| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Keny Alexander Arroyo Alvarado | ||
| Date of birth | 14 February 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Guayaquil, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cruzeiro | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Academia Alfaro Moreno | |||
| 2016–2023 | Independiente del Valle | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2025 | Independiente del Valle | 31 | (3) |
| 2025 | Beşiktaş | 11 | (1) |
| 2025- | Cruzeiro | 46 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Ecuador U17 | 12 | (3) |
| 2024– | Ecuador | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 October 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:30, 5 October 2026 (UTC) | |||
Keny Alexander Arroyo Alvarado (born 14 February 2006), sometimes known as Cheche Arroyo, is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a winger for Cruzeiro and the Ecuador national team.
Arroyo is a youth product of Academia Alfaro Moreno before moving to the youth academy of Independiente del Valle in 2016. [1] He made his senior and professional debut with Independiente as a substitute in a 2–1 loss to Nacional on 2 December 2023. [2] In February 2025 he signed with Turkish club Beşiktaş. [3]
On 2 September 2025, Arroyo signed with Brazilian team Cruzeiro until the end of 2029. [4]
Arroyo was selected by the Ecuador U17s to represent them at the 2023 South American U-17 Championship. [5] Later that same year he was chosen for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup. [6]
He was called up to the senior Ecuador national team for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in October 2024. He made his senior debut as a substitute in a 0–0 tie with Uruguay on 16 October 2024. [7]
| Club | Season | League | State League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Independiente del Valle | 2023 | LigaPro Serie A | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | LigaPro Serie A | 30 | 3 | — | 6 | 2 | 7 [a] | 0 | — | 43 | 5 | |||
| Total | 31 | 3 | — | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 44 | 5 | ||||
| Beşiktaş | 2024–25 | Süper Lig | 11 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 2 | |||
| 2025–26 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 [b] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 11 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 2 | ||||
| Cruzeiro | 2025 | Série A | 13 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 15 | 4 | |||
| 2026 | Série A | 25 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 [c] | 1 | — | 46 | 8 | ||
| Total | 38 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | 61 | 12 | |||
| Career total | 80 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 19 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |