Edison Flores

Peruvian footballer (born 1994)

Edison Flores
Flores with Peru in 2017
Personal information
Full name Edison Michael Flores Peralta
Date of birth (1994-05-14) 14 May 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Comas District, Peru
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Universitario
(on loan from Atlas)
Number 19
Youth career
2008–2011 Universitario
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Universitario 37 (4)
2012–2014 Villarreal B 44 (7)
2014–2016 Universitario 56 (11)
2016–2018 AaB 47 (2)
2018–2020 Morelia 45 (12)
2020–2022 D.C. United 41 (3)
2022– Atlas 19 (0)
2023– → Universitario (loan) 27 (8)
International career‡
2010–2011 Peru U17 5 (3)
2012–2013 Peru U20 11 (2)
2013– Peru 71 (15)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Peru
Copa América
Runner-up 2019 Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:46, 16 February 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:19, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

Edison Michael Flores Peralta (born 14 May 1994), is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Peruvian Liga 1 club Universitario de Deportes, on loan from Liga MX club Atlas, and the Peru national team.

Flores began his career in the youth ranks of Lima club Universitario de Deportes. In 2011, at the age of 17, he helped Universitario win the U-20 Copa Libertadores and was named best player of the tournament.[2]

With the national team, he participated at the 2018 FIFA World Cup and was the joint top scorer (together with Paolo Guerrero) for Peru in the qualifiers for said competition, with 5 goals. He also played at two Copa América tournaments: the Centenario (2016) and Brazil 2019, the latter of which he helped finish runners-up.[3] Having scored 15 goals, Flores is Peru's third active top goalscorer after Paolo Guerrero and Christian Cueva.

Club career

Universitario de Deportes

Flores played in the youth ranks of Universitario de Deportes from 2008 to 2011. In March 2011, at the age of 16, he was promoted to the first team under manager José del Solar.[4] He was part of the U-20 Universitario team that won the 2011 U-20 Copa Libertadores and was named best player of the tournament. He made his official league debut in the Torneo Descentralizado on 31 July 2011 in an away match against Juan Aurich for round 16 of the 2011 season, at the age of 17.[5] He entered the match in the 64th minute for Andy Polo, and the final result was 1–0 in favor of the Chiclayo based club.[5] Later in match day 23 he played in his first Peruvian Clásico in the Descentralizado on 24 September 2011 at home in the Monumental.[6] At the time of the derby Alianza Lima was in first place in the league. He entered the match in the 68th minute for Miguel Angel Torres when the score was tied at 1–1. Then in 92nd minute of the derby, Flores dribbled past three Alianza Lima players and provide the pass that led to Martin Morel's winning goal. The derby finished in a 2–1 win for Universitario.[7]

Villarreal

On 31 August 2012, Flores was announced as the new signing for Villarreal's reserve team, Villarreal B.[8]

AaB/Aalborg BK

On 11 August 2016, Flores move to Danish-side AaB was confirmed. After interest from Belgian, Dutch and Spanish sides, Flores signed a 4-year deal. On 28 August 2016, he scored his first goal in the Danish Superliga, as he provided the equalizing goal in a 2–1-win against Aarhus Gymnastikforening.

Morelia

D.C. United

On 14 January 2020, D.C. United acquired Flores paying a club-record $5 million transfer fee.[9][10] Flores debuted on 29 February 2020, in a 1–2 loss against the Colorado Rapids.[11] In late August, Flores suffered a head-on-head collision and was out 6 weeks to repair facial fractures.[12] He returned from his injury on 11 October 2020, in a 1–2 loss against the Chicago Fire.[13] On 1 November 2020, Flores contributed his first assists for the team, providing two in a 3–4 loss against the New England Revolution.[14] Flores finished D.C. United's disappointing 2020 season with 13 appearances and three assists.

Flores scored his first MLS goal on 13 May 2021, securing a 1–0 win over the Chicago Fire.[15] On 23 May, Flores suffered a hamstring injury during a match against the Philadelphia Union, which he returned from in mid-August.[16][17]

International career

He had played for all youth level of Peru, and was part of U-20 squad in the 2013 South American Youth Football Championship, where he left a great mark in his career. In the final match against U-20 Chile, which Peru had to win and eliminate Chile to qualify for 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, he scored from a header to put Peru a lead.[18] However, his side could not protect this advantage because of a superb free kick from Bryan Rabello which levelled the game. It eventually ended 1–1 and Chile qualified at the expense of Peru, but Flores' performance impressed then-manager Sergio Markarián and he was called to the senior squad for the first time in perpetration for the friendly against South Korea and the remaining matches of 2014 World Cup qualifying, but he only made his debut in the friendly against South Korea.[19] Peru's failures to qualify for both U-20 and senior World Cup had been a dark mark on his career and he became less used.[20]

Under Ricardo Gareca, he was mostly ignored and not included in the final 23 of Peruvian squad for the 2015 Copa América held in Chile. After the competition, his performance at the national league got attracted to Gareca and subsequently, Flores was summoned by Gareca for the Copa América Centenario held in the United States. He left a great landmark in the team on his maiden major competition debut, scoring one goal against Ecuador in a 2–2 draw. Although he didn't score other goal than the one he netted to Ecuador, he helped Peru to top the group and eliminated Brazil in process.[21] His impressive performance made him a new star of Peru and he was frequently selected for Peru's remaining 2018 World Cup campaign, where he laid history in helping Peru to qualify for the World Cup after 36 years absence.[22]

In May 2018, he was named in Peru's provisional 23 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[23]

In Peru's second game during the 2019 Copa America, he scored a goal in the 3–1 victory over Bolivia.[24] In the quarterfinals, he scored the winning penalty against Uruguay in the penalty shootout, and sent his team to the semifinals. He scored the first goal against Chile in the semi-finals to send Peru into the finals against Brazil.

Flores with Peru at the 2019 Copa América

Personal life

On 21 December 2019, he married his long time girlfriend Ana Siucho in a televised wedding.[25]

He is of African and Quechua origins and, alongside teammate Renato Tapia, have been working to promote the indigenous culture of Peruvian Quechua people.[26]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 November 2020[27]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Universitario 2011 Peruvian Primera División 11 0 — 3[a] 0 14 0
2012 26 4 — — 26 4
Villarreal B 2012–13 Segunda División B 16 3 — — 16 3
2013–14 28 4 — — 28 4
Total 44 7 0 0 0 0 44 7
Universitario 2014 Peruvian Primera División 16 2 6 1 — 22 3
2015 24 3 6 1 3[a] 0 33 4
2016 24 8 — 0 0 24 8
Total 101 17 12 2 6 0 119 19
AaB 2016–17 Danish Superliga 18 1 2 1 — 20 2
2017–18 29 1 2 1 — 31 2
Total 47 2 4 1 0 0 51 4
Morelia 2018–19 Liga MX 24 5 2 0 — 26 5
2019–20 21 7 0 0 — 21 7
Total 45 12 2 0 0 0 47 12
D.C. United 2020 MLS 13 0 — — 13 0
Career total 250 38 18 3 6 0 274 41
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

International

As of match played 26 March 2024[28]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Peru 2013 1 0
2014 1 0
2015 1 0
2016 12 4
2017 10 4
2018 13 3
2019 13 2
2020 2 0
2021 4 0
2022 7 2
2023 6 0
2024 1 0
Total 71 15
As of match played 1 February 2022. Peru score listed first, score column indicates score after each Flores goal.[29]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 23 May 2016 Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru 5  Trinidad and Tobago 3–0 4–0 Friendly
2 8 June 2016 University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, United States 8  Ecuador 2–0 2–2 Copa América Centenario
3 11 October 2016 Estadio Nacional Julio Martinez Pradanos, Santiago, Chile 14  Chile 1–1 1–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 10 November 2016 Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay 15  Paraguay
2–1
4–1
5 28 March 2017 Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru 17  Uruguay
2–1
2–1
6 14 June 2017 Estadio Monumental Virgen de Chapi, Arequipa, Peru 19  Jamaica
1–0
3–1
 Friendly
7 31 August 2017 Estadio Monumental "U", Lima, Peru 20  Bolivia 1–0 2–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
8 5 September 2017 Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador 21  Ecuador 1–0 2–1
9 23 March 2018 Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, United States 26  Croatia 2–0 2–0 Friendly
10 16 October 2018 Rentschler Field, East Hartford, United States 36  United States 1–1 1–1
11 20 November 2018 Estadio Monumental Virgen de Chapi, Arequipa, Peru 38  Costa Rica 1–0 2–3
12 18 June 2019 Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 43  Bolivia 3–1 3–1 2019 Copa América
13 3 July 2019 Arena do Grêmio, Porto Alegre, Brazil 46  Chile 1–0 3–0
14 28 January 2022 Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia 59  Colombia 1–0 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
15 1 February 2022 Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru 60  Ecuador 1–1 1–1

Honours

Club Universitario de Deportes


Individual

References

  1. ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Peru's Universitario win first U-20 Copa Libertadores". andina.com.pe. 27 June 2011. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Así de bravo: Flores confesó que estuvo más nervioso el día de su boda que en los penales ante Uruguay por Copa América" (in Spanish). depor.com. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  4. ^ Rodríguez, Luis (31 March 2011). "Universitario: Chemo promovió a jotitas Andy Polo y Edison Flores" [Universitario: Chemo promoted "jotitas" Andy Polo and Edison Flores]. NetJoven (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
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  6. ^ "Match: Universitario 2-1 Alianza Lima". footballdatabase.eu. 24 September 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  7. ^ "Universitario ganó a Alianza Lima en un duelo altamente vibrante" (in Spanish). libero.pe. 25 September 2011. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  8. ^ "Edison Flores: "Espero poder triunfar en el Villarreal"" (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 31 August 2012. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  9. ^ Bogert, Tom (14 January 2020). "DC United acquire Peru winger Edison Flores from Liga MX's Morelia". MLS. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
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  11. ^ Becherano, Lizzy (29 February 2020). "D.C. United disappoints in 2020 opener, falling 2-1 to Colorado Rapids". Black & Red United. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
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  14. ^ "Post-match Facts | #NEvDC". dcunited.com. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  15. ^ Butler, Dylan (13 May 2021). "Recap: DC United 1, Chicago Fire FC 0". MLS. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  16. ^ dcunited. "D.C. United Midfielder Edison Flores Sustains Hamstring Injury | DC United". dcunited. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  17. ^ "Edison Flores, who missed nearly three months with an injury, set to return for D.C. United". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
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  19. ^ "Edison Flores convocado por Markarián para enfrentar a Corea del Sur". rpp.pe (in Spanish). Radio Programas del Perú. 28 July 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  20. ^ "La selección peruana Sub-20 que tuvo su revancha cinco años después". elbocon.pe (in Spanish). El Bocon. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  21. ^ "Copa América Centenario: Edison Flores destacó en triunfo peruano". elbocon.pe (in Spanish). El Bocon. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  22. ^ "World Cup One To Watch: Edison Flores - Peru's symbol of a bright new future". unibet.co.uk. Unibet. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  23. ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". goal.com. Goal. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  24. ^ "Peru come from behind to beat Bolivia 3-1 in Copa America". euronews.com. Euronews. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  25. ^ "Edison Flores y Ana Siucho se casaron: Así se vivió la ceremonia religiosa". rpp.pe (in Spanish). Radio Programas del Perú. 22 December 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  26. ^ "Russia 2018: Reporting on the World Cup in Quechua". 22 June 2018.
  27. ^ Edison Flores at Soccerway. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  28. ^ "Édison Flores". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  29. ^ "E. Flores". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 May 2016.

External links

  • Edison Flores at FootballDatabase.eu
  • Edison Flores at ESPN FC
  • Edison Flores at Soccerway
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