Víctor Yoshimar Yotún Flores (; born 7 April 1990) is a Peruvian professional

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who plays for

Peruvian Primera División The Peru First Division (; ''First Division'') —known as Liga 1 Betsson for sponsorship reasons and officially as Liga 1 — is the top flight of association football in Peru. It has been referred to as Torneo Descentralizado since 1966, when ...

club

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 ...

and the Peru national team. He can play as a

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, or

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Club career

Early career

Yotún first began by playing at the age of 7 in the youth academy

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until the age of 12. Then he joined the youth divisions of

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for two seasons. Then the following years he was in the youth divisions of Deportivo Real FC, alongside Manuel Tejada. In 2007, he transferred to one of Peru's largest clubs,

, and played in their youth team.

José Gálvez FBC

In January 2008 he was loaned out to

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for the 2008 Descentralizado season. There Yotún made his professional debut on 5 March 2008 in the Torneo Descentralizado in an away league match against

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. He entered the match in the 46th minute for

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, and the match finished in a 1–1 draw. Yotún scored his first official goal on 9 March 2008 in a league match at home against

Atlético Minero Club Atlético Minero is a Peruvian football club based in Matucana, located in the Department of Lima. It was founded in 1997 and was promoted to the Primera División Peruana in 2008 where it played for one season. It has played in the Peruvi ...

, which resulted in 1–0 win for his club. He played his last game for José Gálvez FBC on 14 December 2008 in the last fixture of the season, which finished in a 2–2 draw at home against

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. He made a total of 28 league appearances and scored 3 goals in his first season in the Descentralizado. This contributed to his club José Gálvez avoiding relegation that season by finishing in 9th place, just 5 points above the relegation zone.

Sporting Cristal

In January 2009 Yotún returned to

for the 2009 Descentralizado season. He made his official debut for Sporting Cristal on 9 May 2009 in a league match at home against

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. Making his debut at the San Martín de Porres Stadium, he entered the match in the 46th minute replacing

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, and the match finished in a 2–1 win for Melgar. Yotún played his 100th Descentralizado match for Cristal on 27 May 2012 in Round 15 away to

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. He was also handed the captain's armband after Carlos Lobaton's red card in the 61st minute, but his side could not score the equaliser as the match finished in a 1–0 win for Aurich.

Malmö FF

On 27 January 2015 Swedish champions

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announced that they had signed Yotún on a three-year contract. He arrived in Malmö as a left back, where he played for the 2015 season. After becoming the third choice left back behind newly arrived

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and

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during the 2016 season, Yotún was played at various midfield positions, where he excelled. Yotún emerged as a key player during the first half of the 2017 season, and was voted Malmö FF player of the month by the supporters in July.

Orlando City SC

Yotún signed for Orlando City of

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on 4 August 2017. He made his debut on August 13 in a 3–1 defeat to

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. On September 28, Yotún scored his first goal for Orlando in a 6–1 win over

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, a game in which he also registered two assists. Yotún was selected as an All-Star in 2018.

Cruz Azul

On 27 December 2018, Yotún was sold to

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for $4 million.

Return to Sporting Cristal

On 8 March 2022, Yotún returned to

International career

In 2011, Yotun's impressive performances for Sporting Cristal convinced the new Peru national team coach

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to call him up for the 2011 edition of

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. Against

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, he made his national team debut substituting Jesus Rabanal in the 62nd minute. Though on 9 September 2013 against

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for the fight for 5th place in the CONMEBOL World Cup Qualification group, Yotun's performance was heavily criticized by Peruvians because of his expulsion during the game, which many argued had cost Peru's qualification into the tournament. In 2015, Yotun was part of the team that finished 3rd in

Copa América The Copa América ( en, America Cup) or CONMEBOL Copa América, known until 1975 as the South American Football Championship (''Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol'' in Spanish and ''Campeonato Sul-Americano de Futebol'' in Portuguese), is the t ...

. He also featured in all three group games of the 2016 Centenario edition but was suspended on yellow card accumulation for Peru's quarter-finals loss to

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. Yotun was part of the team that qualified for the

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after Peru finished 5th in CONMEBOL qualifying and beat

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in a

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. It was the first time the country had qualified in 36 years. He made the 23-man squad that traveled to

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and featured in all three group games as Peru finished third in the group. On 20 June 2021, he played his 100th match for Peru in a 2–1 win over Colombia in the

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Career statistics

Club

:A. Includes four appearances in

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International

International goals

:''As of match played 29 March 2022. Peru score listed first, score column indicates score after each Yotún goal.''

Honours

Sporting Cristal * Torneo Descentralizado:

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Malmö FF *

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Cruz Azul *

: Guardianes 2021 *

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Peru *

: runner-up

; third place

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,fourth place

Individual * Torneo Descentralizado Left back of the Year:

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*Copa América Team of the Tournament:

References

External links

Malmö FF profile
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