| Pedro Aquino | |
| Fullname: | Pedro Jesús Aquino Sánchez |
| Birth Date: | 1995 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Lima, Peru |
| Height: | 1.75 m[1] |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Santos Laguna |
| Clubnumber: | 18 |
| Youthclubs1: | Sporting Cristal |
| Youthyears1: | 2002–2013 |
| Years1: | 2013–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Sporting Cristal |
| Caps1: | 70 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs2: | Monterrey |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs3: | → Lobos BUAP (loan) |
| Caps3: | 28 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs4: | León |
| Caps4: | 50 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs5: | América |
| Caps5: | 73 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2023– |
| Clubs6: | Santos Laguna |
| Caps6: | 15 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2011 |
| Nationalteam1: | Peru U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2011 |
| Nationalteam2: | Peru U18 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2014–2015 |
| Nationalteam3: | Peru U20 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam4: | Peru U22 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2016– |
| Nationalteam5: | Peru |
| Nationalcaps5: | 44 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | 21:07, 28 December 2023 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 21:07, 28 December 2023 (UTC) |
Pedro Jesús Aquino Sánchez (born 13 April 1995) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga MX club Santos Laguna and the Peru national team.
He made his senior league debut for Sporting Cristal on 2 June 2013 in a Peruvian Primera División 0–2 away loss at Cienciano.[2]
On 29 May 2017, Aquino signed for Liga MX club Monterrey,[3] with the club buying 80% of the player's rights.[4]
On 8 June 2017, Aquino joined Lobos BUAP on loan, alongside his compatriot Luis Advíncula from Tigres UANL.[5] On 22 July 2017 Aquino made his Liga MX debut against Santos Laguna playing 76 minutes in a 2–2 draw.[6]
On 24 May 2018, he signed for Club Léon.[7] He made his debut on 21 July 2018, in a 2–0 defeat against Tigres UANL.[8]
On 1 January 2021, Aquino signed for Liga MX side Club América on a permanent deal from Club León.[9] Aquino has been a regular and reliable player for America throughout his time there.[10]
On 12 June 2023, Aquino joined Santos Laguna.[11]
He made his debut for the senior national team on 1 September 2016 in a 0–2 loss to Bolivia in the 2018 World Cup qualifying round.[12]
In May 2018, he was named in Peru’s provisional 24 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[13] Aquino started Peru’s second match of the World Cup against France,[14] playing well and hitting the crossbar with a powerful, curving shot from long distance.[15]
| Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Sporting Cristal | 2013 | Peruvian Primera División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||||
| 2016 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 41 | 1 | ||||
| 2017 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 76 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 2 | |||
| Lobos BUAP (loan) | 2017–18 | Liga MX | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| Léon | 2018–19 | Liga MX | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 2 | |||
| 2019–20 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 50 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 2 | |||
| Club América | 2020–21 | Liga MX | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 3 | |||
| 2021–22 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 73 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 3 | |||
| Santos Laguna | 2023–24 | Liga MX | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 242 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 273 | 8 | |||
| Peru | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 12 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 44 | 3 | |
Scores and results list Peru's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 September 2018 | Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | align=center | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly | |
| 2. | 12 October 2018 | Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, United States | align=center | 2–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 3. | align=center | 3–0 |
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