Yuriel Celi

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

Yuriel Darío Celi Guerrero (born 20 February 2002) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Hull City.^[1]

Yuriel Celi

Personal information
Full name	Yuriel Darío Celi Guerrero
Date of birth	(2002-02-20) 20 February 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Callao, Peru
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Hull City
Youth career
2014–2016	Club Universitario de Deportes
2017–2019	Academia Cantolao
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2022	Academia Cantolao	57	(9)
2022–2023	Carlos A. Mannucci	33	(4)
2023–	Hull City	0	(0)
2023	→ Universitario de Deportes (loan)	18	(1)
International career‡
2017	Peru U15	5	(2)
2018–2020	Peru U17	17	(5)
2019	Peru U18	2	(0)
2019	Peru U20	4	(1)
2019–	Peru U23	15	(0)
2022–	Peru	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:19, 28 July 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:00, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

Career

Celi played in the youth system of Academia Cantolao from the age of 8, progressing through its ranks until signing his first professional contract with the club in December 2018, thanks to his good performances. ^[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 May 2024^[3][4]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Academia Cantolao	2019	Primera División	15	1	2	0	—		0	0	0	0	17	1
	2020	Primera División	24	6	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	24	6
	2021	Primera División	18	2	1	0	—		0	0	0	0	19	2
	Total		57	9	3	0	—		0	0	0	0	60	9
Mannucci	2022	Primera División	33	4	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	33	4
Universitario (on loan)	2023	Primera División	10	0	0	0	—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	0	0	11	0
	2024	Primera División	7	1	0	0	—		2[lower-alpha 2]	0	0	0	9	0
	Total		17	1	0	0	—		3	0	0	0	20	0
Hull City	2024–25	EFL Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Career total			107	14	3	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	113	13

1. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
2. Appearances in Copa Libertadores

International

As of match played 19 November 2022

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Peru	2022	1	0
Total		1	0

Honours

Club

Universitario de Deportes

• Peruvian Primera División: 2023
• Torneo Apertura: 2024

References

1. "Celi is a Tiger". Hull City A.F.C. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
2. Cabrera, Marco (15 April 2019). "Conoce la increíble historia de Yuriel Celi, una de las figuras del Sudamericano Sub 17" [Learn the incredible story of Yuriel Celi, one of the figures of the South American U-17 Championship]. Líbero (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2023.
3. "Yuriel Celi". football database.eu. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
4. "Y. CELI". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 May 2019.