Adrián Ademir Ascues Earl (born 15 November 2002) is a Peruvian

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 lea ...

who plays as a

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for

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

side

Cienciano Club Cienciano, more commonly known as Cienciano, is a Peru, Peruvian professional association football, football club based in Cusco, that currently plays in the Peruvian Primera División. It gained worldwide recognition after defeating Club At ...

Career

Club career

Ascues joined

Deportivo Municipal Club Centro Deportivo Municipal, commonly known as Deportivo Municipal, is a Peruvian Association football, football club based in Lima, Peru. They are among Peru's most recognizable clubs and enjoy considerable popularity. The bulk of their succ ...

from

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

. He got his official debut in the

for

at the age of 17 against Deportivo Llacuabamba on 8 September 2020. He started on the bench, but replaced Rodrigo Vilca after 81 minutes. In the 2022 season in Deportivo Municipal, Ascues would become an important figure for the team as he score 10 goals, along with 2 assists throughout the season. Ahead of the 2023 season, Ascues returned to his former club,

. In January 2025, Ascues moved to

. He got his debut for the club on February 16, 2025, against Universitario.Universitario vs. Cienciano 3 - 2
soccerway.com, 16 February 2025

Personal life

Adrián's uncle,

Carlos Ascues Carlos Antonio Ascues Ávila (born 19 June 1992), also known as Pogbascues, due to his physical and technical similarities to Paul Pogba, is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder or as a striker on occasion for P ...

, is also a professional footballer.Copa Oro A (02): Adrián Ascues, jugador de Cristal (VIDEO)
peru.com, 23 August 2015

References

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* * 2002 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Peruvian men's footballers 21st-century Peruvian sportsmen Sporting Cristal footballers Peruvian Primera División players Deportivo Municipal footballers Cienciano footballers Footballers from Lima {{Peru-footy-midfielder-stub