Óscar Christopher Vílchez Soto (born 21 January 1986) is a Peruvian professional

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who plays as a

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for

Alianza Universidad Club Social Deportivo y Cultural Alianza Universidad de Huánuco, popularly known as Alianza Universidad or Alianza Huanuco, is a football in Peru, Peruvian professional football club, based in the city of Huánuco. The club was founded in 1939 un ...

. He is the younger brother of footballer Walter Vílchez.

Club career

Vílchez was promoted to the first team of

Alianza Lima Club Alianza Lima, more commonly known as simply Alianza Lima, is a Peru, Peruvian professional sports club based in La Victoria District, Lima, La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. The club was founded under the name of Sport Alianza on February ...

in 2004 by

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, in that year he made his official debut. He scored his first goal in the Descentralizado on 31 July 2005 in the 4–0 home victory against Sport Ancash. In January 2006 he was loaned out to Sport Ancash for the start of the 2006 season. In January 2007 he was loaned out to

Arequipa Arequipa (; Aymara language, Aymara and ), also known by its nicknames of ''Ciudad Blanca'' (Spanish for "White City") and ''León del Sur'' (Spanish for "South's Lion"), is a city in Peru and the capital of the eponymous Arequipa (province), ...

giants

FBC Melgar Foot Ball Club Melgar, known simply as FBC Melgar or Melgar, is a Peru, Peruvian professional Association football, football club based in Arequipa. It is one of Peru's oldest football teams, founded in 1915 under the name Juventud Melgar by a ...

for the first half of the 2007 season. He returned to Alianza in July 2007 and played several matches. At the end of that year, he suffered an injury that left him outside for nearly two years. In July 2009, after having surgery in Mexico and completing his treatment, he was hired once again by

Honours

Sporting Cristal * Torneo Descentralizado:

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

Alianza Lima * Torneo Descentralizado:

2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

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* * 1986 births Living people Footballers from Chiclayo Men's association football midfielders Peruvian men's footballers 21st-century Peruvian sportsmen Peruvian Primera División players Club Alianza Lima footballers Sport Áncash footballers FBC Melgar footballers Sporting Cristal footballers Juan Aurich footballers Peru men's international footballers Copa América Centenario players {{Peru-footy-midfielder-stub