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*
YearsTeamApps(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 Flag of Peru (state).svg  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.

Contents

Club career

Cobresol

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

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

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

Since his return from Serbia, Araujo has become regular in Alianza Lima in the following seasons. [9]

Portland Timbers

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

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

As of match played on 22 March 2024 [14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Peru 201410
201610
201740
201850
201960
202020
202120
202240
202340
202410
Total300

Honours

Red Star

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References

  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. 1 2 "Player - Miguel Araujo". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  3. 1 2 "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. 1 2 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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