Personal information | |||
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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(s) | 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 | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2023 | Ecuador U17 | 12 | (3) |
2024– | Ecuador | 2 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:28, 1 June 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 04:37, 27 November 2024 (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 2005, 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]