Yoshimar Yotún
Yoshimar Yotún was born in Lima, Peru on April 7th, 1990 and is the Soccer Player. At the age of 34, Yoshimar Yotún biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Yoshimar Yotn Flores, a Peruvian professional footballer who competes for Sporting Cristal and the Peru national team, is a Vctor Yoshimar Yotn Flores (Spanish pronunciation: [biktoootun flores]; born 7 April 1990) is a Peruvian professional footballer who competes for Sporting Cristal and the Peruvian national team. He can play as a left-winger, left winger, or defensive midfielder.
Club career
Yotn started playing in the youth academy Academia Deportiva Cantolao from the age of 7 until the age of 12. For two seasons, he was in charge of Circolo Sportivo Italiano's youth divisions. In the ensuing years, he and Manuel Tejada were both in the Deportivo Real FC youth divisions. He joined Sport Cristal, one of Peru's top clubs, in 2007 and competed in their youth team.
In January 2008, he was loaned out to José Gálvez FBC for the 2008 Descentralizado season. In an away league match against Coronel Bolognesi FC, There Yotn made his professional debut on March 5 in the Torneo Descentralizado. Renzo Guevara's 46th minute was called on to play in a 1–1 draw. On September 9, 2008, Yotn scored his first official goal against Atlético Minero, resulting in a 1–0 win for his team. In the last game of the season, José Gálvez FBC played his last game against Universidad San Martin at home on December 14th. In his first season in the Descentralizado, he made 28 league appearances and scored 3 goals. José Gálvez's team saved him from relegation last season by finishing in ninth place, just 5 points above the relegation zone.
Yotn returned to Sporting Cristal in January 2009 for the 2009 Descentralizado season. In a league match against FBC Melgar at home on May 9, 2009, he made his official debut for Sporting Cristal. Melgar won by 2–1 on his debut at the San Martn de Porres Stadium in the 46th minute after replacing Yancarlo Casas.
Yotn played his 100th Descentralizado match for Cristal on May 27, 2012, away to Juan Aurich. After Carlos Lobaton's red card in the 61st minute, he was also given the captain's armband, but his side didn't win by a 1:10 victory for Aurich.
Malmö FF, the Swedish champions, announced on January 27th that they had signed Yotn on a three-year deal. He arrived in Malmö as a left-back, where he played for the 2015 season. Yotn played at various midfield positions during his time as the third choice back behind newly introduced Behrang Safari and Pa Konate during the 2016 season. Yotn emerged as a key player in the first half of the 2017 season and was named Malmö FF Player of the Month by the supporters in July.
On August 4, 2017, Yotn signed for Major League Soccer in Orlando, Florida. In a 3–1 loss to the New York Red Bulls on August 13, he made his debut on August 13. In a 6–1 victory over the New England Revolution on September 28, Yotn scored his first goal for Orlando in a game in which he also recorded two assists. In 2018, Yotn was selected as an All-Star.
Yotn was sold to Cruz Azul de Liga MX for $4 million on December 27, 2018.
Yotn returned to Sporting Cristal on March 8, 2022.
International career
Yotun's outstanding results for Sporting Cristal in 2011 convinced Peru's new national team coach Sergio Markarian to call him up for the 2011 Kirin Cup. In the 62nd minute, he made his national team debut against Japan by substituting Jesus Rabanal. Despite being booed by Peruvians for his participation in the CONMEBOL World Cup Qualification group on September 9, 2013, Yotun's result was heavily criticized by Peruvians, who claimed that Peru's qualification did cost Peru's qualifying into the tournament.
Yotun was a member of the Copa América team that finished third in 2015. He appeared in all three group games of the 2016 Centenario edition, but was banned from receiving yellow card accumulation for Peru's quarter-finals loss to Colombia.
Yotun was part of the Peruvian team that qualified for the 2018 World Cup after Peru finished 5th in CONMEBOL qualifying and defeated New Zealand in a play-off. It was the first time the country had qualified in 36 years. He was part of the 23-man squad that traveled to Russia and competed in all three group games as Peru finished third in the group.
In the 2021 Copa América, he played his 100th match for Peru, a 2–1 win over Colombia.