Junior Ponce

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Júnior Ponce

| fullname = Alexander Júnior Ponce Pardo

| image =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|2|16|df=y}}

| birth_place = Callao, Peru

| height = 1.73 m

| position = Right winger, attacking midfielder{{WorldFootball.net|junior-ponce}}

| currentclub = Santos de Nasca

| clubnumber = 10

| youthclubs1 = Cantolao

| youthclubs2 = Pachuca

| youthyears1 = 2003–2011

| youthyears2 = 2011

| years1 = 2012

| clubs1 = Alianza Lima

| caps1 = 5

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2013–2017

| clubs2 = 1899 Hoffenheim

| caps2 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2013

| clubs3 = → Pelotas (loan)

| caps3 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2013–2014

| clubs4 = → Alianza Lima (loan)

| caps4 = 13

| goals4 = 2

| years5 = 2014–2015

| clubs5 = → Vitória Setúbal (loan)

| caps5 = 7

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2015–2017

| clubs6 = → Universidad San Martín (loan)

| caps6 = 42

| goals6 = 5

| years7 = 2017

| clubs7 = Universidad San Martín

| caps7 = 27

| goals7 = 4

| years8 = 2018

| clubs8 = UTC Cajamarca

| caps8 = 35

| goals8 = 1

| years9 = 2019–2020

| clubs9 = Cantolao

| caps9 = 39

| goals9 = 6

| years10 = 2021

| clubs10 = Club Deportivo Los Chankas

| caps10 = 11

| goals10 = 2

| years11 = 2022-

| clubs11 = Santos de Nasca

| caps11 = 0

| goals11 = 0

| nationalteam1 = 2011

| nationalyears1 = Peru U17

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 19:47, 20 September 2020 (UTC)

}}

Alexander Júnior Ponce Pardo (born 16 February 1994) is a Peruvian footballer who plays for Santos de Nasca.

Career

=Early years=

He started his career playing as a youth in the Academia Cantolao. Then he went on to the C.F. Pachuca from Mexico and in the year 2012 he signed for the Club Alianza Lima of Peru. He was invited to pass tests in FC Barcelona and Schalke 04 but nothing concrete.{{Cite web|url=http://archivo.depor.com/futbol-peruano/junior-ponce-alianza-lima-fc-barcelona-schalke-04-hoffenheim-titulo-play-off-final-1003136|title = Junior Ponce: 'Entrenar con el Barcelona y Schalke fue la mejor experiencia'|date = 25 October 2013}}

= Club career =

At the end of 2012, he was registered by the Hoffenheim from the Bundesliga, until 2016. In January, 2013, it was on loan for six months to the Esporte Clube Pelotas of the Brazilian league.

After his step into the fourth division of the Brazilian football, he was given in loan again in Alianza Lima for the season 2013. He had a brief step into Portuguese football out on loan with, Vitória Setúbal, after that, he went back to Peru football league, this time in USMP ( Club Deportivo Universidad de San Martin de Porres )

International career

He has been international with Sub -17 Peruvian national team. He played some games with the U-20 Peruvian national team but was removed for disciplinary reasons.