Alcides Peña Jiménez (born 14 January 1989) is a Bolivian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays for

Real Santa Cruz Club Real Santa Cruz is a football club from Santa Cruz, Bolivia currently playing in the top-flight División Profesional after winning promotion in 2019. The club last played in the first division in 2004; they also played the Copa Bolivia ...

as a striker.

Club career

He enrolled in the

Oriente Petrolero Club Deportivo Oriente Petrolero () is a Bolivian football club based in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. They play at the 38,000-capacity Estadio Tahuichi Aguilera. Oriente have been Bolivian champions five times, Copa Aerosur winners two ti ...

and began developing his football skills at age twelve. In 2006, Peña began his pro-career with hometown club

after being spotted by

Víctor Hugo Antelo Víctor Hugo Antelo Bárba (born 2 November 1964) is a Bolivian football manager and former player who played as a striker. He is the current manager of Oriente Petrolero. Antelo the all-time topscorer in the Bolivian League with 350 goals sc ...

, the team manager at that time. In June 2016, Peña was loaned to Colombian club

Atlético Bucaramanga Club Atlético Bucaramanga S.A., better known as Atlético Bucaramanga, is a Colombian professional football team based in Bucaramanga. The club plays its home games at the Alfonso López stadium. The club was founded on 11 May 1949 by Rafael C ...

International career

Peña made his debut for

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in 2010, and has played in

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matches.

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* * * * 1989 births Living people Footballers from Santa Cruz de la Sierra Bolivian men's footballers Bolivian expatriate men's footballers Bolivia men's international footballers Bolivian Primera División players Categoría Primera A players Oriente Petrolero players Atlético Bucaramanga footballers The Strongest players Sport Boys Warnes players Real Santa Cruz players 2011 Copa América players 2015 Copa América players Men's association football forwards Bolivian expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia {{Bolivia-footy-forward-stub