Pedro Perlaza

Pedro Perlaza
Personal information
Full name Pedro Pablo Perlaza Caicedo
Date of birth (1991-02-03) 3 February 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Delfín
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Juventus 18 (0)
2010 Rocafuerte S.C. 20 (1)
2011 América de Quito 4 (0)
2012–2013 Rocafuerte S.C. 48 (7)
2014–2015 Esmeraldas Petrolero 28 (3)
2015 Deportivo Quevedo 17 (1)
2016 Macará 5 (0)
2016 L.D.U. Portoviejo 19 (0)
2017 Colón F.C. 15 (2)
2017–2019 Delfín 71 (3)
2020–2021 L.D.U. Quito 42 (0)
2022 Independiente del Valle 5 (0)
2022–2023 S.D. Aucas 3 (0)
2023–2024 Barcelona SC 3 (0)
2024– Delfín 1 (0)
International career
2020– Ecuador 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 25, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 26, 2022

Pedro Pablo Perlaza Caicedo (born 3 February 1991) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for Delfín. Perlaza gained worldwide attention when he was kidnapped and held for ransom by unknown assailants in December 2024. After being held for three days he was rescued after police engaged in a firefight with his captors in a remote jungle area near he Colombian border.[1]

Club career

He began his career with Juventus in 2009.[2]

Career statistics

As of September 25, 2020
Club Season League Cup International Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Juventus 2009 18 0 18 0
Rocafuerte S.C. 2010 20 1 20 1
América de Quito 2011 4 0 4 0
Rocafuerte S.C. 2012 21 3 21 3
2013 27 4 27 4
Total 48 7 48 7
Esmeraldas Petrolero 2014 22 1 22 1
2015 6 2 6 2
Total 28 3 28 3
Deportivo Quevedo 2015 17 1 17 1
Macará 2016 5 0 5 0
L.D.U. Portoviejo 2016 19 0 19 0
Colón F.C. 2017 15 2 15 2
Delfín 2017 1 0 1 0
2018 38 1 6 0 44 1
2019 32 2 9 0 4 0 45 2
Total 71 3 9 0 10 0 90 3
L.D.U. Quito 2020 24 0 7 0 1 0 32 0
2021 18 0 8 0 0 0 26 0
Total 42 0 15 0 1 0 58 0
Career total 287 17 9 0 25 0 1 0 322 17

Honours

Aucas
Delfín
LDU Quito

References

  1. ^ "Kidnapped soccer star rescued after shootout between police and captors in Ecuador jungle - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. 2024-12-06. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
  2. ^ Profile at Soccerway