Miguel Araujo
{{short description|Peruvian footballer (born 1994)}}
{{Family name hatnote|Araujo|Blanco|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Miguel Araujo
| image =
| caption = Araujo with Peru in 2021
| full_name = Miguel Gianpierre Araujo Blanco
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|10|24|df=y}}
| birth_place = Villa María del Triunfo, Peru
| position = Centre-back
| currentclub = Portland Timbers
| clubnumber = 2
| years1 = 2011
| clubs1 = Cobresol
| caps1 = 4
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2012–2013
| clubs2 = Sport Huancayo
| caps2 = 43
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2013–2014
| clubs3 = Red Star Belgrade
| caps3 = 5
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2014–2019
| clubs4 = Alianza Lima
| caps4 = 117
| goals4 = 5
| years5 = 2018–2019
| clubs5 = → Talleres (loan)
| caps5 = 12
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2019–2023
| clubs6 = Emmen
| caps6 = 105
| goals6 = 10
| years7 = 2023–
| clubs7 = Portland Timbers
| caps7 = 26
| goals7 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2010–2011
| nationalteam1 = Peru U17
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2012–2013
| nationalteam2 = Peru U20
| nationalcaps2 = 5
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2014–
| nationalteam3 = Peru
| nationalcaps3 = 38
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| club-update = 23:17, 23 October 2024 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 23:22, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|PER}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Copa América}}
{{Medal|RU|2019 Brazil|}}
}}
Miguel Gianpierre Araujo Blanco (born 24 October 1994) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers and the Peru national team.
Club career
=Cobresol=
Miguel Araujo started his senior career by joining Cobresol's first team on 13 July 2011.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} Then on 5 November 2011, at the age of 17, he made his league debut in the Torneo Descentralizado in matchday 27 away to Universidad César Vallejo.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} Araujo was included in the starting line-up by manager Teddy Cardama and was later changed for Jaime La Torre in stoppage time as the match finished in a 1–0 win for Vallejo.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} In his next match he played as a starter again in his side's 1–1 at home draw against Universitario de Deportes for matchday 28.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} He played the following matches as a starter and recorded his first win for his side in the 3–1 win over Colegio Nacional Iquitos for matchday 30.
=Sport Huancayo=
Arauho left Cobresol to join Sport Huancayo in January 2012.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} He played over 40 league matches with Sport Huancayo before making his move to Europe.
=Red Star Belgrade=
On 29 July 2013, he signed a four-year contract with Serbian club Red Star Belgrade and was assigned the number 20 on his jersey.[http://www.zurnal.rs/2013/07/29/zvezda-predstavila-omegu-i-arauha-foto/index.html?lang=lat Zvezda predstavila Omegu i Arauha (FOTO)] at Sportski žurnal, 29 July 2013 {{in lang|sr}}[http://www.srbijafudbal.net/crzvezda/araujo.htm Miguel Araujo] at Srbijafudbal He made his debut for the club in a 5–1 win over Novi Pazar on 19 October 2013,{{cite web |url=http://www.crvenazvezdafk.com/en/vesti/izvestaji/7985/Crvena+zvezda+-+Novi+Pazar+5%3A1+%283%3A0%29.html |title=Crvena zvezda - Novi Pazar 5:1 (3:0) |work=FK Crvena Zvezda |publisher=crvenazvezdafk.com |accessdate=21 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022071332/http://www.crvenazvezdafk.com/en/vesti/izvestaji/7985/Crvena+zvezda+-+Novi+Pazar+5%3A1+%283%3A0%29.html |archive-date=22 October 2013 |url-status=dead }} with manager Slaviša Stojanović describing his performance as "solid".{{cite news|url=http://novosti.rs/vesti/sport.294.html:459690-Stojanovic-Vazna-pobeda-dobra-forma |title=Stojanović: Važna pobeda, dobra forma |trans-title=Stojanović: An important victory, good form |language=Serbian |work=Novosti Online |publisher=novosti.rs |accessdate=21 October 2013}}
=Alianza=
Since his return from Serbia, Araujo has become regular in Alianza Lima in the following seasons.[https://int.soccerway.com/players/miguel-araujo/180954/ Miguel Araujo] at Soccerway
=Portland Timbers=
On 30 June 2023, Araujo was announced to have agreed to join Major League Soccer side Portland Timbers on a two-year contract with the option for a further year.{{cite web|url=https://www.timbers.com/news/timbers-acquire-peruvian-defender-miguel-araujo|title=Timbers acquire Peruvian defender Miguel Araujo|website=Portland Timbers|date=30 June 2023|access-date=30 June 2023}}
International career
Araujo was part of the Peru U17 national team that finished fourth at the 2011 South American Under-17 Football Championship and in the Peru U20 team at the 2013 South American Youth Championship.{{cite web|url=http://www.ceroacero.es/jogador.php?id=187907|title=Miguel Araujo – FC Emmen|language=es|website=ceroacero.es|publisher=ZOS|access-date=28 April 2020}}
On 27 March 2013, he received a call-up to the Peru senior national team for a match against Trinidad and Tobago.{{cite web|url=https://peru.com/futbol/la-nueve/seleccion-peruana-miguel-araujo-convocado-duelo-ante-trinidad-y-tobago-noticia-129163|title=Selección Peruana: Miguel Araujo es convocado para el duelo ante Trinidad y Tobago|language=es|website=peru.com|date=25 March 2013|access-date=28 April 2020}} He made his debut for Peru on 18 November 2014, in a friendly match against Paraguay.
In June 2018, he was named in Peru's 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.{{cite news |title=World Cup 2018: Paolo Guerrero named in Peru squad |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44355954 |access-date=6 December 2022 |work=BBC Sport |date=4 June 2018}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{Updated|23 October 2024}}{{Soccerway|180954}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||||
| Cobresol
|2011 |4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Sport Huancayo
|2012 |rowspan="2"|Peruvian Primera División |22 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name="COL"|Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2013
|21 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!43 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 44 | 1 | ||
| Red Star Belgrade
|5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="6"|Alianza Lima
|2014 |rowspan="5"|Peruvian Primera División |14 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2015
|28 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2{{efn|name="COL"}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 38 | 2 | |
| 2016
|34 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2017
|29 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|name="COS"|Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2018
|12 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 5{{efn|name="COS"}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 2 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!117 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 134 | 5 | |
| Talleres (loan)
|12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|name="COL"}} | 0 | 4{{efn|Three appearances in Copa de la Superliga, One appearance in Torneos de Verano}} | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| rowspan="5"|Emmen
|rowspan="2"|Eredivisie |12 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2020-21
|33 | 4 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name="PL1"|Appearance(s) in Relegation/Promotion Play-offs}} | 0 | 37 | 4 | |
| 2021-22
|29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 4 | ||
| 2022-23
|Eredivisie |31 | 1 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 4{{efn|name="PL1"}} | 0 | 38 | 2 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!105 | 10 | 8 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | 118 | 11 | |
| rowspan="3"|Portland Timbers
|2023 |rowspan="2"|MLS |3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|name="LEC"|Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup}} | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2024
|23 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name="LEC"}} | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!26 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career Total
!312 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 352 | 17 |
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=International=
{{Updated|match played on 19 November 2024}}{{NFT player|57779|Miguel Araujo|access-date=23 March 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="10"|Peru
|2014 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 38 | 1 |
| class="wikitable" | ||||||
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 October 2024 | Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru | {{fb|URU}} | align=center|1–0 | align=center| 1–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
References
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{{Portland Timbers squad}}
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Category:Footballers from Lima
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