Kevin Martín Quevedo Mathey (born 22 February 1997), also known as Quevedicius, due to his technical similarities to Vinicius Jr is a Peruvian

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who plays as a

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for Liga 1 club

Alianza Lima Club Alianza Lima, more commonly known as simply Alianza Lima, is a Peru, Peruvian professional sports club based in La Victoria District, Lima, La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. The club was founded under the name of Sport Alianza on February ...

Club career

Youth

Quevedo's first experience on a youth academy was at Alianza Lima in 2002. Later on, he was transferred to Academia Héctor Chumpitaz, who brought him up and wherein he managed to get through all the ranks. He had such an outstanding 2014 season that, recommended by Universitario's former footballer

Héctor Chumpitaz Héctor Eduardo Chumpitaz Gonzáles (; born 12 April 1943, in Cañete) is a former footballer from Peru. He was voted one of the greatest defenders of all time, among the 30 best defenders in football history, and included within the 100 best ...

, he was finally signed by that club to play for their Reserves squad. It is mistakenly believed that he has played for Universitario's youth academy because Quevedo played for the Reserves squad before his professional debut. Truth is, Quevedo was transferred to Universitario in 2015 when he had already aged out.

Universitario

Quevedo made his competitive debut on 13 August 2016 with

Universitario Club Universitario de Deportes is a Peruvian sports club based in Lima, which has soccer as its main activity. It also has women's football, volleyball and basketball sections. The football team, popularly known as Universitario, has competed in ...

in the

Peruvian Primera División The Peru First Division (; known simply as ''First Division'', and Liga 1 Te Apuesto for sponsorship reasons), officially known as Liga 1, is the top flight of association football in Peru. It has been referred to as Torneo Descentralizado since ...

. The Peruvian icon

Roberto Challe Roberto Carlos Chale Olarte (24 November 1946 – 10 September 2024) was a Peruvian footballer, recognized as one of Peru's most important midfielders. He is also known as ''Maestro'' (Master) or ''Niño Terrible'' (Enfant terrible), Chale is b ...

was the coach who gave Quevedo his first minutes in the league. Quevedo playing as a substitute in the last 21 minutes ending in a 2–1 loss against

Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca (usually referred to as UTC) is a Peruvian football club based in the city of Cajamarca, Peru and is the largest in the city. It was founded in 1964 and play in the Peruvian Primera División which is the top tier ...

Alianza Lima

Quevedo made his debut starting with

on 12 March 2017 against

Juan Aurich Club Juan Aurich S. A., commonly known as Juan Aurich, is a Peru, Peruvian association football, football club based in Chiclayo. The original Juan Aurich club was founded in 1922, this incarnation however was founded in 2005. The club currently ...

Peruvian side ending in a 7–2, and scored 4 goals.

would eventually go on to win the title that season. He made his

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debut on 31 May 2017 match against

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. In the 2018 season, he played 38 games and scored 4 goals. He helped

finish the season in 2nd place.

Goiás

On February 20, 2020, Quevedo as a free-agent signed a two-year contract with Brazilian club Góias.

Melgar

On February 8, 2021, Quevedo returned to his home country to join

FBC Melgar Foot Ball Club Melgar, known simply as FBC Melgar or Melgar, is a Peru, Peruvian professional Association football, football club based in Arequipa. It is one of Peru's oldest football teams, founded in 1915 under the name Juventud Melgar by a ...

Deportivo Garcilaso

On February 24, 2023, Kevin Quevedo left Melgar and joined

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club,

Deportivo Garcilaso Club Deportivo Garcilaso, most commonly known as Deportivo Garcilaso, or El Garci, is a Peruvian professional football (soccer), football club, based in the city of Cusco. Founded in 1957, the club competes in the Peruvian Primera División, afte ...

Universidad Catolica

On January 1, 2024, Quevado left Peru to

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club Universidad Católica.

International career

Youth

He was first called up for

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during its attempt to qualify for the

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. Peru performed poorly in the

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, with the team finished bottom with two draws and two losses. Subsequently, he was called up for the

Peru national under-23 football team Peru Olympic football team (also known as Peru under-23, Peru U23) represents Peru in international football competitions in multi-sport events such as the Olympic Games and the Pan American Games. The selection is limited to players under the a ...

to represent Peru in the

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, which Peru made its football debut as hosts. The country's youth team performed poorly as well, with Peru finishing bottom in their group, but Quevedo earned praise for his performance, scoring one goal in process, and was highly recommended by manager of the U-23 team,

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. However, his career was dented due to the La Videna Disco scandal when he did not appear to train with

Peru Olympic football team Peru Olympic football team (also known as Peru under-23, Peru U23) represents Peru in international football competitions in multi-sport events such as the Olympic Games and the Pan American Games. The selection is limited to players under the a ...

for the

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. Subsequently, it was discovered that he was instigated by three other members of the senior squad, Andy Polo,

Jefferson Farfán Jefferson Agustín Farfán Guadalupe (; born 26 October 1984) is a Peruvian former professional footballer who mainly played as a winger. Commonly known as Farfán or the nickname ''Foquita'' (Spanish for ''Little Seal''), he is known for his s ...

and

Raúl Ruidíaz Raúl Mario Ruidíaz Misitich (; born 25 July 1990) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Atlético Grau in the Peruvian Primera División. His nickname, "The Flea", stems from his small frame and his ability to get ...

. As for the result, Kevin Quevedo was suspended from the Olympic team by the FPF while the Peru Olympic team would go on finishing bottom and failed to qualify for the

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Senior

He made his debut in the encounter against

Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...

in a friendly game on 6 September 2019, where Peru was beaten 0–1 by Ecuador.

Career statistics

International

References

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