Piero Cari

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Piero Cari
Personal information
Full name Mart Piero Cari Velarde
Date of birth (2007-08-21) 21 August 2007 (age 18)
Place of birth Tacna, Peru [1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [2]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Alianza Lima
Number 51
Youth career
Virgen de la Natividad
2023–2025 Alianza Lima
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2025– Alianza Lima 14 (1)
International career
2024 Peru U17 1 (0)
2025 Peru U18 1 (0)
2025– Peru 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:55, 20 October 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:55, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

Mart Piero Cari Velarde (born 21 August 2007) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Peruvian Liga 1 club Alianza Lima and the Peru national team.

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Club career

A youth product of Virgen de la Natividad, Cari moved to Alianza Lima's academy in 2023. [1] On 7 January 2025, he signed his first professional contract with Alianza Lima for 3 years. [3] He made his senior and professional debut with Alianza Lima as a substitute in a 3–0 Liga 1 loss to Tarma on 29 March 2025. [4]

International career

Cari was first called up to the Peru national team for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in September 2025. [5] He debuted with Peru in a 1–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification loss to Paraguay on 9 September 2025. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 Yupanqui, Jesús (2 July 2025). "¿Quién es Piero Cari, el jugador de 17 años que la rompe en Alianza Lima?". Diario Líbero.
  2. Belapatiño, Axel (31 January 2025). "¿Quién es Piero Cari, la joven promesa que apunta a brillar en el mediocampo de Alianza Lima?".
  3. "Alianza Lima anunció la firma de contrato profesional de Piero Cari y Mateo Arakaki". ovacion.pe.
  4. Depor, Redacción (12 April 2025). "Piero Cari tras su debut en Copa Libertadores con Alianza Lima: "Paolo y Barcos me dieron la confianza"". Depor.
  5. Ruiz, Por Miguel Solis (29 August 2025). "Piero Cari convocado a la selección peruana por primera vez: 'joya' de Alianza Lima viajará a Uruguay". infobae.
  6. "A los 18 años, Piero Cari debutó con la selección de Perú en las Eliminatorias". ESPNdeportes.com. 10 September 2025.