Paolo Hurtado has become one of the most mediatic players in Peruvian football, not exactly because of his great level, but because of the scandals in which he has been involved, which have put him in the eye of the storm. Despite that, it is worth noting that he has had a successful career at the football level, since he made his debut with the Alianza Lima shirt in 2008.
After leaving great impressions with Alianza Lima, he had the opportunity to be called up to the Peruvian national team. In the same year, he was even crowned as the best midfielder at the national level. Despite that, for many he is remembered with the Blanquirroja, as he was one of the members who, hand in hand with Ricardo Gareca, reached the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
In addition, he was also part of the squads of Juan Aurich, Pacos de Ferreira in Portugal, Peñarol in Uruguay, Reading in England, Guimaraes in Portugal, Konyaspor in Turkey, Lokomotiv Plovdiv in Bulgaria, Unión Española in Chile, and Cienciano.
What was the highest value in the market for Hurtado?
At his best moment, he had an enormous value as a player, since in 2018 when he was part of Guimaraes in Portugal, he reached the figure of four million euros. But the story has changed for the 33-year-old footballer, since after signing for Cienciano, he is now valued at only 300,000 euros.
Paolo Hurtado's numbers with Cienciano
Before the Clausura Tournament, he arrived at Cienciano, and so far he has had the opportunity to play 19 matches, but he has not scored any goals and has only provided 2 assists. On the other hand, the Inca institution announced that the contract of 'Caballito' will expire after the last match of the Peruvian tournament.