 Peralta with Rangers in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arnold Fabián Peralta Sosa[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 March 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | La Ceiba, Honduras | ||
| Date of death | 10 December 2015 (aged 26) | ||
| Place of death | La Ceiba, Honduras | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2013 | Vida | 114 | (2) |
| 2013–2015 | Rangers | 24 | (1) |
| 2015 | Olimpia | 23 | (1) |
| Total | 161 | (4) | |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Honduras U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 2010 | Honduras U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Honduras U23 | 9 | (0) |
| 2011–2015 | Honduras | 26 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 December 2015 | |||
Arnold Fabián Peralta Sosa (29 March 1989 – 10 December 2015) was a Honduran footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
He began his career at Vida in 2008, and five years later he joined Scottish club Rangers, where he won the Scottish League One in 2013–14. After being released in January 2015, he returned to his homeland with Olimpia. Peralta was a full international with 26 caps for the Honduras national football team from his debut in 2011, representing the nation at the 2012 Olympics, although he was not selected for the 2014 FIFA World Cup squad due to injury.
He was shot dead on 10 December 2015 in his hometown of La Ceiba. He was buried in Jardines de Paz Ceibeños cemetery.[2][3]
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009: List of Players: Honduras" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009.
- ^ DiarioMas.hn – ¡Asesinaron al defensor Arnold Peralta! – 11 December 2015
- ^ LaPrensa.hn – Asesinan al futbolista hondureño Arnold Peralta – 11 December 2015