Kevin Sandoval (Peruvian footballer)

Not to be confused with Kevin Sandoval (Guatemalan footballer).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sandoval and the second or maternal family name is Laynes.
Kevin Sandoval
Personal information
Full name Kevin Armando Sandoval Laynes
Date of birth (1997-05-03) 3 May 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Chiclayo, Peru
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Melgar
Number 20
Youth career
Sporting Cristal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Sporting Cristal 43 (5)
2017–2019 → Ayacucho (loan) 58 (9)
2021–2023 Cienciano 80 (18)
2024– Melgar 8 (1)
International career
2019–2020 Peru U23 10 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2024

Kevin Armando Sandoval Laynes (born 3 May 1997) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Peruvian Primera División club Melgar.[1]

Club career

Sandoval made his professional debut on 11 March 2017 in Ayacucho's 1–0 defeat against Sport Rosario.[2][3] He scored his first goal on 6 April 2018 in a 2–3 defeat against Comerciantes Unidos.[4]

International career

Sandoval was part of Peru under-23 team which played in 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.[5]

On 28 August 2020, Sandoval was included in the senior team's preliminary squad for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Paraguay and Brazil.[6]

Career statistics

As of 25 May 2024[1]
Club Division Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ayacucho Torneo Descentralizado 2017 8 0 — — 8 0
2018 35 7 — — 35 7
Liga 1 2019 15 2 — — 15 2
Total 58 9 0 0 0 0 58 9
Sporting Cristal Liga 1 2019 17 1 4 0 2 2 23 3
2020 26 4 — 2 1 28 5
Total 43 5 4 0 4 3 51 8
Cienciano Liga 1 2021 25 4 1 0 — 26 4
2022 35 11 — 2 0 37 11
2023 20 3 — 1 0 21 3
Total 80 18 1 0 3 0 84 18
Melgar Liga 1 2024 8 1 — 1 0 9 1
Total 189 33 5 0 8 3 202 36

References

  1. ^ a b Kevin Sandoval at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Ayacucho vs. Sport Rosario - 11 March 2017". Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Las 10 cosas que no sabías de Kevin Sandoval, una de las novedades en la convocatoria de Ricardo Gareca". Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Ayacucho vs. Comerciantes Unidos - 6 April 2018". Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Estos son los convocados para el Preolímpico Sub-23". Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Gareca convoca 19 jogadores para primeiros jogos do Peru nas Eliminatórias". Retrieved 23 October 2020.


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