Sergio Fernando Peña Flores (born 28 September 1995) is a Peruvian professional
footballer
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who plays as an
attacking midfielder
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for
Allsvenskan
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club
Malmö FF
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and the
Peru national team
Club career
Born in
Lima
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, Peña finished his formation with hometown's
Alianza Lima
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, after joining the club's youth setup in 2003, aged eight. On 18 February 2012, aged only 16, he made his first team debut, starting in a 2–2 home draw against
León de Huánuco
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for the
Torneo Descentralizado championship. It was his maiden appearance of
the season, under manager
Pepe Soto.
Peña was made a starter by new manager Wilmar Valencia for the
2013 campaign. On 16 March 2013, he played his first
Peruvian Clásico
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,
replacing Henry Quinteros
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Club career
Quinteros was born in Lima, the son of Julio Ignacio Q ...
in the 69th minute and providing the assist for
Yordy Reyna
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Early life
Born in the city of Chiclayo, he moved to Lima at the age of 14. He gave su ...
's winning goal in the 84th minute.
On 23 May 2013, Peña was sold to an investment group linked to
Udinese Calcio
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and
Granada CF
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. He was assigned to the latter's
reserves in
Segunda División B
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.
Peña subsequently had loans to his former club Alianza Lima and
Universidad de San MartÃn de Porres
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...
, before returning to Granada and its reserve team in January 2017. On 1 September of that year, he extended his contract until 2020 and was definitely promoted to the main squad.
On 13 July 2018, Peña was loaned to
Primeira Liga
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side
C.D. Tondela
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on a one-year deal.
On 3 August 2019, he signed for Eredivisie side
FC Emmen
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on a three-year contract.
On 4 August 2021, he penned a deal with
Allsvenskan
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side
Malmö FF
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through 2024.
International career
Peña was named in the
Peru national team's senior squad for the
2018 World Cup qualifiers
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against
Argentina
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and
Chile
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in September 2016, as well as the qualifiers against
Venezuela
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and
Uruguay
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in March 2017. In May 2018, he was named in Peru’s provisional 24 man squad for the
2018 World Cup
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in Russia.
However, a few days later he was taken off the provisional 24-man
squad
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to make room for
Paolo Guerrero
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, with Pena saying "It was the hardest day of my career."
Career statistics
International
:''As of match played 11 November 2021. Scores and results list Peru's goal tally first.''
International goals
Honours
Malmö FF
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Allsvenskan
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:
2021
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Svenska Cupen
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:
2021–22
References
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1995 births
Living people
Footballers from Lima
Peruvian men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Peruvian Primera División players
Club Alianza Lima footballers
Club Deportivo Universidad de San MartÃn de Porres players
Segunda División players
Segunda División B players
Eredivisie players
Club Recreativo Granada players
Granada CF footballers
Primeira Liga players
C.D. Tondela players
FC Emmen players
Allsvenskan players
Malmö FF players
2021 Copa América players
Peru men's international footballers
Peru men's under-20 international footballers
Peruvian expatriate men's footballers
Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden