The Peruvian national team began a new path towards the World Cup. The first opponent of the turn was Paraguay, so the squad led by Juan Reynoso in this double date of matches for the 2026 Qualifiers called up a player who was born in Venezuela and is now part of the team.
Carlos Ascues, current player of Universidad César Vallejo, is one of the latest call-ups for the matches against Paraguay and Brazil. The 'Patrón' joined the Peruvian national team concentration urgently due to the confirmed injuries of Anderson Santamaría and Pedro Aquino.
A fact that perhaps few 'Blanquirroja' fans know is that the former Alianza Lima footballer has dual nationality. That is, Peruvian and Venezuelan, as he was born in Caracas. In this way, the 31-year-old athlete was included in the final squad.
With Carlos Ascues, the 'team of all' added 27 national and foreign footballers who are part of the final list of 'El Cabezón' for the first qualifying matches.
Which teams did Carlos Ascues play for?
- Alianza Lima
- Benfica
- Benfica B
- Panetolikos (Greece)
- San Martín
- Melgar
- Wolfsburg
- Orlando City
- Alianza Atlético
- César Vallejo
What is Carlos Ascues' value?
According to the Transfermarkt portal, the current market value of footballer Carlos Ascues is 350,000 euros. As for the central defender, he reached his highest value since the 2015 season when he played for Melgar de Arequipa in the Liga 1.