Piero Cari
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mart Piero Cari Velarde | ||
| Date of birth | 21 August 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Tacna, Peru[1] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Alianza Lima | ||
| Number | 51 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Virgen de la Natividad | |||
| 2023–2025 | Alianza Lima | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Alianza Lima | 14 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | Peru U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2025 | Peru U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | Peru | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:55, 20 October 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:55, 20 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Mart Piero Cari Velarde (born 21 August 2007) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Peruvian Liga 1 club Alianza Lima and the Peru national team.
Club career
A youth product of Virgen de la Natividad, Cari moved to Alianza Lima's academy in 2023.[1] On 7 January 2025, he signed his first professional contract with Alianza Lima for 3 years.[3] He made his senior and professional debut with Alianza Lima as a substitute in a 3–0 Liga 1 loss to Tarma on 29 March 2025.[4]
International career
Cari was first called up to the Peru national team for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in September 2025.[5] He debuted with Peru in a 1–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification loss to Paraguay on 9 September 2025.[6]
References
- ^ a b Yupanqui, Jesús (2 July 2025). "¿Quién es Piero Cari, el jugador de 17 años que la rompe en Alianza Lima?". Diario Líbero.
- ^ Belapatiño, Axel (31 January 2025). "¿Quién es Piero Cari, la joven promesa que apunta a brillar en el mediocampo de Alianza Lima?".
- ^ "Alianza Lima anunció la firma de contrato profesional de Piero Cari y Mateo Arakaki". ovacion.pe.
- ^ Depor, Redacción (12 April 2025). "Piero Cari tras su debut en Copa Libertadores con Alianza Lima: "Paolo y Barcos me dieron la confianza"". Depor.
- ^ Ruiz, Por Miguel Solis (29 August 2025). "Piero Cari convocado a la selección peruana por primera vez: 'joya' de Alianza Lima viajará a Uruguay". infobae.
- ^ "A los 18 años, Piero Cari debutó con la selección de Perú en las Eliminatorias". ESPNdeportes.com. 10 September 2025.
External links
- Piero Cari at Soccerway
- Piero Cari at National-Football-Teams.com