's qualification into the tournament.[11]

2015–16: Second and third Copa América

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In 2015, Yotun was part of the team that finished 3rd in Copa América. He also featured in all three group games of the 2016 Centenario edition but was suspended on yellow card accumulation for Peru's quarter-finals loss to Colombia.

2018: First FIFA World Cup

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Yotun was part of the team that qualified for the 2018 World Cup after Peru finished 5th in CONMEBOL qualifying and beat New Zealand in a play-off. It was the first time the country had qualified in 36 years.[12] He made the 23-man squad that traveled to Russia and featured in all three group games as Peru finished third in the group.[13]

2021: Fifth Copa América and 100th cap

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On 20 June 2021, he played his 100th match for Peru in a 2–1 win over Colombia in the 2021 Copa América.[14]

Career statistics

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Club

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Yotún in a Champions League qualifier against Red Bull Salzburg in 2015
As of match played 31 May 2026[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
José Gálvez (loan) 2008 Liga 1 28300—283
Sporting Cristal 2009 Liga 1 23000—230
2010 Liga 1 36400—364
2011 Liga 1 27100—271
2012 Liga 1 35200—352
2014 Liga 1 26110120382
Total 1478101201599
Vasco da Gama (loan) 2013 Série A 27[a]040—310
Malmö FF 2015 Allsvenskan 24140100381
2016 Allsvenskan 19050—240
2017 Allsvenskan 1520020172
Total 58390120793
Orlando City 2017 MLS 10100—101
2018 MLS 22400—224
Total 3250000325
Cruz Azul 2018–19 Liga MX 16111—172
2019–20 Liga MX 17 1 1[b] 0 3[c] 1 21 2
2020–21 Liga MX 39 1 0 0 2 1 41 2
2021–22 Liga MX 13 1 0 0 7[d] 1 20 2
Total 85 4 2 1 11 3 99 8
Sporting Cristal 2022 Liga 1 17 2 0 0 5 0 22 2
2023 Liga 1 25 5 0 0 10[e] 1 35 6
2024 Liga 1 83002[f]0103
2025 Liga 1 1310000131
2026 Liga 1 133004[g]2175
Total 76 14 0 0 21 6 97 17
Career total 4533725247252542
  1. ↑ Includes four appearances in Campeonato Carioca
  2. ↑ Appearance in Supercopa MX
  3. ↑ Appearances in Leagues Cup
  4. ↑ One appearance in Campeón de Campeones
  5. ↑ Eight appearances in Copa Libertadores and two in Copa Sudamericana
  6. ↑ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  7. ↑ Appearances in Copa Libertadores

International

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As of match played 8 June 2026.[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Peru 2011120
2012110
201381
201480
2015110
2016101
201790
2018130
2019101
202040
2021162
202262
2023101
202400
202520
202640
Total1348
As of match played 21 November 2023[16]
Scores and results list Peru's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Yotún goal.
List of international goals scored by Yoshimar Yotún
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 15 October 2013Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru31 Bolivia1–01–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 28 May 2016Memorial Stadium, Seattle, United States53 El Salvador3–13–1Friendly
3 3 July 2019Arena do Grêmio, Porto Alegre, Brazil90 Chile2–03–02019 Copa América
4 2 July 2021Estádio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico, Goiânia, Brazil103 Paraguay3–23–32021 Copa América
5 9 July 2021Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília, Brazil105 Colombia1–02–3
6 20 January 2022Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru113 Jamaica3–03–0Friendly
7 29 March 2022117 Paraguay2–02–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
8 21 November 2023128 Venezuela1–01–12026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

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Sporting Cristal

Malmö FF

Cruz Azul

Peru

Individual

See also

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References

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  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 4 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Yoshimar's Yotun height".
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Yoshimar Yotun – Player Profile" (in Spanish). goaldebronce.blogspot.com. 4 November 2008. Archived from the original on 25 September 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  4. ↑ "Yoshimar Yotún vuole per sé un grande 2011" (in Italian). calciosudamericano.it. 11 January 2011. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  5. ↑ "Yoshimar Yotún".
  6. ↑ "Välkommen till MFF, Yoshimar Yotún". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 27 January 2015. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Himmelrikets Favorit i juli: "Hoppas allt löser sig så jag blir kvar här många år framöver"". svenskafans.com (in Swedish). Himmelriket. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  8. ↑ "Orlando City Signs Peruvian International Yoshimar Yotún as Designated Player". Orlando City Soccer Club. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  9. ↑ Culver, Jordan; USA, Pro Soccer (27 December 2018). "Orlando City transfers Yoshimar Yotún to Liga MX side Cruz Azul". Pro Soccer USA. Archived from the original on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  10. ↑ "¡UN SENTIMIENTO CELESTE!" (in Spanish). Sporting Cristal. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  11. ↑ "Los palos dijeron no: Perú igualó 0–0 con Japón". Depor.pe. 1 June 2011. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  12. ↑ "World Cup: Peru is back at the World Cup after 36-year absence and hopes for a long stay". Los Angeles Times. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  13. ↑ "World Cup 2018: Peru beat Australia 2-0 to win first finals match for 40 years". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  14. ↑ "Copa América 2021: Yoshimar Yotún reaches 100 games played with the Peruvian National Team". explica.co. 21 June 2021.[dead link]
  15. ↑ "Y. Yotún". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  16. 1 2 "Yoshimar Yotún". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  17. ↑ "Perú: Raúl Fernández es el "Balón de Oro 2009"" (in Spanish). goal.com/es. 20 December 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  18. ↑ "Uno por uno, el equipo ideal de la CONMEBOL Copa América 2021 elegido por el GET". Copa América (in Spanish). 13 July 2021. Archived from the original on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
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