Luis Advíncula


Luis Jan Piers Advíncula Castrillón is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays for Peruvian Primera División club Alianza Lima and the Peru national team. A quick and offensive right-back, he can also play as a right winger.
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Club career

Early career

Advíncula started his career in the lower divisions of Juan Aurich and made his professional debut for the club in 2009. He was transferred in January 2010 to Sporting Cristal, where he made ninety-one appearances between 2010 and 2012.

SC Tavriya

On 17 April 2012, the Houston Dynamo from the United States submitted a bid for Advíncula, but the deal fell apart at the last minute. On 19 July 2012, his move to SC Tavriya Simferopol from Ukraine was confirmed, but he returned to Sporting Cristal after only one month because the club did not meet the quota for Advíncula.

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

On 5 January 2013, Advíncula signed a four-year contract with German club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim of the Bundesliga.

Loan to Ponte Preta

Advíncula joined Brazilian club Ponte Preta on a six-month loan on 10 July 2013, being recommended to the club by manager Paulo César Carpegiani. Although he was expected to be the starting right-back after the departure of Cicinho, Advíncula only managed to make four appearances for the club, as he was usually the third-choice on the right side of the defence, behind Artur and Régis. He fell out of favor with manager Jorginho, who called Advíncula "technically weak". He was released from the club on 29 October.

Loan to Vitória de Setúbal

On 19 August 2014, he joined Vitória de Setúbal on a one-year loan.

Rayo Vallecano

On 29 July 2018, Advíncula returned to Europe, this time to La Liga's Rayo Vallecano on loan for one year. A year later, it was revealed that club had decided to activate the player’s option to buy.
After playing in the division play-offs, on 20 June 2021, Rayo was promoted to the first division of La Liga with Advíncula as a substitute.

Boca Juniors

In July 2021, Advinicula was transferred to Boca Juniors, after the club reached an agreement with Rayo. He scored Boca's only goal in the 2023 Copa Libertadores final that they ended up losing 2–1 after extra time. In his four years at the club, he had won the Argentine championship in 2022, the Argentine Cup in 2020, and the Professional League Cup in 2022.

Alianza Lima

In January 2026, Advíncula returned to Peru, signing with Alianza Lima.

International career

Advíncula has been capped for the U-20 Peruvian national team where he played in the South American U-20 in 2009.
His senior team debut was on 4 September 2010, in a friendly against Canada. His second match was against Jamaica in another friendly match on 7 September of that same year. He was also summoned by coach Sergio Markarián to play the Copa America 2011 in Argentina.
Advíncula also took part in the starting eleven in the second leg of the intercontinental play-off against New Zealand on 15 November 2017. He played a crucial part in the outcome of the 2–0 victory over New Zealand, helping Peru qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Peru's first World Cup since 1982.
In May 2018, he was named in Peru's final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. He played all three group matches as his side were knocked out of the tournament.
On 9 September 2018, he scored his first international goal in a 2–1 friendly loss to Germany.
On 13 June 2022, after missing a penalty in the decisive World Cup playoff match against Australia, he posted on social media an announcement of his retirement from international football. Despite this, he continued to play for the national team, being named in the squad for the 2024 Copa América.

Career statistics

International

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
19 September 2018Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim, Germany1–01–2Friendly
28 June 2021Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador2–02–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Sporting Cristal
Boca Juniors
Peru