Joao Grimaldo
Joao Alberto Grimaldo Ubidia (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdʒoʊoʊ ɡɹiˈmɑldoʊ]; born 20 February 2003) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Peruvian Primera División club Sporting Cristal.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joao Alberto Grimaldo Ubidia | ||
| Date of birth | 20 February 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Lima, Peru | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sporting Cristal | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Esther Grande | ||
| 2016–2020 | Sporting Cristal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Sporting Cristal | 74 | (13) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019 | Peru U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2020 | Peru U20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2023– | Peru | 4 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:56, 29 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:56, 21 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Early life
changeJoao Alberto Grimaldo Ubidia was born in Rímac, in the department of Lima. Joao grew up in a Catholic family and in a home with average conditions.
Club career
changeSporting Cristal
changeBorn and raised in the city of Lima, where Sporting Cristal agreed to discipline since he was 12 years old. After a rapid progression through the reserve team, proclaiming himself U-15 Torneo Centenario and U-18 Copa Generación, he made his official debut with the first team in November 2020 at the age of 17. That year he winning his first title in the 2020 season.[1] Another season followed, in which Grimaldo managed to win the Torneo Apertura, Copa Bicentenario and would be proclaimed runner-up in the tournament.[2][3]
Career statistics
changeClub
change- As of match played 22 August 2024[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting Cristal | 2020 | Liga 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 17 | 0 | 4[a] | 1 | 7[b] | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | 24 | 4 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 25 | 4 | |||
| 2023 | 32 | 7 | — | 11[d] | 1 | 43 | 8 | |||
| 2024 | 15 | 3 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| Partizan | 2024–25 | Serbian SuperLiga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Career total | 91 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 119 | 16 | ||
- Notes
- ↑ Appearances in Copa Bicentenario
- ↑ Three appearances in Copa Libertadores, four appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- ↑ Nine appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores, two appearances in Copa Sudamericana
International
change- As of match played 21 June 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peru | 2023 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 7 | 1 | |
References
change- ↑ "¡Cristal, campeón de la Liga 1!". AS Perú (in Spanish). 2020-12-20. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ↑ "¡Cristal, campeón de la Fase 1!". AS Perú (in Spanish). 2021-05-30. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ↑ GrupoRPP (2021-07-28). "Sporting Cristal campeón Copa Bicentenario: así celebró el equipo celeste el título tras vencer en la final a Mannucci GALERÍA". RPP (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ↑ Joao Grimaldo at Soccerway
Other websites
change- Joao Grimaldo at Soccerway
- Joao Grimaldo at WorldFootball.net
- Joao Grimaldo at Soccerbase
- Joao Grimaldo at FootballDatabase.eu
- Joao Grimaldo at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Joao Grimaldo at Mackolik.com (in Turkish)
