.jpg) Yotún playing forMalmö FF in 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Víctor Yoshimar Yotún Flores[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1990-04-07)7 April 1990 (age 35) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Callao, Peru | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive Midfielder,left-back,left winger | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Sporting Cristal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2002 | Academia Cantolao[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Circolo Sp. Italiano[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Deportivo Real FC[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Sporting Cristal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2014 | Sporting Cristal | 147 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | →José Gálvez (loan) | 28 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | →Vasco da Gama (loan) | 23 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Malmö FF | 58 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Orlando City | 32 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Cruz Azul | 85 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Sporting Cristal | 54 | (11) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011– | Peru | 130 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 September 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Víctor Yoshimar Yotún Flores (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈbiɣtoɾʝoʃiˈmaɾʝoˈtuɱˈflores]; born 7 April 1990) is a Peruvian professionalfootballer who plays forPeruvian Liga 1 clubSporting Cristal and thePeru national team. He can play as aleft back,left winger, ordefensive midfielder.
Yotún first began by playing at the age of 7 in the youth academyAcademia Deportiva Cantolao until the age of 12.[3] Then he joined the youth divisions ofCircolo Sportivo Italiano for two seasons.[3] Then the following years he was in the youth divisions of Deportivo Real FC, alongsideManuel Tejada.[3] In 2007, he transferred to one of Peru's largest clubs,Sporting Cristal, and played in their youth team.[4][5]
In January 2008 he was loaned out toJosé Gálvez FBC for the2008 Descentralizado season. There Yotún made his professional debut on 5 March 2008 in theTorneo Descentralizado in an away league match againstCoronel Bolognesi FC. He entered the match in the 46th minute forRenzo Guevara, and the match finished in a 1–1 draw.[citation needed] Yotún scored his first official goal on 9 March 2008 in a league match at home againstAtlético Minero, which resulted in 1–0 win for his club.[citation needed]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 againstUniversidad San Martin.[citation needed] 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.
In January 2009 Yotún returned toSporting Cristal for the2009 Descentralizado season.He made his official debut for Sporting Cristal on 9 May 2009 in a league match at home againstFBC Melgar. Making his debut at theSan Martín de Porres Stadium, he entered the match in the 46th minute replacingYancarlo Casas, and the match finished in a 2–1 win for Melgar.[citation needed]
Yotún played his 100th Descentralizado match for Cristal on 27 May 2012 in Round 15 away toJuan Aurich.[citation needed] He was also handed the captain's armband afterCarlos 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.[citation needed]
On 27 January 2015 Swedish championsMalmö FF announced that they had signed Yotún on a three-year contract.[6] He arrived in Malmö as a left back, where he played for the2015 season. After becoming the third choice left back behind newly arrivedBehrang Safari andPa Konate during the2016 season, Yotún was played at various midfield positions, where he excelled. Yotún emerged as a key player during the first half of the2017 season, and was voted Malmö FF player of the month by the supporters in July.[7]
Yotún signed forOrlando City ofMajor League Soccer on 4 August 2017.[8] He made his debut on 13 August in a 3–1 defeat toNew York Red Bulls. On 28 September, Yotún scored his first goal for Orlando in a 6–1 win overNew England Revolution, a game in which he also registered two assists. Yotún was selected as an All-Star in 2018.
On 27 December 2018, Yotún was sold toCruz Azul ofLiga MX for $4 million.[9]
On 8 March 2022, Yotún returned toSporting Cristal.[10]
In 2011, Yotun's impressive performances for Sporting Cristal convinced the newPeru national team coachSergio Markarián to call him up for the 2011 edition ofKirin Cup. AgainstJapan, he made his national team debut substitutingJesus Rabanal in the 62nd minute. Though on 9 September 2013 againstUruguay 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.[11]
In 2015, Yotun was part of the team that finished 3rd inCopa América. He also featured in all three group games of the 2016Centenario edition but was suspended on yellow card accumulation for Peru's quarter-finals loss toColombia.
Yotun was part of the team that qualified for the2018 World Cup after Peru finished 5th inCONMEBOL qualifying and beatNew Zealand in aplay-off. It was the first time the country had qualified in 36 years.[12] He made the 23-man squad that traveled toRussia and featured in all three group games as Peru finished third in the group.[13]
On 20 June 2021, he played his 100th match for Peru in a 2–1 win over Colombia in the2021 Copa América.[14]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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| 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 | Peruvian Primera División | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 36 | 4 | ||
| 2011 | Peruvian Primera División | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2012 | Peruvian Primera División | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 2 | ||
| 2014 | Peruvian Primera División | 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[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |
| Malmö FF | 2015 | Allsvenskan | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
| 2016 | Allsvenskan | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | Allsvenskan | 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 | Liga MX | 17 | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 3[c] | 1 | 21 | 2 | |
| 2020–21 | Liga MX | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 2 | |
| 2021–22 | Liga MX | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7[d] | 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 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10[e] | 1 | 35 | 6 | |
| 2024 | Peruvian Primera División | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2[f] | 0 | 10 | 3 | |
| 2025 | Peruvian Primera División | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 54 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 71 | 12 | ||
| Career total | 431 | 34 | 25 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 499 | 37 | ||
| 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 | |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 130 | 8 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 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 |
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