Carlos Ascues
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| Full name | Carlos Antonio Ascues Ávila | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 June 1992 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Caracas, Venezuela | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Centre-back / Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||||
| Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team |
Orlando City (on loan from Melgar) | |||||||||||||||
| Number | 26 | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2010 | Alianza Lima | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Alianza Lima | 22 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Benfica B | 22 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Panetolikos | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2014 | → Universidad San Martin (loan) | 19 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| 2015 | Melgar | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2017 | → Melgar (loan) | 21 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2017– | Alianza Lima | 23 | (6) | |||||||||||||
| 2018– | → Orlando City (loan) | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014– | Peru | 21 | (5) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 August 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 January 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
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Carlos Antonio Ascues Ávila (born 19 June 1992) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Major League Soccer club Orlando City SC, on loan from Peruvian Primera División side FBC Melgar. He also plays for the Peru national team.
Club career
Ascues moved up to the Alianza Lima first team in the 2011 season.[1] He finally made his league debut in the Torneo Descentralizado on 15 May 2011 in the 0–2 away win over Sport Huancayo.[2]
On 11 August 2012, Ascues signed for Benfica and was moved to the B-team.[3]
On 21 August 2013, Ascues signed a two-year contract with Panetolikos.[4]
In January 2014, Ascues joined Universidad San Martin in a one-year loan deal.[5]
On 3 February 2015, Ascues signed a two-year contract with Melgar Arequipa of the Primera División Peruana.[6]
On 23 July 2015, Ascues signed a three-year deal with VfL Wolfsburg, who paid Melgar Arequipa €1.5 million to acquire him.[7]
On 1 April 2016, Ascues completed his debut against Bayer Leverkusen, subbing Robin Knoche off.
On 3 January 2017, Ascues rejoined former club FBC Melgar on loan until the end of the 2016–17 Bundesliga season.[8]
Club statistics
- As of 21 May 2013
| Club | Season | Domestic League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Alianza Lima | 2011 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2012 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| Total | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| Benfica B | 2012–13 | 22 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Total | 22 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||||
| Career Total | 44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 50 | 1 | |
International career
He featured for and was captain of the Peru U20 side in 2011.[9] On 6 August 2014, Ascues made his debut in the Peruvian senior team by scoring two goals in a 3–0 win against Panama.
He was a member of the Peru national football team that finished in third place at the 2015 Copa América.
International goals
| Ascues – goals for Peru | ||||||
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| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 6 August 2014 | Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru |  | Friendly | ||
| 2. | ||||||
| 3. | 14 October 2014 | Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, Lima, Peru |  | |||
| 4. | 18 November 2014 | Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru |  | |||
| 5. | ||||||
References
- ↑ "Player – Carlos Ascues". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ↑ "Match: Sport Huancayo 0–2 Alianza Lima". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ↑ https://www.ojogo.pt/futebol/1a-liga/benfica/noticias/interior/carlos-ascues-e-reforco-2714435.html
- ↑ "Carlos Ascues". Panetolikos Official Website. Archived from the original on 23 August 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ↑ "Carlos Ascues on loan". Panetolikos Official Website. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ↑ "Carlos Ascues es nuevo jugador de Melgar" [Carlos Ascues is new player of Melgar] (in Spanish). El Bocón. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ↑ "Wolfsburg sign Peruvian defender Ascues". DPA News. 23 July 2015. Archived from the original on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ↑ "Auf Leihbasis" [On Loan] (in German). Vfl Wolfsburg. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ↑ "Ficha – Carlos Ascues". delgol.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
External links
- Carlos Ascues at TheFinalBall.com
- Carlos Ascues at Soccerway
- Carlos Ascues at ForaDeJogo
- Carlos Ascues at National-Football-Teams.com
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