Damián Ísmodes Saravia (born 10 March 1989) is a Peruvian

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who plays for Carlos Stein as a

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Club career

Ísmodes was born in

Lima Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of t ...

. After just two years of professional football, playing with hometown's

Sporting Cristal Club Sporting Cristal S.A. is a Peruvian sports club located in the city of Lima, best known for its association football, football team. It was founded on 13 December 1955 in the Rímac District, Rímac district by engineer Richard Bentín Mujica ...

, he signed in the 2008 January

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with

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club

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, appearing in one match, the 1–1 away draw against

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on 18 May 2008 ; after receiving very little playing time, however, he was loaned by the

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ns one year later, joining

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side

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until the end of the campaign. In August 2009, after the start to his

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career – only four league appearances in two seasons combined, and relegation with Eibar– Ísmodes was loaned to former team Sporting Cristal until the end of

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, returning home. He stayed in the country afterwards, this time loaned to

Universitario de Deportes Club Universitario de Deportes, popularly known as Universitario or simply as La "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of S ...

for one year. Released on 30 June 2011, Ísmodes returned to his country and went on to represent several clubs in the Primera División.

International career

A full Peruvian international since the age of 18, Ísmodes was selected for the final squad at

2007 Copa América The 2007 Campeonato Sudamericano Copa América, known simply as the 2007 Copa América or 2007 Copa América Venezuela, was the 42nd edition of the Copa América, the South-American championship for international association football teams. The c ...

, where he appeared once.Pizarro, al rescate de Perú con el beneplácito arbitral (Pizarro, saviour of Peru as referee looked on)
El Mundo, 4 July 2007 (in Spanish)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ismodes, Damian 1989 births Living people Footballers from Lima Peruvian footballers Men's association football midfielders Sporting Cristal footballers Club Universitario de Deportes footballers Cienciano footballers León de Huánuco footballers Deportivo Municipal footballers Sport Boys footballers Cusco FC footballers Racing de Santander players SD Eibar footballers La Liga players Segunda División players Peruvian Primera División players Peru men's international footballers 2007 Copa América players Peruvian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Spain Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Spain