Jairo Jair Concha Gonzáles (born 27 May 1999) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Peruvian Liga 1 club Universitario de Deportes.
 Concha in June 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jairo Jair Concha Gonzáles | ||
| Date of birth | 27 May 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Chorrillos, Peru | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Universitario de Deportes | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2011 | Academia de Fútbol Julinho | ||
| 2012–2017 | Universidad San Martín | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Universidad San Martín | 59 | (1) |
| 2020–2023 | Alianza Lima | 94 | (12) |
| 2020 | → Univ. San Martín (loan) | 27 | (3) |
| 2024– | Universitario de Deportes | 32 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Peru U18 | ||
| 2018–2019 | Peru U20 | 13 | (3) |
| 2020– | Peru U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2022– | Peru | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:45, 28 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:54, 28 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editEarly years
editConcha grew up in Huaylas in the Chorrillos District of Lima. He joined the football academy Academia de Fútbol Julinho in Peru at the age of 8.
Universidad San Martín
editAt age 11, he attended a training camp arranged by Universidad San Martín in Chorrillos, where they chose approximately 60 boys to be part of the club. Of these, only 30 were kept on, and from there Concha joined San Martín, a club to which he belonged since 2012.[2] He joined the reserve team in 2016 and ended up joining the first team in that same year, thanks to coach José del Solar.[3] On 23 February 2017, under manager Orlando Lavalle, Concha had his official debut for San Martín against Sport Rosario in the Peruvian Torneo Descentralizado.[4] He started on the bench, but came in for the last five minutes, replacing Ramiro Cáseres. He made a total of 5 appearances in that season.[5] In 2018, Concha played more regularly, became one of the revelation players of that season of Peruvian football and, on August 25, he also scored his first goal as a professional in a 3–2 defeat against FBC Melgar. He became a starting player and, following a season with 37 league appearances, San Martín decided to retain him ahead of the 2019 season, although there was some interest in the now 19-year old midfielder, followed by several important clubs from Peru and Mexico.[6][7] In addition, Concha also won the award for Newcomer of the Year in the 2018 Torneo Descentralizado.[8]
The following season, however, he saw little action due to various injuries, including one to the fifth metatarsal bone that kept him off the playing field for three and a half months. In that 2019 campaign, Concha only played 17 games.[5]
Alianza Lima
editIn early 2020, San Martín once again refused to sell him, despite big interest from Alianza Lima.[9] However, one month later, it was confirmed that Alianza had bought him free, but he would remain at San Martín on loan until the end of the season, with the intention of him continuing to play as a starter.[10] In June 2020, Alianza wanted to recall Concha, but San Martín refused to let him go until the previously agreed end of the loan deal.[11] He finally joined Alianza in early 2021, making his debut in March in a 2–2 home draw against Cusco FC, wearing the shirt number 17. Concha began playing regularly and finished the year winning the national title with Alianza after defeating Sporting Cristal 1–0 on aggregate in the finals. This was followed in 2022 by another national title, after defeating FBC Melgar 2–1 on aggregate in the finals. The next season, after the retirement of Jefferson Farfán, Concha was given the shirt #10. That year, the team won the Torneo Apertura but lost the playoff finals against Universitario de Deportes 1-3 on aggregate.
Universitario de Deportes
editFollowing the 2023 season, he was let go of Alianza Lima and was signed by Universitario.[12]
International career
editConcha has represented Peru in the U18, U20 and U23 categories. In March 2018, Concha was one of the youth players called as reinforcements for the training of the senior team, at the disposal of coach Ricardo Gareca, ahead of two friendlies against Croatia and Iceland, prior to Peruvian participation in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[13] On 12 January 2019, he was included in the roster of 23 players for the 2019 South American U-20 Championship.[14] He played all four matches during the group stage, however Peru did not advance to the next stage.[5] On 27 November 2019, he was called to the U-23 team for participation in the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament, where Concha played in all the games.[5]
Career statistics
edit- As of 31 December 2018[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Universidad San Martín | 2017 | Torneo Descentralizado | 5 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | Torneo Descentralizado | 37 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | |||
| Club total | 42 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 42 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 1 | ||||
Honours
editReferences
edit- ^ Jairo Concha at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Jairo Concha: «El talento sin trabajo es nada», lanueve.com.pe, 26 April 2018
- ^ "La increíble historias de Jairo Concha y el día que pudo dejar el fútbol con 13 años" [The incredible story of Jairo Concha and the day in which he could have left football at 13 years of age]. Líbero (in Spanish). 24 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ UNIVERSIDAD SAN MARTÍN VS. SPORT ROSARIO 3 - 1, soccerway.com, 23 February 2017
- ^ a b c d e Soccerway profile
- ^ Sporting Cristal: ¿Cuál es el futuro de Jairo Concha?, rpp.pe, 9 January 2019
- ^ San Martín no planea desprenderse de Jairo Concha por oferta de Universitario, rpp.pe, 14 February 2019
- ^ Gala de Premiación 2018: Jairo Concha fue elegido como jugador revelación del año, depor.com, 20 December 2018
- ^ Alianza Lima: Álvaro Barco descartó que Jairo Concha deje San Martín por victorianos, americatv.com.pe, 2 January 2020
- ^ Confirmado: Alianza Lima compró el 50 % del pase de Pinto y Concha, ovacion.pe, 17 February 2020
- ^ Jairo Concha no jugará en Alianza Lima, según dirigente de la San Martín, exitosanoticias.pe, 16 June 2020
- ^ Redacción EC (10 January 2024). "Jairo Concha a Universitario: últimas noticias del fichaje de la 'U'". El Comercio (in Spanish). ISSN 1605-3052. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ Gareca piensa en el futuro: los dos juveniles que reforzaron a la Selección Peruana e interesan al 'Tigre', depor.com, 18 March 2018
- ^ @SeleccionPeru (12 January 2019). "Anunciamos la lista oficial de convocados de la @SeleccionPeru Sub 20 para el @Sub20Chile2019" (Tweet). Retrieved 3 August 2024 – via Twitter.
External links
edit- Jairo Concha at Soccerway