José Paolo Guerrero Gonzáles (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse paˈolo ɣeˈreɾo ɣonˈsales]; born 1 January 1984) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Peruvian Primera División club Alianza Lima and the Peru national team.

Paolo Guerrero
Personal information
Full name José Paolo Guerrero Gonzáles[1]
Date of birth (1984-01-01) 1 January 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Lima, Peru
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Alianza Lima
Number 34
Youth career
1992–2002[3] Alianza Lima
2002–2003 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2006 Bayern Munich II 66 (45)
2004–2006 Bayern Munich 27 (10)
2006–2012 Hamburger SV 134 (37)
2012–2015 Corinthians 104 (40)
2015–2018 Flamengo 89 (37)
2018–2021 Internacional 40 (19)
2022–2023 Avaí 10 (0)
2023 Racing Club 15 (1)
2023–2024 LDU Quito 13 (5)
2024 Universidad César Vallejo 6 (3)
2024— Alianza Lima 8 (0)
International career
2000–2001 Peru U17 20 (9)
2004 Peru U23 4 (3)
2004– Peru 124 (39)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Peru
Copa América
Runner-up 2019 Brazil
Third place 2011 Argentina
Third place 2015 Chile
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place 2001 Ambato Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

"A legend in South American football" for the New York Times, he has been Peru's most important football player for two decades.[4] Forging his career in Germany, Guerrero started at giants Bayern Munich, before making his name at Hamburger SV, scoring 47 goals across eight Bundesliga seasons. His greatest successes came in Brazil, where he scored the winning goal of the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup final for Corinthians.

With 39 goals in 123 matches for Peru since debuting at 20, Guerrero holds the honour of being the highest goalscorer for his national team. He has represented them at six Copas América and one World Cup. He led them to third place in the 2011 and 2015 Copas, and to runners-up in 2019, finishing as top scorer in all three of these tournaments.[5] He is also the top scoring active player in the Copa América. He was one of 59 nominees for the 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or, becoming the first Peruvian to receive that recognition.[6] He's also the oldest Peruvian player to appear in a World Cup, at the age of 34 and 177 days and the oldest to appear in the.

In 2021, the IFFHS included Guerrero in their best South American team of the last decade, being recognized as the best South American center forward between 2010 and 2020 (joining the podium with Neymar and Sergio Agüero).[7] In addition, he was voted the "best centre forward in America" in 2012 and 2017 by the newspaper El País, based on the opinion of some two hundred journalists from the region. He has also been named included by CONMEBOL in the teams of the tournament for the 2011, 2015 and 2019 Copas América.

Club career

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Early career

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Guerrero was born in Lima, starting his football career in the youth teams of Alianza Lima. In 2003, he signed a contract with Bavarian giants Bayern Munich. During the 2003–04 season, Guerrero played in the Regionalliga Süd where he scored 21 goals in 23 games. During the 2004–05 season, he joined fellow countryman Claudio Pizarro as a member of the Bayern first team.

Hamburger SV

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Guerrero with Hamburger SV in 2008

In June 2006, it was announced that Guerrero had transferred to Hamburger SV and signed a contract with the club through 2010.[8] His first season was marred by an injury, which took away half his season, and his low productivity, being a sub most of the season. Near the end, he did score three goals, making his season total 5 goals in 20 games. One of these goals was against former club Bayern Munich in a 1–2 victory which left Bayern with no possibilities of making it to the UEFA Champions League. In the 2007–08 season, his second at Hamburg, Guerrero played 29 of 34 games in the Bundesliga, scoring nine goals and getting four assists, as well as becoming an undisputed starter and a vital part of the side; he was the third top scorer, behind Rafael van der Vaart (12 goals) and Ivica Olić (14 goals). In the UEFA Cup and qualification, he played nine games, scoring five goals and getting three assists. His first hat-trick in his professional career was against Karlsruher SC, in the last game of the Bundesliga, scoring the second, third, and fourth goals in a 7–0 victory. This victory secured them fourth place and a UEFA Cup spot for next season.

By the beginning of the 2008–09 season, Guerrero had become first choice striker for Hamburger SV. Coach Martin Jol even went as far as saying that Guerrero better not catch even a cold during the season. Guerrero was fined a club record (somewhere in the region of €50,000–100,000), in April 2010 for an incident at the end of a league game with Hannover 96, where after apparently having been abused by a Hamburg fan, Guerrero threw his drink bottle into the crowd, striking that fan in the face.[9] The German Football Association (DFB) suspended Guerrero for five league games and fined him €20,000.[10]

Corinthians

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Guerrero for Corinthians against Chelsea

Guerrero joined Brazilian club Corinthians on 13 July 2012, on a three-year deal for a fee of R$7.5 million.[11] He scored both of their goals in the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup, once in the semi-finals against Al Ahly SC and the winning goal in the final against Chelsea.[12]

In May 2013, Guerrero became the first Peruvian footballer to appear on the cover of Placar, Brazil's biggest football magazine. The cover featured him as a warrior ("guerrero" is similar to the Portuguese word "guerreiro", both meaning "warrior") fresh out of battle, with blood on his legs, and carrying a Corinthians flag.[13]

In July 2013, Corinthians won the 2013 Recopa Sudamericana, defeating city rivals São Paulo FC 4–1 on aggregate. Guerrero scored in the first leg, a 2–1 away win.[14]

In 2015, Guerrero and Corinthians were not able to reach a deal on the renegotiation of his contract, due to end on 15 July. His last game for Corinthians was against Fluminense on 24 May. Corinthians confirmed his release three days later.[15]

Flamengo

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Guerrero playing against Fluminense in 2016

It was announced on 29 May 2015, that Guerrero would join Flamengo after playing for Peru in the Copa América in Chile.[16]

In the 2017 Campeonato Carioca, Guerrero scored both of Flamengo's goals in a 2–1 semi-final win over Botafogo,[17] and a further goal in the second leg of the final to win 3–1 on aggregate over Fluminense in the Maracanã.[18]

Internacional

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On 12 August 2018, Guerrero signed with S.C. Internacional on a three-year contract, after leaving Flamengo on a free transfer.[19] He was given the number 79, to commemorate the last time Inter won the Campeonato Brasileiro.[20] However, days before he was to debut, on 24 August, his FIFA ban was upheld, preventing him from playing his first match until April 2019.

In 2019, Guerrero's number changed from 79 to 9, due to the departure of Leandro Damião. After his ban expired, Guerrero finally made his debut for Inter in the Campeonato Gaúcho against Caxias, on 6 April, scoring in the 2–0 semi-final win. His Copa Libertadores debut came against Palestino of Chile, a match where he scored twice.[21]

On 26 October 2021, Guerrero left Internacional on a "mutual agreement".[22]

Avaí

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On 21 July 2022, Guerrero joined Brazilian Série A side Avaí for the remainder of the 2022 season.[23]

Racing Club

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On 24 January 2023, Guerrero signed for Argentine Primera División side Racing Club.[24][25] He scored his first goal in the 89th minute of the Racing Club and San Martín in a Copa Argentina match.[26]

LDU Quito

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In September 2023, Guerrero started playing for LDU Quito. He helped them get to the Copa Sudamericana final and in the semifinals against Defensa y Justicia, he scored 2 goals.

Universidad César Vallejo

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In a controversial decision due to Guerrero's age, Roberto Mosquera would sign Guerrero to play for Universidad César Vallejo for the 2024 Liga 1 on 2 February 2024.[27][28] On his debut against Cusco FC, Paolo scored his first goal for the club in a 2-2 draw at home. Guerrero left the club after his mother was targeted for extortion by a local criminal gang.[29] The separation was amecable with club president César Acuña promisng the club would fulfil Guerrero's wish.[30]

Alianza Lima

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On 1 September 2024, Alianza Lima presented a Guerrero as their new player.[31]

International career

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Guerrero's national career began at the 2001 Bolivarian Games where he won gold with the U-17 squad. His career with the senior team began in the unsuccessful 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign, but he managed to score twice for the national side. His first goal was the winner against Chile in Lima's Estadio Nacional. It was followed by a first-minute goal in the next match against Ecuador at the same venue, though the Ecuadorians fought back to secure a 2–2 away draw. In the opening game of the 2007 Copa América in Mérida, Venezuela, Guerrero concluded a 3–0 win over Uruguay as Peru went on to reach the quarter-finals.[32]

Guerrero was ruled out of Peru's first two 2010 World Cup qualifying games because of injury. A further blow to Peru was laid down by FIFA when Guerrero was suspended six games for insulting the referee during the match against Uruguay in June 2008.[33] Following Peru's disastrous qualifying campaign for the 2010 World Cup, José del Solar was replaced with Uruguayan manager Sergio Markarián and Guerrero was called up for the 2011 Copa América. In place of an injured Pizarro, Guerrero played as the team's starting striker in the competition and scored five times, making him the tournament's top scorer, one each against Uruguay and Mexico followed by a hat-trick against Venezuela in the third place play-off match which Peru won 4–1.[34]

At the 2015 Copa América held in Chile, Guerrero scored a hat-trick in a 3–1 win against Bolivia in the quarter-final in Temuco.[35] He scored the second goal in Peru's 2–0 win over Paraguay in the third place play-off, thus helping Peru to third place at the Copa América for a second consecutive time and finishing as joint top-goalscorer with Chile's Eduardo Vargas.

Guerrero became the all-time leading goalscorer for Peru on 4 June 2016, after scoring against Haiti in a 1–0 win at the Copa América Centenario.[36]

Lead-up to the 2018 FIFA World Cup

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Guerrero in a qualification match against Ecuador

Guerrero made 17 appearances and scored five goals in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, leading the Peru team in their successful World Cup qualifying campaign.[37] On 3 November 2017, it was announced that Guerrero had failed the doping control test after the match against Argentina in the previous month for what was initially reported as a social drug. He received a preemptive 30-day suspension from FIFA, making him miss the World Cup play-off tie against New Zealand, eventually won by Peru.[38]

On 8 December 2017, it was revealed that Guerrero had tested positive for benzoylecgonine, the primary metabolite of cocaine. As a result, he was banned by FIFA from all competitions for one year, meaning that he would not have been able to participate in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[39][40] The ban was reduced on appeal 12 days later.[41][42] Guerrero's lawyers had argued that the failed test had occurred as a result of the consumption of a traditional coca tea, using forensic analysis of the Children of Llullaillaco as evidence.[43]

However, on 14 May 2018, the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld the appeal filed by the World Anti-Doping Agency, extending the ban to 14 months and ruling him out of the tournament. It accepted that Guerrero did not intend to enhance performance but said he was at fault, even if not significantly.[44] Captains of Peru's group-stage competitors, Hugo Lloris (France), Simon Kjaer (Denmark) and Mile Jedinak (Australia) supported Guerrero's appeal and released a letter urging FIFA to lift the ban.[45]

On 31 May 2018, it was announced Guerrero would be allowed to play at the 2018 FIFA World Cup after the Swiss Federal Tribunal lifted the ban for the tournament.[46]

On 3 June 2018, Guerrero made his comeback after a seven-month absence from the national team scoring twice in the 3–0 friendly win against Saudi Arabia.[47]

A 2018 report of investigative journalists of German broadcasting station ARD revealed doping practices in Brazil, involving physician Mohamad Barakat who reportedly treated Guerrero and who had already posed with him many years ago.[48][49]

2018 FIFA World Cup

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Guerrero celebrating his goal against Australia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup

Guerrero made his World Cup debut on 16 June 2018, coming off the bench in the 1–0 loss to Denmark.[50] On 26 June, he assisted André Carrillo's goal, which was Peru's first World Cup goal in 36 years, and scored the second goal in Peru's 2–0 win over Australia, in the team's final group match, as his side suffered a first-round exit from the competition.[51] At the age of 34 and 177 days, he became the oldest Peruvian player to appear in a FIFA World Cup.[52]

2019 Copa América

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In May 2019, Guerrero was included in Ricardo Gareca's final 23-man squad for the 2019 Copa América in Brazil.[53] He scored the opening goal in Peru's second group game of the tournament on 18 June – a 3–1 victory over Bolivia.[54] In the semi-finals against defending champions Chile on 3 July, Guerrero scored the final goal of a 3–0 win, which saw Peru advance to the final of the tournament for the first time since 1975.[55]

In the 2019 Copa América Final against hosts Brazil on 7 July, at the Maracanã Stadium, Guerrero scored the temporary equaliser from the penalty spot in the first half; the match eventually ended in a 3–1 victory to Brazil.[56] Guerrero finished the tournament as the top scorer with 3 goals, alongside Brazil's Everton Soares, who won the Golden Boot Award due to having played fewer minutes than the Peruvian throughout the tournament.[57][58]

Late career

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On 11 October 2019, Guerrero made his 100th international appearance for Peru in a friendly match against Uruguay.[59]

Ambassador

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Paolo Guerrero has a global partnership with Betsson and is their exclusive Global Casino Ambassador to "further strengthen Betsson’s presence in Latin America and solidifying Betsson as the most exciting brand in the industry."[60]

Personal life

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Guerrero in 2010

Guerrero has a fear of flying.[61] Media reports claim his fear of flying is due to the death of his uncle José González Ganoza in the 1987 Alianza Lima air disaster.[62]

Guerrero's older brother, Julio Rivera, was also a footballer for the Peru national team who progressed through the Alianza Lima youth system.[63] The brothers were both following in the path of their uncle who had represented Alianza Lima and the Peru national team before them.

Guerrero is Roman Catholic.[64][65][66]

His nephew, also named Julio Rivera, was found dead from a robbery in Lima in 2019. Guerrero held his death with sorrow and honor to his late nephew.[67] In 2024, his mother was targeted for extortion by gangs.[68]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 2 November 2024[69]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league[a] National cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bayern Munich 2004–05 Bundesliga 13 6 1 0 6[c] 1 20 7
2005–06 14 4 3 1 7[c] 1 24 6
Total 27 10 4 1 13 2 44 13
Hamburger SV 2006–07 Bundesliga 20 5 0 0 7[c] 0 27 5
2007–08 29 9 3 0 9[d] 5 41 14
2008–09 31 9 5 1 12[d] 4 48 14
2009–10 6 4 1 0 6[e] 3 13 7
2010–11 25 4 2 1 27 5
2011–12 25 6 2 0 27 6
Total 134 37 13 2 34 12 181 51
Corinthians 2012 Série A 15 6 0 0 0 0 2[f] 2 17 8
2013 17 5 17 8 3 0 7[g] 4 2[h] 1 46 18
2014 28 12 12 1 5 3 45 16
2015 2 0 11 6 0 0 5[g] 4 18 10
Total 62 23 40 15 8 3 12 8 4 3 126 52
Flamengo 2015 Série A 15 3 3 1 18 4
2016 21 9 13 5 4 1 3[i] 0 3[j] 3 44 18
2017 19 6 11 10 5 2 8[k] 2 1[j] 0 44 20
2018 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 1
Total 61 19 24 15 13 4 11 2 4 3 113 43
Internacional 2018 Série A 0 0 0 0
2019 24 10 3 1 8 5 6[g] 4 41 20
2020 3 3 6 4 0 0 6[g] 3 15 10
2021 9 1 6 1 0 0 1[g] 0 16 2
Total 36 14 15 6 8 5 12 7 72 32
Avaí 2022 Série A 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Racing Club 2023 Argentine Primera División 15 1 1 1 6[g] 1 22 3
LDU Quito 2023 Ecuadorian Serie A 13 5 7[i] 3 20 8
César Vallejo 2024 Liga 1 8 4 0 0 3[i] 0 11 4
Career total 367 113 79 36 47 16 98 35 8 6 599 206
  1. ^ Includes Campeonato Paulista, Campeonato Carioca, Campeonato Gaúcho
  2. ^ Includes DFB-Pokal, Copa do Brasil, Copa Argentina
  3. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Cup
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  7. ^ a b c d e f Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  8. ^ Appearances in Recopa Sudamericana
  9. ^ a b c Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  10. ^ a b Appearances in Primeira Liga
  11. ^ Six appearances and two goals in Copa Libertadores, two appearances in Copa Sudamericana

International

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As of match played 19 November 2024[69][70][71]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Peru 2004 3 1
2005 6 2
2006 3 2
2007 9 4
2008 4 0
2009 3 0
2010 0 0
2011 9 7
2012 8 2
2013 6 0
2014 5 2
2015 11 5
2016 12 3
2017 7 4
2018 5 3
2019 11 3
2020 0 0
2021 5 0
2022 0 0
2023 8 0
2024 9 1
Total 124 39

Honours

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Guerrero accepting the Bronze Ball award after the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup Final

Bayern Munich[69]

Hamburger SV

Corinthians[69]

Flamengo

Internacional

LDU Quito

Peru U17

Peru

Individual

See also

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References

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