Miguel Araujo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Araujoand the second or maternal family name is Blanco.

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(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Sporting Cristal
Number	20
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(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	4	(2)
International career‡
2010–2011	Peru U17	3	(0)
2012–2013	Peru U20	5	(1)
2014–	Peru	38	(1)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Peru Copa América Runner-up 2019 Brazil
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:17, 6 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:22, 19 November 2024 (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.

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. ^[9]

On 27 March 2013, he received a call-up to the Peru senior national team for a match against Trinidad and Tobago. ^[10] 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. ^[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 6 August 2025 ^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cobresol	2011	Peruvian Primera División	4	0	—		—		—		4	0
Sport Huancayo	2012	Peruvian Primera División	22	0	—		1 [a]	0	—		23	0
	2013		21	1	—		—		—		21	1
	Total		43	1	—		1	0	—		44	1
Red Star Belgrade	2013-14	Serbian SuperLiga	5	0	1	0	—		—		5	0
Alianza Lima	2014	Peruvian Primera División	14	0	—		—		—		14	0
	2015		28	2	8	0	2 [a]	0	—		38	2
	2016		34	1	—		—		—		34	1
	2017		29	0	—		2 [b]	0	—		31	0
	2018		12	2	—		5 [b]	0	—		17	2
	Total		117	5	8	0	9	0	—		134	5
Talleres (loan)	2018-19	Argentine Primera División	12	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	4 [c]	0	17	0
Emmen	2019-20	Eredivisie	12	1	—		—		—		12	1
	2020-21		33	4	3	0	—		1 [d]	0	37	4
	2021-22	Eerste Divisie	29	4	2	0	—		—		31	4
	2022-23	Eredivisie	31	1	3	1	—		4 [d]	0	38	2
	Total		105	10	8	1	—		5	0	118	11
Portland Timbers	2023	MLS	3	0	—		—		2 [e]	5	0
	2024		23	0	—		—		1 [e]	0	24	0
	Total		26	0	—		—		3	0	29	0
Sporting Cristal	2025	Peruvian Primera División	4	2	—		0	0	—		4	2
Career Total			316	18	17	1	11	0	12	0	356	19

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
2. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
3. Three appearances in Copa de la Superliga, One appearance in Torneos de Verano
4. Appearance(s) in Relegation/Promotion Play-offs
5. Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup

International

As of match played on 19 November 2024 ^[13]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Peru	2014	1	0
	2016	1	0
	2017	4	0
	2018	5	0
	2019	6	0
	2020	2	0
	2021	2	0
	2022	4	0
	2023	4	0
	2024	9	1
Total		38	1

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	11 October 2024	Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru	Uruguay	1–0	1–0	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Red Star

• Serbian SuperLiga: 2013–14 ^[14]

Emmen

• Eerste Divisie: 2021–22

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. 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. "Miguel Araujo – FC Emmen". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). ZOS. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
10. "Selección Peruana: Miguel Araujo es convocado para el duelo ante Trinidad y Tobago". peru.com (in Spanish). 25 March 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
11. "World Cup 2018: Paolo Guerrero named in Peru squad". BBC Sport. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
12. Miguel Araujo at Soccerway
13. "Miguel Araujo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
14. Miguel Araujo at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

• Miguel Araujo at Soccerway.com
• Miguel Araujo at WorldFootball.net
• Miguel Araujo at National-Football-Teams.com
• Miguel Araujo at FBref.com
• Miguel Araujo at kicker (in German)
• Miguel Araujo at Major League Soccer
• Miguel Araujo at AS.com (in Spanish)