Kevin Quevedo

Kevin Martín Quevedo Mathey (born 22 February 1997) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a right winger for Série A club Goiás.[1]

Kevin Quevedo
Personal information
Full name Kevin Martín Quevedo Mathey
Date of birth (1997-02-22) 22 February 1997
Place of birth Lima, Peru
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Right winger
Club information
Current team
 Goiás
Number 19
Youth career
2011–2014 Academia Héctor Chumpitaz
2014 Acosvinchos
2014–2016 Universitario
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Universitario 2 (0)
2017–2019 Alianza Lima 101 (26)
2020– Goiás 0 (0)
National team‡
2016–2017 Peru U20 11 (1)
2019 Peru U23 9 (3)
2019– Peru 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 November 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 November 2019

Career

Youth

Quevedo's first experience on a youth academy was at Alianza Lima in 2002.[2] Later on, he was transferred to Academia Héctor Chumpitaz, who brought him up and wherein he managed to get through all the ranks. He had such an outstanding 2014 season that, recommended by Universitario's former footballer Héctor Chumpitaz, he was finally signed by that club to play for their Reserves squad.[3] It is mistakenly believed that he has played for Universitario's youth academy because Quevedo played for the Reserves squad before his professional debut. Truth is, Quevedo was transferred to Universitario in 2015 when he had already aged out.

Universitario

Quevedo made his competitive debut on 13 August 2016 with Universitario in the Peruvian Primera División. The Peruvian icon Roberto Challe was the coach who gave Quevedo his first minutes in the league. Quevedo playing as a substitute in the last 21 minutes ending in a 2–1 loss against Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca.[4]

Alianza Lima

Quevedo made his debut starting with Alianza Lima on 12 March 2017 against Juan Aurich Peruvian side ending in a 7–2, and scored 4 goals. [5] Alianza Lima would eventually go on to win the title that season. He made his Copa Sudamericana debut on 31 May 2017 match against Club Atlético Independiente.[6]

In the 2018 season, he played 38 games and scored 4 goals. He helped Alianza Lima finish the season in 2nd place.

References
  1. "¡Oficial! Kevin Quevedo es el nuevo gran fichaje del Goiás y jugará en el Brasileirao por la temporada 2020". RPP Noticias. 9 February 2020.
  2. Kevin Quevedo
  3. "Alianza Lima: extécnico de Kevin Quevedo revela por qué salió de Universitario". ElBocon.pe (in Spanish). Diario El Bocón. Retrieved 29 January 2019. Una de las personas importantes para Kevin Quevedo empezaba en el fútbol fue Tito Chumpitaz, quien fue su técnico y formador en la Academia Héctor Chumpitaz.
  4. "Scouting Kevin Quevedo". diariodeunscout.com (in Spanish). Harold Asorza. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  5. "Alianza Lima: la estadística que destaca a Kevin Quevedo". depor.com (in Spanish). Depor. 28 December 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  6. https://depor.com/futbol-peruano/copa-sudamericana/alianza-lima-kevin-quevedo-debuto-nivel-internacional-bailando-dos-defensas-independiente-38139
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