Javier Soria (born 15 December 1974 in

Lima Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rive ...

) is a

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

vian former

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who last played for

Cobresol FBC Cobresol FBC was a Peruvian football club based in the city of Moquegua, Peru. Founded in 2008, the club gained promotion from the Segunda División Peruana after winning the 2010 championship, moving to the Torneo Descentralizado in 2011, befo ...

Club career

Soria has played for a number of clubs in Peru, including

Alianza Atlético Club Alianza Atlético de Sullana, shorted to Alianza Atlético, is a Peru, Peruvian professional association football, football club, located in the city of Sullana. The club was founded in 1920 and promoted to the Primera División Peruana, Peruv ...

and

Sporting Cristal Club Sporting Cristal S.A., shortened to Sporting Cristal, is a Peruvian sports club located in the city of Lima, best known for its association football, soccer team. It was founded on 13 December 1955 in the Rímac District, Rímac district by e ...

International career

Soria was selected for the Peru squad at

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, but never made an appearance.

Personal life

Soria is of

Japanese Peruvian Japanese Peruvians ( or ''nipo-peruano''; , ''Nikkei Perūjin'') are Peruvian citizens of Japanese origin or ancestry. Peru has the second largest ethnic Japanese population in South America after Brazil. This community has made a significan ...

descent through his maternal family.

References

1974 births Living people Footballers from Lima Peruvian men's footballers Sporting Cristal footballers Cienciano footballers Cobresol footballers Peruvian Primera División players 1999 Copa América players Men's association football midfielders Peruvian people of Japanese descent {{Peru-footy-midfielder-stub