Carlos Ascues

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Ascues and the second or maternal family name is Ávila.
Carlos Ascues
Personal information
Full name Carlos Antonio Ascues Ávila
Date of birth (1992-06-19) 19 June 1992
Place of birth Caracas, Venezuela
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 VfL Wolfsburg
Number 6
Youth career
2003-2010 Alianza Lima
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Alianza Lima 22 (1)
2012–2013 Benfica B 22 (0)
2013–2015 Panetolikos 0 (0)
2014 → Universidad San Martin (loan) 19 (1)
2015 FBC Melgar 6 (0)
2015– VfL Wolfsburg 1 (0)
National team‡
2014– Peru 12 (5)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 October 2015 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 June 2015

Carlos Antonio Ascues Ávila (born 19 June 1992) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for VfL Wolfsburg and the Peru national team.

Club career

Ascues moved up to the Alianza Lima first team in the 2011 season.[1] He finally made his league debut in the Torneo Descentralizado on 15 May 2011 in the 0–2 away win over Sport Huancayo.[2]

On 11 August 2012, Ascues signed for Benfica and was moved to the B-team.[3]

On 21 August 2013, Ascues signed a two-year contract with Panetolikos.[4]

In January 2014, Ascues joined Universidad San Martin in a one-year loan deal.[5]

On 3 February 2015, Ascues signed a two-year contract with Melgar Arequipa of the Primera División Peruana.[6]

On 23 July 2015, Ascues signed a three-year deal with Vfl Wolfsburg, who paid Melgar Arequipa €1.5 million to acquire him.[7]

On 1 April 2016, Ascues completed his debut against Bayer Leverkusen, subbing Robin Knoche off.

Club statistics

As of 21 May 2013
Club Season Domestic League Domestic Cup League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Alianza Lima 2011 5010000060
2012 171000050221
Total 221100050281
Benfica B 2012–13 220———220
Total 220———220
Career Total 441100050501

International career

He featured for and was captain of the Peru U20 side in 2011.[8] On 6 August 2014, Ascues made his debut in the Peruvian senior team by scoring two goals in a 3–0 win against Panama.

He was a member of the Peru national football team that finished in third place at the 2015 Copa América.

International goals

Ascues – goals for Peru
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 6 August 2014 Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru  Panama
1–0
3–0
Friendly
2.
3–0
3. 14 October 2014 Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, Lima, Peru  Guatemala
1–0
1–0
4. 18 November 2014 Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru  Paraguay
1–0
2–0
5.
2–0

References

  1. ↑ "Player – Carlos Ascues". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "Match: Sport Huancayo 0–2 Alianza Lima". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  3. ↑ http://www.ojogo.pt/Futebol/1a_liga/Benfica/interior.aspx?content_id=2714435
  4. ↑ "Carlos Ascues". Panetolikos Official Website. Archived from the original on 23 August 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "Carlos Ascues on loan". Panetolikos Official Website. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "Carlos Ascues es nuevo jugador de Melgar" [Carlos Ascues is new player of Melgar] (in Spanish). El Bocón. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Wolfsburg sign Peruvian defender Ascues". DPA News. 23 July 2015. Archived from the original on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "Ficha – Carlos Ascues". delgol.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.

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