Álvaro Francisco Ampuero García-Rossell (born September 25, 1992) is a Peruvian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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. Ampuero has an outstanding advancing potency which combined with his precise shot make of him a constant threat on an attacking position. On August 25, 2012, he was signed by

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to play for five seasons.

Club career

Ampuero made his official debut for

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on 1 September 2011 in a

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elimination match against Deportivo Anzoategui, at the age of 18. Starting at the

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position, his debut was a memorable one as he managed to score the first goal in the 2–1 away win for his club and was voted man of the match. This was also his first official goal, which was scored in the 30th minute by dribbling past his defender and shooting a strong left-footed shot into the bottom-right corner of the net. Ampuero made his Torneo Descentralizado debut on 17 September 2011, against

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away to the Estadio Miguel Grau. He started at left back and lasted the entire match, but it finished in a 2–0 loss for his side. He made his

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debut for Parma on March 17 in the 2–0 loss against

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Career statistics

Club

Honours

Universitario de Deportes *

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* * * * * * 1992 births Living people Footballers from Lima Peruvian men's footballers 21st-century Peruvian sportsmen Men's association football fullbacks Peru men's international footballers Club Universitario de Deportes footballers Men's association football central defenders Peruvian Primera División players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Azerbaijan Premier League players Parma Calcio 1913 players Calcio Padova players US Salernitana 1919 players Club Deportivo Universidad de San Martín de Porres players Deportivo Municipal footballers Zira FK players Carlos A. Mannucci players FK Viktoria Žižkov players Atlético Grau footballers Peruvian expatriate men's footballers Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic {{Peru-footy-midfielder-stub