Edison Flores

Edison Flores
Flores with Peru in 2017
Personal information
Full name Edison Michael Flores Peralta
Date of birth (1994-05-14) 14 May 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Comas, Lima, Peru
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Universitario
(on loan from Atlas)
Number 19
Youth career
2008–2011 Universitario
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Universitario 37 (4)
2012–2014 Villarreal B 44 (7)
2014–2016 Universitario 56 (11)
2016–2018 AaB 47 (2)
2018–2020 Morelia 45 (12)
2020–2022 D.C. United 41 (3)
2022– Atlas 22 (0)
2023–Universitario (loan) 46 (15)
International career
2010–2011 Peru U17 5 (3)
2012–2013 Peru U20 11 (2)
2013– Peru 78 (16)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Peru
Copa América
Runner-up 2019 Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:17, 28 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:20, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

Edison Michael Flores Peralta (born 14 May 1994) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Peruvian Liga 1 club Universitario de Deportes, on loan from Liga MX club Atlas, and the Peru national team.

Flores began his career in the youth ranks of Lima club Universitario de Deportes. In 2011, at the age of 17, he helped Universitario win the U-20 Copa Libertadores and was named best player of the tournament.[2]

With the national team, Flores participated at the 2018 FIFA World Cup and was the joint-top scorer (together with Paolo Guerrero) for Peru in the qualifiers for said competition, with five goals. He also played at three Copa América tournaments in 2016, 2019 and 2024, helping Peru finish as runners-up in 2019.[3]

  1. ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Peru's Universitario win first U-20 Copa Libertadores". andina.com.pe. 27 June 2011. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Así de bravo: Flores confesó que estuvo más nervioso el día de su boda que en los penales ante Uruguay por Copa América" (in Spanish). depor.com. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.