Aldair Fuentes
Personal information
Full name Aldair Amarildo Fuentes Siguas
Date of birth (1998-01-25) 25 January 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Pisco, Peru
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Alianza Lima
(on loan from Fuenlabrada)
Number 20
Youth career
2014–2017 Alianza Lima
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Alianza Lima 105 (13)
2020– Fuenlabrada 26 (0)
2022– → Alianza Lima (loan) 3 (0)
International career‡
2017 Peru U20 1 (0)
2019–2020 Peru U23 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 March 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 February 2020

Aldair Amarildo Fuentes Siguas (born 25 January 1998) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Alianza Lima, on loan from Spanish club CF Fuenlabrada.

Club career

Alianza Lima

Born in Pisco, Fuentes joined Alianza Lima's youth setup in 2014.[1] Promoted to the first team for the 2017 campaign, he made his professional debut on 13 February of that year, starting in a 2–0 home win against Universitario de Deportes.[2]

Fuentes scored his first professional goal on 19 February 2017, netting his team's first in a 2–2 home draw against Deportivo Municipal.[3] He subsequently established himself as a starter for the club, playing 38 matches and scoring four times in his first professional season.

Fuenlabrada

On 4 September 2020, Fuentes moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing a five-year deal with Spanish Segunda División side CF Fuenlabrada.[4] He made his debut for the club on 26 September, playing the last 19 minutes of a 1–0 home win over Albacete Balompié.

Return to Alianza Lima (loan)

On 27 January 2022, Fuentes returned to his former side Alianza Lima on loan.[5]

Personal life

Fuentes' brother Jean Pierre is also a footballer and a midfielder.[6] Their father Isidro also played professionally, but was a forward.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Alianza Lima: conoce la historia de cómo llegó Aldair Fuentes al cuadro blanquiazul" [Alianza Lima: know the history of how Aldair Fuentes joined the white-and-blue team] (in Spanish). Depor. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Alianza Lima venció 2–0 a Universitario y se quedó con el primer clásico del año | VIDEO" [Alianza Lima defeated Universitario by 2–0 and won the first derby of the year | VIDEO] (in Spanish). Libero. 13 February 2017. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Alianza Lima empató 2–2 ante Municipal: 'íntimos' y 'ediles' se repartieron puntos en Matute | VIDEO" [Alianza Lima drew by 2–2 against Municipal: 'privates' and 'mayors' share points at the Matute | VIDEO] (in Spanish). La República. 18 February 2017. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Aldair Fuentes, nuevo jugador del Fuenla" [Aldair Fuentes, new player of Fuenla] (in Spanish). CF Fuenlabrada. 4 September 2020. Archived from the original on 9 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Comunicado oficial Aldair Fuentes" [Official announcement Aldair Fuentes] (in Spanish). CF Fuenlabrada. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Jean Pierre Fuentes advirtió a su hermano Aldair de Alianza: "En la vida lo voy a dejar pasar"" [Jean Pierre Fuentes warned his brother Aldair from Alianza: "I will let this slip in life"] (in Spanish). Depor. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Alianza Lima: Isidro Fuentes, la motivación del juvenil Aldair" [Alianza Lima: Isidro Fuentes, the motivation of youngster Aldair] (in Spanish). El Bocón. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2020.

External links

Alianza Lima – current squad
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