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"Yotun" and "Yotún" redirect here. For the folkloric being, see Jötunn.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal family name is Yotún and the second or maternal family name is Flores.

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Yoshimar Yotún

Yotún playing for Malmö FF in 2015

Personal information

Full name

Víctor Yoshimar Yotún Flores

Date of birth

7 April 1990 (age 34)

Place of birth

Callao, Peru

Height

1.70 m

Playing position

Defensive Midfielder, left-back, Left Winger

Club information

Current club

Sporting Cristal

Number

Youth career

1997–2002

Academia Cantolao

2003–2004

Circolo Sp. Italiano

2005–2006

Deportivo Real FC

2007

Sporting Cristal

Senior career*

Years

Team

Apps^†

(Gls)^†

2008–2014

Sporting Cristal

147

(8)

2008

→ José Gálvez (loan)

(3)

2013

→ Vasco da Gama (loan)

(0)

2015–2017

Malmö FF

(3)

2017–2018

Orlando City

(5)

2019–2021

Cruz Azul

(4)

2022–

Sporting Cristal

(7)

National team^‡

2011–

Peru

128

(8)

Honours

Men's football

Representing Peru
Copa América
Runner-up	2019 Brazil
Third	2011 Argentina
Third	2015 Chile

Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 May 2023.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 November 2023

Víctor Yoshimar Yotún Flores (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbiɣtoɾ ʝoʃiˈmaɾ ʝoˈtuɱ ˈflores]; born 7 April 1990) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays for Peruvian Liga 1 club Sporting Cristal and the Peru national team. He can play as a left back, left winger, or defensive midfielder.

Club career
International career
Career statistics
- Club
- International
Honours
See also

Club career

Early career

Yotún first began by playing at the age of 7 in the youth academy Academia Deportiva Cantolao until the age of 12. Then he joined the youth divisions of Circolo Sportivo Italiano for two seasons. Then the following years he was in the youth divisions of Deportivo Real FC, alongside Manuel Tejada. In 2007, he transferred to one of Peru's largest clubs, Sporting Cristal, and played in their youth team.

José Gálvez FBC

In January 2008 he was loaned out to José Gálvez FBC for the 2008 Descentralizado season. There Yotún made his professional debut on 5 March 2008 in the Torneo Descentralizado in an away league match against Coronel Bolognesi FC. He entered the match in the 46th minute for Renzo Guevara, and the match finished in a 1–1 draw. Yotún scored his first official goal on 9 March 2008 in a league match at home against Atlético Minero, which resulted in 1–0 win for his club. He played his last game for José Gálvez FBC on 14 December 2008 in the last fixture of the season, which finished in a 2–2 draw at home against Universidad San Martin. He made a total of 28 league appearances and scored 3 goals in his first season in the Descentralizado. This contributed to his club José Gálvez avoiding relegation that season by finishing in 9th place, just 5 points above the relegation zone.

Sporting Cristal

In January 2009 Yotún returned to Sporting Cristal for the 2009 Descentralizado season. He made his official debut for Sporting Cristal on 9 May 2009 in a league match at home against FBC Melgar. Making his debut at the San Martín de Porres Stadium, he entered the match in the 46th minute replacing Yancarlo Casas, and the match finished in a 2–1 win for Melgar.

Yotún played his 100th Descentralizado match for Cristal on 27 May 2012 in Round 15 away to Juan Aurich. He was also handed the captain's armband after Carlos Lobaton's red card in the 61st minute, but his side could not score the equaliser as the match finished in a 1–0 win for Aurich.

Malmö FF

On 27 January 2015 Swedish champions Malmö FF announced that they had signed Yotún on a three-year contract. He arrived in Malmö as a left back, where he played for the 2015 season. After becoming the third choice left back behind newly arrived Behrang Safari and Pa Konate during the 2016 season, Yotún was played at various midfield positions, where he excelled. Yotún emerged as a key player during the first half of the 2017 season, and was voted Malmö FF player of the month by the supporters in July.

Orlando City SC

Yotún signed for Orlando City of Major League Soccer on 4 August 2017. He made his debut on 13 August in a 3–1 defeat to New York Red Bulls. On 28 September, Yotún scored his first goal for Orlando in a 6–1 win over New England Revolution, a game in which he also registered two assists. Yotún was selected as an All-Star in 2018.

Cruz Azul

On 27 December 2018, Yotún was sold to Cruz Azul of Liga MX for $4 million.

Return to Sporting Cristal

On 8 March 2022, Yotún returned to Sporting Cristal.

International career

In 2011, Yotun's impressive performances for Sporting Cristal convinced the new Peru national team coach Sergio Markarián to call him up for the 2011 edition of Kirin Cup. Against Japan, he made his national team debut substituting Jesus Rabanal in the 62nd minute. Though on 9 September 2013 against Uruguay for the fight for 5th place in the CONMEBOL World Cup Qualification group, Yotun's performance was heavily criticized by Peruvians because of his expulsion during the game, which many argued had cost Peru's qualification into the tournament.

In 2015, Yotun was part of the team that finished 3rd in Copa América. He also featured in all three group games of the 2016 Centenario edition but was suspended on yellow card accumulation for Peru's quarter-finals loss to Colombia.

Yotun was part of the team that qualified for the 2018 World Cup after Peru finished 5th in CONMEBOL qualifying and beat New Zealand in a play-off. It was the first time the country had qualified in 36 years. He made the 23-man squad that traveled to Russia and featured in all three group games as Peru finished third in the group.

On 20 June 2021, he played his 100th match for Peru in a 2–1 win over Colombia in the 2021 Copa América.

Career statistics

Club

Yotún in a Champions League qualifier against Red Bull Salzburg in 2015

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
José Gálvez (loan)	2008	Peruvian Primera División	28	3	0	0	—		28	3
Sporting Cristal	2009	Peruvian Primera División	23	0	0	0	—		23	0
	2010		36	4	0	0	—		36	4
	2011		27	1	0	0	—		27	1
	2012		35	2	0	0	—		35	2
	2014		26	1	10	1	2	0	38	2
	Total		147	8	10	1	2	0	159	9
Vasco da Gama (loan)	2013	Série A	27	0	4	0	—		31	0
Malmö FF	2015	Allsvenskan	24	1	4	0	10	0	38	1
	2016		19	0	5	0	—		24	0
	2017		15	2	0	0	2	0	17	2
	Total		58	3	9	0	12	0	79	3
Orlando City	2017	MLS	10	1	0	0	—		10	1
	2018	MLS	22	4	0	0	—		22	4
	Total		32	5	0	0	0	0	32	5
Cruz Azul	2018–19	Liga MX	16	1	1	1	—		17	2
	2019–20		17	1	1	0	3	1	21	2
	2020–21		39	1	0	0	2	1	41	2
	2021–22		13	1	0	0	7	1	20	2
	Total		85	4	2	1	11	3	99	8
Sporting Cristal	2022	Peruvian Primera División	17	2	0	0	5	0	22	2
	2023	Peruvian Primera División	14	2	0	0	10	1	24	3
	Total		31	4	0	0	15	4	46	5
Career total			408	27	25	2	41	0	474	30

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Peru	2011	12	0
	2012	11	0
	2013	8	1
	2014	8	0
	2015	11	0
	2016	10	1
	2017	9	0
	2018	13	0
	2019	10	1
	2020	4	0
	2021	16	2
	2022	6	2
	2023	10	1
Total		128	8

Scores and results list Peru's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Yotún goal.

List of international goals scored by Yoshimar Yotún
No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	15 October 2013	Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru	31	Bolivia	1–0	1–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	28 May 2016	Memorial Stadium, Seattle, United States	53	El Salvador	3–1	3–1	Friendly
3	3 July 2019	Arena do Grêmio, Porto Alegre, Brazil	90	Chile	2–0	3–0	2019 Copa América
4	2 July 2021	Estádio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico, Goiânia, Brazil	103	Paraguay	3–2	3–3	2021 Copa América
5	9 July 2021	Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília, Brazil	105	Colombia	1–0	2–3	2021 Copa América
6	20 January 2022	Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru	113	Jamaica	3–0	3–0	Friendly
7	29 March 2022	Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru	117	Paraguay	2–0	2–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
8	21 November 2023	Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru	128	Venezuela	1–0	1–1	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification