Piero Cari

Mart Piero Cari Velarde 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. On 7 January 2025, he signed his first professional contract with Alianza Lima for 3 years. 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.

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. He debuted with Peru in a 1–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification loss to Paraguay on 9 September 2025.