Junior Ponce
Alexander Júnior Ponce Pardo (born 16 February 1994) is a Peruvian footballer who plays for Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Júnior Ponce Pardo | ||
| Date of birth | 16 February 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Callao, Peru | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | UTC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011 | Pachuca | ||
| 2012 | Alianza Lima | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2017 | Hoffenheim | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Pelotas (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Alianza Lima (loan) | 28 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | → Vitória Setúbal (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2015–2017 | → USMP (loan) | 42 | (5) |
| 2017 | USMP | 27 | (4) |
| 2018– | UTC | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 March 2018 | |||
Early years
He started his career playing as a youth in the Academia Cantolao. Then he went on to the C.F. Pachuca from Mexico and in the year 2012 he signed for the Club Alianza Lima of Peru. He was invited to pass tests in FC Barcelona and Schalke 04 but nothing concrete.[1]
Club career
At the end of 2012, he was registered by the Hoffenheim from the Bundesliga, until 2016. In January, 2013, it was on loan for six months to the Esporte Clube Pelotas of the Brazilian league.
After his step into the fourth division of the Brazilian football, he was given in loan again in Alianza Lima for the season 2013. He had a brief step into Portuguese football out on loan with, Vitória Setúbal, after that, he went back to Peru football league, this time in USMP ( Club Deportivo Universidad de San Martin de Porres )
National team
He has been international with Sub -17 Peruvian national team. He played some games with the U-20 Peruvian national team but was removed for disciplinary reasons.
