Pedro Perlaza

Pedro Pablo Perlaza Caicedo (born 3 February 1991) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for Mushuc Runa S.C. Perlaza gained worldwide attention when he was kidnapped and held for ransom by unknown assailants in December 2024. After being held for three days he was rescued after police engaged in a firefight with his captors in a remote jungle area near he Colombian border.^[1]

Pedro Perlaza

Personal information
Full name	Pedro Pablo Perlaza Caicedo
Date of birth	(1991-02-03) 3 February 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth	Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Mushuc Runa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009	Juventus	18	(0)
2010	Rocafuerte S.C.	20	(1)
2011	América de Quito	4	(0)
2012–2013	Rocafuerte S.C.	48	(7)
2014–2015	Esmeraldas Petrolero	28	(3)
2015	Deportivo Quevedo	17	(1)
2016	Macará	5	(0)
2016	L.D.U. Portoviejo	19	(0)
2017	Colón F.C.	15	(2)
2017–2019	Delfín	71	(3)
2020–2021	L.D.U. Quito	42	(0)
2022	Independiente del Valle	5	(0)
2022–2023	S.D. Aucas	3	(0)
2023–2024	Barcelona SC	3	(0)
2024	Delfín	1	(0)
International career‡
2020–	Ecuador	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of September 25, 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals as of January 26, 2022

Club career

He began his career with Juventus in 2009.^[2]

Career statistics

As of September 25, 2020

Club	Season	League		Cup		International		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Juventus	2009	18	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	0
Rocafuerte S.C.	2010	20	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	20	1
América de Quito	2011	4	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	0
Rocafuerte S.C.	2012	21	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	21	3
	2013	27	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	27	4
	Total	48	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	48	7
Esmeraldas Petrolero	2014	22	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	22	1
	2015	6	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	2
	Total	28	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	28	3
Deportivo Quevedo	2015	17	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	1
Macará	2016	5	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	0
L.D.U. Portoviejo	2016	19	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	19	0
Colón F.C.	2017	15	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	2
Delfín	2017	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	0
	2018	38	1	—	—	6	0	—	—	44	1
	2019	32	2	9	0	4	0	—	—	45	2
	Total	71	3	9	0	10	0	—	—	90	3
L.D.U. Quito	2020	24	0	—	—	7	0	1	0	32	0
	2021	18	0	—	—	8	0	0	0	26	0
	Total	42	0	—	—	15	0	1	0	58	0
Career total		287	17	9	0	25	0	1	0	322	17

Honours

Aucas

• Ecuadorian Serie A: 2022

Delfín

• Ecuadorian Serie A: 2019

LDU Quito

• Supercopa Ecuador: 2020, 2021