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 30)
Place of birth Villa María del Triunfo, Peru
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Sporting Cristal
Number 20
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)
2023–2025 Portland Timbers 26 (0)
2025– Sporting Cristal 8 (2)
International career‡
2010–2011 Peru U17 3 (0)
2012–2013 Peru U20 5 (1)
2014– Peru 41 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru
Copa América
Runner-up 2019 Brazil
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:17, 4 October 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:22, 10 October 2025 (UTC)

Miguel Gianpierre Araujo Blanco (born 24 October 1994) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Sporting Cristal the Peru national team.

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Club career

Cobresol

Miguel Araujo started his senior career by joining Cobresol's first team on 13 July 2011.[ citation needed ] 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.[ citation needed ] 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.[ citation needed ] 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.[ citation needed ] 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.[ citation needed ] 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. [2] [3] He made his debut for the club in a 5–1 win over Novi Pazar on 19 October 2013, [4] with manager Slaviša Stojanović describing his performance as "solid". [5]

Alianza

Since his return from Serbia, Araujo has become regular in Alianza Lima in the following seasons. [6]

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. [7] Araujo was waived by Portland on 29 May 2025. [8]

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.[ citation needed ]

On 27 March 2013, he received a call-up to the Peru senior national team for a match against Trinidad and Tobago. [9] He made his debut for Peru on 18 November 2014, in a friendly match against Paraguay. [6]

In June 2018, he was named in Peru's 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. [10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 4 October 2025 [11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cobresol 2011 Peruvian Primera División 40———40
Sport Huancayo 2012 Peruvian Primera División220—1 [a] 0—230
2013 211———211
Total431—10—441
Red Star Belgrade 2013-14 Serbian SuperLiga 5010——50
Alianza Lima 2014 Peruvian Primera División140———140
2015 282802 [a] 0—382
2016 341———341
2017 290—2 [b] 0—310
2018 122—5 [b] 0—172
Total11758090—1345
Talleres (loan) 2018-19 Argentine Primera División 120001 [a] 04 [c] 0170
Emmen 2019-20 Eredivisie 121———121
2020-21 33430—1 [d] 0374
2021-22 Eerste Divisie 29420——314
2022-23 Eredivisie31131—4 [d] 0382
Total1051081—5011811
Portland Timbers 2023 MLS 30——2 [e] 50
2024 230——1 [e] 0240
Total260——30290
Sporting Cristal 2025 Peruvian Primera División82—00—82
Career Total3201817111012036019
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  3. ↑ Three appearances in Copa de la Superliga, One appearance in Torneos de Verano
  4. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Relegation/Promotion Play-offs
  5. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup

International

As of match played on 10 October 2025 [12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Peru 201410
201610
201740
201850
201960
202020
202120
202240
202340
2024111
202510
Total411
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.11 October 2024 Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 1–01–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Red Star

Emmen

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. ↑ Zvezda predstavila Omegu i Arauha (FOTO) at Sportski žurnal, 29 July 2013 (in Serbian)
  3. ↑ Miguel Araujo [ usurped ] at Srbijafudbal
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Stojanović: Važna pobeda, dobra forma" [Stojanović: An important victory, good form]. Novosti Online (in Serbian). novosti.rs. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  6. 1 2 Miguel Araujo at Soccerway
  7. ↑ "Timbers acquire Peruvian defender Miguel Araujo". Portland Timbers . 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  8. ↑ https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/portland-timbers-waive-defender-miguel-araujo
  9. ↑ "Selección Peruana: Miguel Araujo es convocado para el duelo ante Trinidad y Tobago". peru.com (in Spanish). 25 March 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  10. ↑ "World Cup 2018: Paolo Guerrero named in Peru squad". BBC Sport. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  11. ↑ Miguel Araujo at Soccerway
  12. ↑ "Miguel Araujo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  13. ↑ Miguel Araujo at National-Football-Teams.com
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