The universe of footballers in our country has expanded in recent years, allowing Ricardo Gareca to have a large number of player options to be part of the Peruvian National Team. One of them emerged from the lowest ranks of our football and reached a big South American football club, but now, at 30 years old, he is competing in the Copa Peru. Who is it?
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He had a great performance in the Liga 1 with 19 goals during the 2016 season with Unión Comercio, he was signed by a big club in Argentine football and even joined the Peruvian National Team after being called up by 'Tigre' Gareca. We are talking about Diego Mayora, the player from Pucallpa who played for Colón de Santa Fe, but who is now having fun scoring goals in the departmental stage of the Copa Peru with Inter FC de Manantay.
The forward had a notable moment in the local league and was mentioned as the future number 9 for the Peruvian National Team. In fact, Ricardo Gareca called him up to be a goal-scoring option against Bolivia and Ecuador in the qualifiers for Russia 2018, but he couldn't make his debut.
However, Mayora reached an important deal with Colón de Santa Fe where he played some matches and then returned to Peru to join the ranks of Deportivo Municipal. His level was rising but his "bad decisions" caused him to lose form and gradually disappear from the radar.
Now, in 2022, he has returned strongly, but in the Copa Peru where he aims to achieve promotion wearing the shirt of Inter FC de Pucallpa. In fact, in the last match of the departmental stage, Diego Mayora scored in his team's 2-1 victory against Defensor San Alejandro.
It is worth mentioning that Diego Mayora has always been a forward with a strong build to the point of being nicknamed "Gordo" (Fatty). He still maintains that same physique at 30 years old, but it is not an excuse for the player who continues to score goals at will.
Diego Mayora still has the chance to play in the Liga 1, it all depends on the results he obtains in the upcoming matches with his Pucallpa club. The road is long, but anything can happen in the Copa Peru.
Which teams did Diego Mayora play for?
- Deportivo Pucallpa (2011)
- Deportivo Bancos (2012)
- Deportivo Municipal de Purús (2012)
- Sport Loreto (2013-15)
- Unión Comercio (2016)
- CA. Colón (2016)
- Deportivo Municipal (2017)
- Real Garcilaso (2018)
- UTC (2019)
- Deportivo Coopsol (2019)
- Manantay FC (2020)
- Unión Comercio (2020)
- Sport Chavelines (2021)
- Inter FC de Manantay (2022)
Diego Mayora and his highest market value
According to Transfermarkt, Diego Mayora's highest market value was 400,000 euros in the 2017 season, making it his most valuable price in his football career.