Played for Club Alianza Lima (2024) — 21 appearances, 11 goals.
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Paolo Guerrero
José Paolo Guerrero González is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga 1 club Alianza Lima and the Peru national team. Known as one of the best Peruvian and South American strikers of his time, he was key to Peru's successes in the 2000s through 2010s, giving him the nickname, el Depredador.
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sports · Peruvian footballer (born 1984) · association football player · also Paolo Guerrero, Guerrero
Born 1 January 1984 · Q156802
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2024· 3 entries
Played for CD Universidad César Vallejo (2024–2024) — 6 appearances, 3 goals.
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His mother was targeted for extortion by gangs
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2023· 4 entries
Won: Copa Sudamericana with LDU Quito (2023).
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Won: Serie A with LDU Quito (2023).
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Played for Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito (2023–2023) — 13 appearances, 5 goals.
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Played for Racing Club (2023–2023) — 15 appearances, 1 goals.
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2022· 3 entries
Played for Avaí Futebol Clube (2022–2023) — 10 appearances, 0 goals.
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Including that year's world cup, making his return to the international scene in June 2023, in a friendly against South Korea
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On 5 October 2022, Netflix released Paolo Guerrero's series, Contigo capitán (The Fight for Justice: Paolo Guerrero in English), showing the story of Guerrero's false doping leading up to the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
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2021· 1 entry
The IFFHS included Guerrero in their best South American team of the last decade, being recognized as the best South American center forward between 2010 and 2020 (joining the podium with Neymar and Sergio Agüero)
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2020· 1 entry
Finally made his return to the international scene in June 2021, playing two 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Colombia and Ecuador
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2019· 7 entries
Runner-up: Copa América with Peru (2019).
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Won award: Copa do Brasil Top Scorer (2019).
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Won award: Copa do Brasil Best Player (2019).
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Won award: Copa América Top Scorer (2019).
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Won award: Copa América Team of the Tournament (2019).
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Guerrero's number changed from 79 to 9, due to the departure of Leandro Damião
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Finishing as top scorer in all three of these tournaments
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2018· 1 entry
Played for S.C. Internacional (2018–2021) — 40 appearances, 19 goals.
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2017· 3 entries
Won award: Campeonato Carioca Team of the Year (2017).
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Won: Campeonato Carioca with Flamengo (2017).
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Flamengo lost the 2017 Copa Sudamericana final, with his suspension contributing to the loss
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2016· 2 entries
In 2016, the film Guerrero was released, featuring Paolo Guerrero and the story of his rise to success.
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The film Guerrero was released, featuring Paolo Guerrero and the story of his rise to success
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2015· 7 entries
Won award: Copa América Team of the Tournament (2015).
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Won award: Copa América Top Scorer (2015).
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Third place: Copa América with Peru (2015).
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Guerrero became the foreign player who scored the most goals for Corinthians, with 47 goals, surpassing Argentina's Carlos Tevez who scored 46 goals
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Played for Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (2015–2018) — 89 appearances, 37 goals.
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Guerrero and Corinthians were not able to reach a deal on the renegotiation of his contract, due to end on 15 July
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Joined Flamengo in 2015.
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2014· 1 entry
Won award: Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year (2014).
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2013· 6 entries
Won the Campeonato Paulista with Corinthians (2013).
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Won the CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana with Corinthians (2013).
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Won award: Campeonato Paulista Team of the Tournament (2013).
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Won: Recopa Sudamericana with Corinthians (2013).
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Won: Campeonato Paulista with Corinthians (2013).
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Won award: Campeonato Paulista Best Forward (2013).
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2012· 9 entries
In the semifinals of the tournament against Al Ahly of Egypt, Guerrero scored the only goal of the match with a header that took Corinthians to the final
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Days before embarking to Japan to compete in the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup, the athlete was honored by the Peruvian consulate in Brazil "in recognition of his sporting merits and professionalism, showing all the high valu
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Won the FIFA Club World Cup with Hamburg (2012).
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Won: FIFA Club World Cup with Corinthians (2012).
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Won award: FIFA Club World Cup Bronze Ball (2012).
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Won award: FIFA Club World Cup Best Forward (2012).
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Played for S.C. Corinthians Paulista (2012–2015) — 104 appearances, 40 goals.
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And 2017 by the newspaper El País, based on the opinion of some two hundred journalists from the region
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Joined Corinthians in 2012.
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2011· 3 entries
Won award: Copa América Team of the Tournament (2011).
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Third place: Copa América with Peru (2011).
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Won award: Copa América Top Scorer (2011).
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2007· 1 entry
Won: UEFA Intertoto Cup with Hamburger SV (2007).
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2006· 5 entries
Won the German Bundesliga with Bayern Munich (2005-2006).
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Won: DFB-Pokal with Bayern Munich (2005–06).
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Won: Bundesliga with Bayern Munich (2005–06).
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Played for Hamburger SV (2006–2012) — 134 appearances, 37 goals.
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Joined Hamburg in 2006.
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2005· 3 entries
Won the German Bundesliga with Bayern Munich (2004-2005).
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Won: Bundesliga with Bayern Munich (2004–05).
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Won: DFB-Pokal with Bayern Munich (2004–05).
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2004· 4 entries
Was crowned champion in this category
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Played for FC Bayern Munich (2004–2006) — 27 appearances, 10 goals.
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Played for Peru men's national football team (2004) — 128 appearances, 40 goals.
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Joined Bayern Munich in 2004.
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2003· 1 entry
Signed a contract with Bavarian giants Bayern Munich
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2002· 2 entries
Joined Bayern Munich II in 2002.
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Played for FC Bayern Munich II (2002–2006) — 66 appearances, 45 goals.
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2001· 1 entry
Won: Bolivarian Games with Peru U18 (2001).
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1991· 1 entry
Played for Club Alianza Lima (1991–2001).
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1984· 1 entry
Born 1984-01-01.
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