André Carrillo facts for kids
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Carrillo with Sporting CP in 2015
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| Full name | André Martín Carrillo Díaz | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 14 June 1991 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lima, Peru | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team
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Corinthians | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2007 | Esther Grande | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Alianza Lima | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Alianza Lima | 21 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2016 | Sporting CP | 110 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Benfica | 20 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | → Watford (loan) | 28 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | → Al-Hilal (loan) | 21 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2023 | Al-Hilal | 108 | (16) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Al-Qadsiah | 29 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Corinthians | 39 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011– | Peru | 103 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:16, 26 July 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:37, 11 June 2025 (UTC) |
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André Martín Carrillo Díaz (born on June 14, 1991) is a professional footballer from Peru. He plays as an attacking midfielder for the Brazilian club Corinthians. André also plays for the Peru national team. People often call him La Culebra, which means The Snake in Spanish.
André started his senior football career in 2009 with Alianza Lima in Peru. Two years later, he moved to Sporting CP in Portugal. He also started playing for his country's national team around that time. In 2016, he joined Benfica, another big club in Portugal. With Benfica, he won the league, cup, and super cup in his first season.
Later, he played on loan for Watford in England and then for Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia. He joined Al-Hilal permanently in 2019. While playing for Al-Hilal, he won many titles, including three league championships and two AFC Champions League titles. In 2023, he moved to Al-Qadsiah and helped them get promoted to the top league. In 2024, he joined the Brazilian team Corinthians.
For his country, André Carrillo has played over 100 games for Peru since 2011. He has played in five Copa América tournaments. His team finished third in 2011 and 2015, and second in 2019. He also played in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
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Club Career Highlights
André Carrillo has played for several clubs throughout his career. He started in Peru and then moved to Portugal, England, Saudi Arabia, and now Brazil.
Starting with Alianza Lima
André began his football journey in 2004 in Lima, Peru. He joined the youth team of Esther Grande de Bentín. In 2007, he moved to Alianza Lima's youth setup. By 2009, he was playing for Alianza Lima's main team. His first league game was on December 5, 2009. He came into the game in the 75th minute, and the match ended in a 2–2 draw.
Playing for Sporting CP
On May 6, 2011, André Carrillo signed a five-year contract with Sporting CP in Portugal. He quickly became part of their main team. He made his debut in Portugal's top league, the Primeira Liga, on September 19, 2011. Sporting won that game 3–2. In his second match, he helped his team score a goal. He later helped with two more goals in a big 6–1 win. He scored his first league goal in his eleventh game, but Sporting lost that match 2–1.
On February 2, 2016, Sporting announced that Carrillo had signed a contract with their city rivals, Benfica.
Time with Benfica
André Carrillo officially joined Benfica on July 1, 2016. Benfica had just won the Portuguese league. He was part of the team that won the 2016 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira (Super Cup) on August 7. In his first season, he played 20 games and scored two goals as Benfica won the league. They also won the Taça de Portugal (Portuguese Cup), and he scored in the semi-finals.
On August 24, 2017, Carrillo went to play for the English team Watford on a loan for one season. He joined Watford because his former coach from Sporting, Marco Silva, was managing there. He played his first game for Watford two days later. He played 30 games for Watford. He scored his first goal for them on December 30 in a game against Swansea City. He also scored in an FA Cup game a week later.
Success with Al Hilal
For the 2018–19 season, Carrillo was loaned again, this time to Al-Hilal FC in Saudi Arabia. On July 23, 2019, Carrillo signed a four-year contract to stay with Al-Hilal permanently.
He scored an important goal in the first game of the 2019 AFC Champions League Final on November 9. Al-Hilal won that game 1–0. They went on to win the championship with a total score of 3–0. This win allowed them to play in the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup. With Al-Hilal, he won many titles, including three league titles, two King Cups, two Saudi Super Cups, and two AFC Champions League titles.
Moving to Al-Qadsiah
On August 13, 2023, André Carrillo joined Al-Qadsiah, a club in the Saudi First Division League. He helped the team get promoted to the top league at the end of the season.
Joining Corinthians
On September 10, 2024, the Brazilian club Corinthians announced that André Carrillo had officially joined their team. He became the third player from Peru to play for Corinthians.
International Career for Peru
André Carrillo has had a long and successful career playing for the Peru national team.
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In March 2011, André was called up to play for Peru for the first time. He made his debut at the 2011 Copa América tournament in Argentina. He played in the final group match against Chile.
On August 15, 2012, Carrillo scored his first goal for Peru in a friendly game against Costa Rica. His second goal for Peru was on July 3, 2015, in a 2–0 win against Paraguay at the 2015 Copa América Third Place Match.
Carrillo was part of the Peru team that finished second to Brazil in the 2019 Copa América. He played most of the final game, which Peru lost 3–1. On October 8, 2020, he scored two goals in a 2–2 draw against Paraguay.
At the 2021 Copa América in Brazil, Carrillo scored important goals in group games against Ecuador and Venezuela. In the quarter-finals, he helped Gianluca Lapadula score a goal.
On June 15, 2024, he was chosen to be part of the 26-player squad for the 2024 Copa América. On June 25, he played his 100th game for Peru in a match against Canada.
Career Statistics
Club Appearances and Goals
| Club | Season | League | State league | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Alianza Lima | 2009 | Descentralizado | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2010 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| 2011 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 21 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 3 | |||||
| Sporting CP | 2011–12 | Primeira Liga | 24 | 2 | — | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | — | 46 | 3 | ||
| 2012–13 | 23 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 31 | 3 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 27 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 2 | |||||
| 2014–15 | 32 | 5 | — | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 46 | 7 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |||
| Total | 110 | 11 | — | 14 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 162 | 17 | |||
| Benfica | 2016–17 | Primeira Liga | 20 | 2 | — | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | |
| Watford (loan) | 2017–18 | Premier League | 28 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 2 | |||
| Al Hilal (loan) | 2018–19 | Saudi Pro League | 21 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 26 | 4 | |||
| Al Hilal | 2019–20 | Saudi Pro League | 27 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 7 | ||
| 2020–21 | 29 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 8 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 22 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 6 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 30 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||||
| 2023–24 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 129 | 19 | — | 11 | 2 | — | 20 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 177 | 26 | ||||
| Al-Qadsiah | 2023–24 | Saudi First Division League | 28 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 2 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Saudi Pro League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 29 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 2 | ||||||
| Corinthians | 2024 | Série A | 13 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2025 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | 2 | — | 38 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 14 | 2 | — | 57 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 364 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 37 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 65 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 508 | 55 | ||
International Appearances and Goals
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peru | 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 13 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 13 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 103 | 11 | |
- Scores and results list Peru's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Carrillo goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 15 August 2012 | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica |  Costa Rica |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 3 July 2015 | Estadio Municipal de Concepción, Concepción, Chile |  Paraguay |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2015 Copa América |
| 3 | 23 March 2017 | Estadio Monumental de Maturín, Maturín, Venezuela |  Venezuela |
1–2 | 2–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 23 March 2018 | Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, United States |  Croatia |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 3 June 2018 | kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland |  Saudi Arabia |
1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 6 | 26 June 2018 | Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi, Russia |  Australia |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup |
| 7 | 8 October 2020 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay | Paraguay |
1–0 | 2–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8 | 2–2 | |||||
| 9 | 13 October 2020 | Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru |  Brazil |
1–0 | 2–4 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 10 | 23 June 2021 | Estádio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico, Goiânia, Brazil |  Ecuador |
2–2 | 2–2 | 2021 Copa América |
| 11 | 27 June 2021 | Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília, Brazil | Venezuela |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2021 Copa América |
Awards and Trophies
André Carrillo has won many awards and trophies with his teams:
Sporting CP
- Taça de Portugal: 2014–15
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2015
Benfica
- Primeira Liga: 2016–17
- Taça de Portugal: 2016–17
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2016
Al-Hilal
- Saudi Pro League: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
- King's Cup: 2019–20, 2022–23
- Saudi Super Cup: 2018, 2021
- AFC Champions League: 2019, 2021
Al-Qadsiah
- Saudi First Division League: 2023–24
Corinthians
- Campeonato Paulista: 2025
Peru National Team
- Copa América runner-up: 2019
- Copa América third place: 2011, 2015
Individual Awards
- Torneo Descentralizado Breakthrough Player: 2010 (This award is for a new player who performs very well.)
See also
In Spanish: André Carrillo para niños
- List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
