Joao Grimaldo

Joao Grimaldo
Personal information
Full name Joao Alberto Grimaldo Ubidia
Date of birth (2003-02-20) 20 February 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Lima, Peru
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Sporting Cristal
Number 20
Youth career
0000–2015 Esther Grande
2016–2020 Sporting Cristal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Sporting Cristal 74 (13)
National team‡
2019 Peru U17 9 (0)
2020 Peru U20 6 (0)
2023– Peru 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:56, 29 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:56, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

Joao Alberto Grimaldo Ubidia (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdʒoʊoʊ ɡɹiˈmɑldoʊ]; born 20 February 2003) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Peruvian Primera División club Sporting Cristal.

Early life

Joao Alberto Grimaldo Ubidia was born in Rímac, in the department of Lima. Joao grew up in a Catholic family and in a home with average conditions.

Club career

Sporting Cristal

Born and raised in the city of Lima, where Sporting Cristal agreed to discipline since he was 12 years old. After a rapid progression through the reserve team, proclaiming himself U-15 Torneo Centenario and U-18 Copa Generación, he made his official debut with the first team in November 2020 at the age of 17. That year he winning his first title in the 2020 season.[1] Another season followed, in which Grimaldo managed to win the Torneo Apertura, Copa Bicentenario and would be proclaimed runner-up in the tournament.[2][3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 August 2024[4]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sporting Cristal 2020 Liga 1 1 0 — 0 0 1 0
2021 17 0 4[a] 1 7[b] 0 28 1
2022 24 4 — 1[c] 0 25 4
2023 32 7 — 11[d] 1 43 8
2024 15 3 — 1[c] 0 16 0
Partizan 2024–25 Serbian SuperLiga 2 0 0 0 4 0 6 0
Career total 91 14 4 1 24 1 119 16
Notes
  1. ↑ Appearances in Copa Bicentenario
  2. ↑ Three appearances in Copa Libertadores, four appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  4. ↑ Nine appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores, two appearances in Copa Sudamericana

International

As of match played 21 June 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Peru 2023 4 0
2024 3 1
Total 7 1

References

  1. ↑ "¡Cristal, campeón de la Liga 1!". AS Perú (in Spanish). 2020-12-20. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  2. ↑ "¡Cristal, campeón de la Fase 1!". AS Perú (in Spanish). 2021-05-30. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  3. ↑ GrupoRPP (2021-07-28). "Sporting Cristal campeón Copa Bicentenario: así celebró el equipo celeste el título tras vencer en la final a Mannucci GALERÍA". RPP (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  4. ↑ Joao Grimaldo at Soccerway

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