Andy Polo

Andy Polo
Personal information
Full name Andy Jorman Polo Andrade
Date of birth 29 September 1994 (1994-09-29) (age 17)
Place of birth Lima, Peru
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Universitario de Deportes
Number 18
Youth career
2009–2011 Universitario de Deportes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2011– Universitario de Deportes 19 (4)
National team
2010–2011 Peru U-17[1] 4 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 December 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).

Andy Polo (born 29 September 1994, in Lima, Perú) a.k.a. La Joya (The Jewel) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a striker for Peruvian First Division club Universitario de Deportes. Polo started building a name for himself with his rapid acceleration and superb scoring skills.

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Club career

Polo got his start in Universitario de Deportes as a youth. He made his official debut in the Peruvian First Division on 23 April 2011, against Alianza Atletico in the ninth round of the 2011 Descentralizado season, at the age of 16. His debut match was played at home in the Monumental and finished 1–0 in favor of Universitario de Deportes. Polo played from the start and was later substitued for Raúl Ruidíaz in the 67th minute.[2] In his second professional match, Polo scored his first senior career goal on May 6, 2011 in a league match at home against Cienciano del Cuzco.[3] He scored his first goal in the 8th minute of the match by controlling with his head a lobbed through ball from Pablo Vitti and finishing with a strong left-footed shot into the top-right corner of the net.[4]

Career statistics

As of 10 December 2011[5]

Club

Club Season Peruvian First Division Copa del Inca Copa Libertadores Copa Sudamericana Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Universitario de Deportes 2011 19 4 0 1 0 0 — — — 5 1 2 25 5 2
2012 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — — 0 0 0
Subtotal 19 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 2 25 5 2
Career total 19 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 2 25 5 2

Honours

Club

Universitario de Deportes

References

  1. ^ "Estadisticas" (in English). Soccer Ways. 2011-05-11. http://www.soccerway.com/players/andy-polo/180970/. Retrieved 2011-05-11. 
  2. ^ "U. Deportes1 - 0Alianza Atl" (in English). soccernet.espn.go.com. 23 April 2011. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=313853&cc=5901. Retrieved 7 September 2011. 
  3. ^ "Andy Polo hizo su primer gol en la profesional" (in spanish). larepublica.pe. 6 May 2011. http://www.larepublica.pe/06-05-2011/andy-polo-hizo-su-primer-gol-en-la-profesional. Retrieved 9 November 2011. 
  4. ^ "Match: Universitario Lima 5-0 Cienciano". footballdatabase.eu. 6 May 2011. http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.match.universitario-lima.cienciano.670607.en.html. Retrieved 9 November 2011. 
  5. ^ "Player – Andy Polo". FootballDatabase. http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.joueurs.andy.polo.137151.en.html. Retrieved 1 October 2011. 

External links

Universitario de Deportes – current squad