Kevin Sandoval (Peruvian footballer)

Not to be confused with Kevin Sandoval (Guatemalan footballer).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sandoval and the second or maternal family name is Laynes.

Kevin Armando Sandoval Laynes (born 3 May 1997) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Peruvian Primera División club Deportivo Garcilaso.^[1]

Kevin Sandoval

Personal information
Full name	Kevin Armando Sandoval Laynes
Date of birth	(1997-05-03) 3 May 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Chiclayo, Peru
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Deportivo Garcilaso
Number	10
Youth career
	Sporting Cristal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2020	Sporting Cristal	43	(5)
2017–2019	→ Ayacucho (loan)	58	(9)
2021–2023	Cienciano	80	(18)
2024	Melgar	12	(1)
2025-	Deportivo Garcilaso	0	(0)
International career
2019–2020	Peru U23	10	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2024

Club career

Sandoval made his professional debut on 11 March 2017 in Ayacucho's 1–0 defeat against Sport Rosario.^[2][3] He scored his first goal on 6 April 2018 in a 2–3 defeat against Comerciantes Unidos.^[4]

International career

Sandoval was part of Peru under-23 team which played in 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.^[5]

On 28 August 2020, Sandoval was included in the senior team's preliminary squad for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Paraguay and Brazil.^[6]

Career statistics

As of 25 May 2024^[1]

Club	Division	Season	League		Cup		Continental		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ayacucho	Torneo Descentralizado	2017	8	0	—		—		8	0
		2018	35	7	—		—		35	7
	Liga 1	2019	15	2	—		—		15	2
	Total		58	9	0	0	0	0	58	9
Sporting Cristal	Liga 1	2019	17	1	4	0	2	2	23	3
		2020	26	4	—		2	1	28	5
	Total		43	5	4	0	4	3	51	8
Cienciano	Liga 1	2021	25	4	1	0	—		26	4
		2022	35	11	—		2	0	37	11
		2023	20	3	—		1	0	21	3
	Total		80	18	1	0	3	0	84	18
Melgar	Liga 1	2024	8	1	—		1	0	9	1
Total			189	33	5	0	8	3	202	36