Hansell Riojas

Hansell Riojas

Personal information
Full name	Hansell Argenis Riojas La Rosa
Date of birth	(1991-10-15) 15 October 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth	Callao, Peru
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position	Defender
Team information
Current team	Sport Boys
Number	26
Youth career
	Alianza Lima
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2012	Sport Boys	13	(0)
2013	Deportivo Municipal	18	(0)
2014	Cienciano	40	(0)
2015–2017	Universidad César Vallejo	51	(3)
2017	Alianza Lima	28	(1)
2017	Belgrano	4	(0)
2018–2019	Alianza Lima	55	(2)
2020	Sport Boys	23	(1)
2021-2023	Cienciano	2	(1)
2024	Malacateco	15	(0)
2024	Unión Comercio	10	(0)
2025–	Sport Boys	24	(3)
International career‡
2014–	Peru	4	(0)
Medal record Representing   Peru Association football Copa America Chile 2015
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 May 2014

Hansell Argenis Riojas La Rosa (born 15 October 1991) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Sport Boys.

International career

He made his debut for Peru in a 3–0 defeat to England at Wembley Stadium on 30 May 2014. ^[1] During the game, he was hit by a paper plane thrown from the crowd, ^[2] with footage of the moment subsequently going viral. ^[3]

References

1. McNulty, Phil (30 May 2014). "England 3 - 0 Peru". BBC Sport . Retrieved 31 May 2014.
2. "Peru Defender Hansell Riojas Hit By Paper Aeroplane At Wembley". The Huffington Post . 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
3. Milne, Ben (2 June 2014). "Wembley: What makes an epic paper plane throw?". BBC News Online . Retrieved 29 June 2014.

External links

• Hansell Riojas at National-Football-Teams.com
• Hansell Riojas at Soccerway
• Hansell Riojas at Libero.pe