Alejandro Peñaranda | |
Full Name: | Alejandro Peñaranda Trujillo |
Birth Date: | 4 November 1993 |
Birth Place: | Jamundí, Colombia |
Death Place: | Cali, Colombia |
Height: | 1.78 m |
Position: | Striker |
Years1: | 2013 |
Clubs1: | Atlético Nacional |
Caps1: | 1 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2014–2016 |
Clubs2: | América de Cali |
Caps2: | 24 |
Goals2: | 4 |
Years3: | 2017–2018 |
Clubs3: | Cortuluá |
Caps3: | 12 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Totalcaps: | 37 |
Totalgoals: | 4 |
Alejandro Peñaranda Trujillo (4 November 1993 – 1 June 2018) was a Colombian professional footballer who played as a striker.
Born in Jamundí, Peñaranda played for Atlético Nacional, América de Cali and Cortuluá.
Peñaranda was shot and killed on 1 June 2018, while at the house of Cristian Alexis Borja, who was unharmed. Peñaranda's Cortuluá teammate Heissen Izquierdo was injured in the attack.[1]