Miguel Araujo

Miguel Gianpierre Araujo Blanco (born 24 October 1994) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Sporting Cristal the Peru national team.

Club career Cobresol Miguel Araujo started his senior career by joining Cobresol's first team on 13 July 2011. Then on 5 November 2011, at the age of 17, he made his league debut in the Torneo Descentralizado in matchday 27 away to Universidad César Vallejo. Araujo was included in the starting line-up by manager Teddy Cardama and was later changed for Jaime La Torre in stoppage time as the match finished in a 1–0 win for Vallejo. In his next match he played as a starter again in his side's 1–1 at home draw against Universitario de Deportes for matchday 28. He played the following matches as a starter and recorded his first win for his side in the 3–1 win over Colegio Nacional Iquitos for matchday 30.

Sport Huancayo Araujo left Cobresol to join Sport Huancayo in January 2012. He played over 40 league matches with Sport Huancayo before making his move to Europe.

Red Star Belgrade On 29 July 2013, he signed a four-year contract with Serbian club Red Star Belgrade and was assigned the number 20 on his jersey. He made his debut for the club in a 5–1 win over Novi Pazar on 19 October 2013, with manager Slaviša Stojanović describing his performance as "solid".

Alianza Since his return from Serbia, Araujo has become regular in Alianza Lima in the following seasons.

Portland Timbers On 30 June 2023, Araujo was announced to have agreed to join Major League Soccer side Portland Timbers on a two-year contract with the option for a further year. Araujo was waived by Portland on 29 May 2025.

International career Araujo was part of the Peru U17 national team that finished fourth at the 2011 South American Under-17 Football Championship and in the Peru U20 team at the 2013 South American Youth Championship.

On 27 March 2013, he received a call-up to the Peru senior national team for a match against Trinidad and Tobago. He made his debut for Peru on 18 November 2014, in a friendly match against Paraguay.

Career statistics Club

International

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 11 October 2024 Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru 1–0 1–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours Red Star Serbian SuperLiga: 2013–14

Emmen Eerste Divisie: 2021–22