Pedro Perlaza

Pedro Perlaza
Personal information
Full name Pedro Pablo Perlaza Caicedo
Date of birth (1991-02-03) 3 February 1991
Place of birth Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
Mushuc Runa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Juventus 18 (0)
2010 Rocafuerte S.C. 20 (1)
2011 América de Quito 4 (0)
2012–2013 Rocafuerte S.C. 48 (7)
2014–2015 Esmeraldas Petrolero 28 (3)
2015 Deportivo Quevedo 17 (1)
2016 Macará 5 (0)
2016 L.D.U. Portoviejo 19 (0)
2017 Colón F.C. 15 (2)
2017–2019 Delfín 71 (3)
2020–2021 L.D.U. Quito 42 (0)
2022 Independiente del Valle 5 (0)
2022–2023 S.D. Aucas 3 (0)
2023–2024 Barcelona SC 3 (0)
2024 Delfín 1 (0)
International career‡
2020– Ecuador 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of September 25, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals as of January 26, 2022

Pedro Pablo Perlaza Caicedo (born 3 February 1991) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for Mushuc Runa S.C. Perlaza gained worldwide attention when he was kidnapped and held for ransom by unknown assailants in December 2024. After being held for three days he was rescued after police engaged in a firefight with his captors in a remote jungle area near he Colombian border.[1]

Club career

He began his career with Juventus in 2009.[2]

Career statistics

As of September 25, 2020
Club Season League Cup International Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Juventus 2009 180——————180
Rocafuerte S.C. 2010 201——————201
América de Quito 2011 40——————40
Rocafuerte S.C. 2012 213——————213
2013 274——————274
Total 487——————487
Esmeraldas Petrolero 2014 221——————221
2015 62——————62
Total 283——————283
Deportivo Quevedo 2015 171——————171
Macará 2016 50——————50
L.D.U. Portoviejo 2016 190——————190
Colón F.C. 2017 152——————152
Delfín 2017 10——————10
2018 381——60——441
2019 3229040——452
Total 71390100——903
L.D.U. Quito 2020 240——7010320
2021 180——8000260
Total 420——15010580
Career total 28717902501032217

Honours

Aucas
Delfín
LDU Quito

References

  1. ↑ "Kidnapped soccer star rescued after shootout between police and captors in Ecuador jungle - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. 2024-12-06. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
  2. ↑ Profile at Soccerway