Miguel Trauco

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

Miguel Ángel Trauco Saavedra (born 25 August 1992)^[2] is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left midfielder for Liga 1 club Alianza Lima and the Peru national team.

Miguel Trauco

Trauco playing for Flamengo in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Miguel Ángel Trauco Saavedra
Date of birth	(1992-08-25) 25 August 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Tarapoto, Peru
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s)	Left-back, left midfielder
Team information
Current team	Alianza Lima
Number	21
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2016	Unión Comercio	162	(3)
2016	Universitario	39	(1)
2017–2019	Flamengo	34	(1)
2019–2022	Saint-Étienne	62	(2)
2020–2022	Saint-Étienne B	2	(0)
2022–2023	San Jose Earthquakes	30	(3)
2024–2025	Criciúma	32	(2)
2025—	Alianza Lima	1	(0)
International career‡
2014–	Peru	75	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Peru Copa América Runner-up 2019 Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:55, 4 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:59, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

Trauco's polished technique, precise passing, and great dribbling skills have made him an asset in the attacking force of his team as well as a solid defender. With his great capabilities to unfold himself into the attacking and defending areas of the field, Trauco is a sharp contributor in any situation.

Early life

Trauco was born in Tarapoto; he is the son of Miguel Trauco Alvarado and Bessy Saavedra Armas.^{[citation needed]}

Club career

Trauco started his career in the Copa Perú division with Unión Comercio in 2010.^{[citation needed]} He made six appearances in the National Stage that season including the two matches against Alianza Unicachi in the Final.^{[citation needed]} His side won on away goals and were promoted to the First Division the following season. In 2016, he signed for Universitario de Deportes.^{[citation needed]}

In October 2016 Brazilian and Peruvian press reported rumors about Flamengo's possible interest for signing Trauco.^[3] Shortly after, on 13 December 2016, Trauco gave an interview to Peruvian newspaper Libero confirming his transfer to Flamengo for the 2017 season.^[4] However, the Brazilian club did not confirm any signing, saying they are still negotiating with Trauco.

Trauco was elected 2016 Peruvian Primera División best player with 39 appearances, one goal and 11 assists.^[5]

Flamengo

After many rumors in the press Flamengo announced officially Traucos's signing, on 14 December 2016. He signed a three-year contract with the Brazilian club.^[6] He debuted for his new club on 28 January 2017 scoring a goal and two assists against Boavista, in the opening match of the 2017 Campeonato Carioca.^{[citation needed]}

After Flamengo signed Filipe Luís Trauco lost space and became the team's third left back. As he only had five more months under his contract the Brazilian club decided to accept a low offer from Saint-Étienne to avoid losing Trauco on a free transfer.^[7]

Saint-Étienne

On 31 July 2019, Flamengo announced that they would accept a €600,000 offer for Trauco from Ligue 1 club Saint-Étienne.^[8]

San Jose Earthquakes

On 2 September 2022, Trauco signed with Major League Soccer side San Jose Earthquakes on a one-and-a-half-year deal.^[9]

International career

Trauco playing for Peru national team in 2017

Trauco debuted for the Peru national team on 6 August 2014 as a substitute in a 3–0 win against Panama. He also appeared as a substitute in a match against Iran on 4 September 2014.^{[citation needed]}

He returned to the national team in 2016 and has been a fixture at left-back ever since. He started in all thirteen of his appearances in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches between 2016 and 2017, including Peru's intercontinental playoff victory against New Zealand which qualified Peru for their first FIFA World Cup since 1982.^{[citation needed]}

Copa América Centenario

On 17 May 2016, Trauco was named to the Peru national team for the Copa América Centenario in the United States.^[10] He started all four matches for Peru as they won their group, but missed his penalty in a shootout loss to Colombia in the quarter-finals.^[11]

2018 FIFA World Cup

On 14 May 2018, Trauco was named to the Peru national team for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.^[12][13] He started all three matches for the squad in the group stage.^{[citation needed]}

2019 Copa América

On 30 May 2019, Trauco was named to the Peru national team for the 2019 Copa América in Brazil by manager Ricardo Gareca.^[14] He started all six matches for Peru throughout the tournament, including the final on 7 July, which ended in a 3–1 defeat to hosts Brazil.^[15] For his performances, Trauco was named to the Team of the Tournament by CONMEBOL.^[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 December 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Unión Comercio	2011	Peruvian Primera División	22	2	—		—		—		22	2
	2012	Peruvian Primera División	43	0	—		2[a]	0	—		45	0
	2013	Peruvian Primera División	40	0	—		—		—		40	0
	2014	Peruvian Primera División	27	0	12	0	—		—		39	0
	2015	Peruvian Primera División	30	1	8	1	2[a]	0	—		40	2
	Total		162	3	20	1	4	0	—		186	4
Universitario	2016	Peruvian Primera División	39	1	—		2[a]	0	—		41	1
Flamengo	2017	Campeonato Brasileiro Série A	23	1	4	0	13[b]	2	13[c]	1	53	4
	2018	Campeonato Brasileiro Série A	6	0	1	0	0	0	3[d]	0	10	0
	2019	Campeonato Brasileiro Série A	5	0	0	0	2[e]	0	5[d]	0	12	0
	Total		34	1	5	0	15	2	21	1	75	4
Saint-Étienne	2019–20	Ligue 1	19	1	2	0	1[f]	0	2[g]	0	24	1
	2020–21	Ligue 1	26	0	1	0	—		—		27	0
	2021–22	Ligue 1	17	1	2	0	—		2[h]	0	21	1
	Total		62	2	5	0	1	0	4	0	72	2
Saint-Étienne B	2020–21	Championnat National 3	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2021–22	Championnat National 3	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	Total		2	0	—		—		—		2	0
San Jose Earthquakes	2022	Major League Soccer	3	0	0	0	—		—		3	0
	2023	Major League Soccer	27	3	1	0	—		3[i]	0	31	3
	Total		30	3	1	0	—		3	0	34	3
Criciúma	2024	Série A	24	2	4	0	—		8[j]	0	36	2
Career total			353	12	35	1	22	2	36	1	446	16

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
2. Six appearances and two goals in Copa Libertadores, seven appearances in Copa Sudamericana
3. Twelve appearances and one goal in Campeonato Carioca, one appearance in Primeira Liga
4. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Carioca
5. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
6. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
7. Appearances in the Coupe de la Ligue
8. Appearances in the Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs
9. Appearances in Leagues Cup and MLS Cup Playoffs
10. Appearances in Campeonato Catarinense

International

As of match played 22 March 2024^[17]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Peru	2014	2	0
	2015	0	0
	2016	10	0
	2017	10	0
	2018	13	0
	2019	15	0
	2020	4	0
	2021	9	0
	2022	5	0
	2023	6	0
	2024	1	0
Total		75	0

Honours

Unión Comercio

• Copa Perú: 2010^{[citation needed]}

Universitario

• Peruvian Primera División: Apertura 2016^{[citation needed]}

Flamengo

• Campeonato Carioca: 2017, 2019 ^{[citation needed]}
• Copa Libertadores: 2019

Saint-Étienne

• Coupe de France runner-up: 2019–20^[18]

Individual

• Peruvian Primera División Player of the Year: 2016
• Campeonato Carioca Team of the Year: 2017^[19]
• Copa América Team of the Tournament: 2019^[20]

References

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2. "Miguel Trauco". fichajes.com.
3. "Cobiça europeia a Jorge faz Fla observar 4 laterais; saiba quem são". globoesporte.com. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
4. "Miguel Trauco ya es del Flamengo: lateral de la selección peruana llegaría a Brasil el 2 de enero". Libero. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
5. "Miguel Trauco é eleito o melhor jogador do Torneio Descentralizado 2016". Flamengo.com.br. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
6. "Flamengo anuncia Miguel Trauco como primeiro reforço de 2017". globoesporte.com. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
7. "A caminho do futebol francês, Trauco é liberado pelo Flamengo e se despede após classificação". Globoesporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
8. "St Étienne signing Miguel Trauco for just under €1m". getfootballnewsfrance.com. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
9. "NEWS: Earthquakes Sign Peru National Team Defender Miguel Trauco | San Jose Earthquakes". sjearthquakes.
10. Post, Colin (17 May 2016). "Peru national soccer team named for Copa America Centenario". Perú Reports. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
11. "HTML Center". estadisticas.conmebol.com. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
12. "Selección peruana: esta sería hoy la lista de los 25 convocados para Rusia 2018". La Republica. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
13. "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 Squad – 23-Man & Preliminary Lists & When Will They Be Announced?". goal.com. Goal. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
14. DT, Redacción (30 May 2019). "Selección peruana: la lista de 23 convocados para disputar la Copa América 2019". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 July 2019.
15. Smyth, Rob (7 July 2019). "Brazil 3–1 Peru". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
16. "El equipo ideal de la CONMEBOL Copa América Brasil 2019". copaamerica.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
17. "Miguel Trauco". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
18. "Mbappé suffers ankle injury as PSG beat 10-man Saint-Étienne to lift French Cup". The Guardian. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
19. "Com nove jogadores de Fla e Flu, Ferj divulga seleção do Campeonato Carioca". Globoesporte.com. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
20. "El equipo ideal de la CONMEBOL Copa América Brasil 2019" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 9 July 2019. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.

External links

• Miguel Trauco at Soccerway
• Miguel Trauco – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French (archived)