Paolo Hurtado

Cristopher Paolo César Hurtado Huertas (born 27 July 1990), commonly known as Paolo Hurtado, is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays for Comerciantes as a winger.

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

Paolo Hurtado

Hurtado playing for Vitória Guimarães in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Cristopher Paolo César Hurtado Huertas
Date of birth	(1990-07-27) 27 July 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth	Callao, Peru
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Winger, Forward
Team information
Current team	Comerciantes
Number	7
Youth career
2005–2007	Alianza Lima
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2012	Alianza Lima	73	(12)
2009	→ Juan Aurich (loan)	21	(2)
2012–2015	Paços Ferreira	74	(13)
2014	→ Peñarol (loan)	14	(0)
2015–2017	Reading	6	(0)
2016–2017	→ Vitória Guimarães (loan)	47	(10)
2017–2018	Vitória Guimarães	33	(15)
2018–2021	Konyaspor	35	(6)
2021	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	2	(0)
2021–2022	Unión Española	4	(1)
2022	Alianza Lima	7	(0)
2023	Cienciano	19	(0)
2024	Carlos A. Mannucci	19	(0)
2025-	Comerciantes	0	(0)
International career‡
2011–2019	Peru	37	(3)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Peru Copa América 2015 Chile
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 June 2019

Club career

Alianza Lima

Hurtado made his first team debut with Alianza Lima on 17 February 2008.^[2] Knowing he would not have much opportunities in Alianza he decide to go out on loan to Juan Aurich. After a successful loan period Hurtado became a regular in the Alianza Lima first team, proving to be one of their most influential players.

Paços de Ferreira

In 2012, he signed with Portuguese team F.C. Paços de Ferreira and swiftly proved his worth, becoming a key player.

Reading

On 12 August 2015, Hurtado signed a three-year contract with Reading of the Championship.^[3] After struggling to settle in England and also struggling for game time at Reading, Hurtado signed a loan deal with Vitória de Guimarães on 28 January 2016 until 30 June 2016.^[4] On 3 August 2016, Reading confirmed that Hurtado had returned to Vitória de Guimarães on a season-long loan.^[5]

Vitória Guimarães

On 20 July 2017, Reading confirmed that Hurtado had moved to Vitória Guimarães permanently for an undisclosed fee.^[6]

International career

In May 2018 he was named in Peru's provisional 24 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 September 2018^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Alianza Lima	2008	Torneo Descentralizado	17	2	0	0	–		0	0	0	0	17	2
	2009		0	0	0	0	–		0	0	0	0	0	0
	2010		36	8	0	0	–		0	0	0	0	36	8
	2011		29	4	0	0	–		0	0	0	0	29	4
	2012		1	0	0	0	–		6[a]	1	0	0	7	1
	Total		83	14	0	0	–		6	1	0	0	89	13
Juan Aurich {loan}	2009	Torneo Descentralizado	20	2	0	0	–		–		0	0	20	2
Paços de Ferreira	2012–13	Primeira Liga	28	8	4	0	5	0	–		–		37	8
	2013–14		8	0	0	0	0	0	6[b]	0	–		14	0
	2014–15		21	4	1	0	1	1	–		–		23	5
	Total		57	12	5	0	6	1	6	0	0	0	74	13
Peñarol (loan)	2013–14	Primera División	10	0	–		–		4[a]	0	–		14	0
Reading	2015–16	Championship	5	0	0	0	1	0	–		–		6	0
	2016–17		0	0	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
	Total		5	0	0	0	1	0	-	-	-	-	6	0
Vitória de Guimarães (loan)	2015–16	Primeira Liga	7	1	0	0	–		–		–		7	1
	2016–17		31	6	4	2	3	1	–		–		38	9
	Total		38	7	4	2	3	1	-	-	-	-	45	10
Vitória de Guimarães	2017–18	Primeira Liga	25	11	1	0	1	2	5[c]	2	1	0	33	15
Konyaspor	2018–19	Süper Lig	5	0	1	1	–		–		–		6	1
Career total			243	46	12	3	11	4	21	3	1	0	287	54

1. Appearances in the Copa Libertadores
2. Two appearances in the Champions League and four in the Europa League
3. Appearances in the Europa League

International

Peru
Year	Apps	Goals
2011	2	0
2012	2	0
2013	7	2
2014	3	0
2015	11	0
2016	0	0
2017	4	1
2018	5	0
Total	34	3

Statistics accurate as of match played 26 June 2018^[9]

International goals

Scores and results list Peru's goal tally first.^[9]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	26 March 2013	Estadio Nacional de Lima, Lima	Trinidad and Tobago	2–0	3–0	Friendly
2.	10 September 2013	Estadio Anzoátegui, Puerto la Cruz	Venezuela	1–0	2–3	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.	5 September 2017	Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito	Ecuador	2–0	2–1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification