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Luis Jan Piers Advíncula Castrillón (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlwis aðˈβiŋkula]; born 2 March 1990) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays for Peruvian Primera División club Alianza Lima and the Peru national team. A quick and offensive right-back, he can also play as a right winger.

Full name Luis Jan Piers Advíncula Castrillón[1]
Date of birth (1990-03-02) 2 March 1990 (age 36)[2]
Place of birth Chincha, Peru
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
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Luis Advíncula
Advíncula with Boca Juniors in 2023
Personal information
Full name Luis Jan Piers Advíncula Castrillón[1]
Date of birth (1990-03-02) 2 March 1990 (age 36)[2]
Place of birth Chincha, Peru
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Positions
Team information
Current team
Alianza Lima
Number 17
Youth career
2007–2008 Esther Grande Bentin
2008 Juan Aurich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Juan Aurich 31 (1)
2010–2012 Sporting Cristal 91 (8)
2012–2013 Tavriya Simferopol 0 (0)
2012 → Sporting Cristal (loan) 9 (0)
2013–2015 TSG Hoffenheim 2 (0)
2013 → Ponte Preta (loan) 4 (0)
2014 → Sporting Cristal (loan) 10 (2)
2014−2015 → Vitória Setúbal (loan) 26 (0)
2015–2016 Bursaspor 12 (0)
2016 → Newell's Old Boys (loan) 29 (1)
2017–2019 Tigres UANL 9 (0)
2017–2018 → Lobos BUAP (loan) 19 (2)
2018–2019 → Rayo Vallecano (loan) 28 (1)
2019–2021 Rayo Vallecano 72 (2)
2021–2025 Boca Juniors 123 (2)
2026– Alianza Lima 0 (0)
International career‡
2009 Peru U20 2 (0)
2010– Peru 130 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Peru
Copa América
Runner-up2019 Brazil
Third place2011 Argentina
Third place2015 Chile
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:16, 6 December 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:45, 9 September 2025 (UTC)
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Club career

Early career

Advíncula started his career in the lower divisions of Juan Aurich and made his professional debut for the club in 2009. He was transferred in January 2010 to Sporting Cristal, where he made ninety-one appearances between 2010 and 2012.

SC Tavriya

On 17 April 2012, the Houston Dynamo from the United States submitted a bid for Advíncula, but the deal fell apart at the last minute.[4][5] On 19 July 2012, his move to SC Tavriya Simferopol from Ukraine was confirmed, but he returned to Sporting Cristal after only one month because the club did not meet the quota for Advíncula.

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

On 5 January 2013, Advíncula signed a four-year contract with German club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim of the Bundesliga.

Loan to Ponte Preta

Advíncula joined Brazilian club Ponte Preta on a six-month loan on 10 July 2013, being recommended to the club by manager Paulo César Carpegiani.[6] Although he was expected to be the starting right-back after the departure of Cicinho, Advíncula only managed to make four appearances for the club, as he was usually the third-choice on the right side of the defence, behind Artur and Régis. He fell out of favor with manager Jorginho, who called Advíncula "technically weak".[7] He was released from the club on 29 October.[8]

Loan to Vitória de Setúbal

On 19 August 2014, he joined Vitória de Setúbal on a one-year loan.[9]

Rayo Vallecano

On 29 July 2018, Advíncula returned to Europe, this time to La Liga's Rayo Vallecano on loan for one year.[10] A year later, it was revealed that club had decided to activate the player’s option to buy.[11][12]

After playing in the division play-offs, on 20 June 2021, Rayo was promoted to the first division of La Liga with Advíncula as a substitute.[13]

Boca Juniors

In July 2021, Advinicula was transferred to Boca Juniors, after the club reached an agreement with Rayo.[14] He scored Boca's only goal in the 2023 Copa Libertadores final that they ended up losing 2–1 after extra time. In his four years at the club, he had won the Argentine championship in 2022, the Argentine Cup in 2020, and the Professional League Cup in 2022.

Alianza Lima

In January 2026, Advíncula returned to Peru, signing with Alianza Lima.[15]

International career

Advíncula has been capped for the U-20 Peruvian national team where he played in the South American U-20 in 2009.[16]

His senior team debut was on 4 September 2010, in a friendly against Canada. His second match was against Jamaica in another friendly match on 7 September of that same year. He was also summoned by coach Sergio Markarián to play the Copa America 2011 in Argentina.

Advíncula also took part in the starting eleven in the second leg of the intercontinental play-off against New Zealand on 15 November 2017. He played a crucial part in the outcome of the 2–0 victory over New Zealand, helping Peru qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Peru's first World Cup since 1982.

In May 2018, he was named in Peru's final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[17] He played all three group matches as his side were knocked out of the tournament.

On 9 September 2018, he scored his first international goal in a 2–1 friendly loss to Germany.

On 13 June 2022, after missing a penalty in the decisive World Cup playoff match against Australia, he posted on social media an announcement of his retirement from international football.[18] Despite this, he continued to play for the national team, being named in the squad for the 2024 Copa América.[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 December 2025[20]
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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Juan Aurich 2009 Peruvian Primera División 31 1 — — — 31 1
Sporting Cristal 2010 41 6 — — — 41 6
2011 29 2 — — — 29 2
2012 21 0 — — — 21 0
Total 91 8 — — — 91 8
SC Tavriya 2012–13 Ukrainian Premier League 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Sporting Cristal (loan) 2012 Peruvian Primera División 9 0 — — — 9 0
TSG Hoffenheim 2012–13 Bundesliga 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 2 0
Ponte Preta (loan) 2013 Série A 4 0 1 0 1[b] 0 — 6 0
Sporting Cristal (loan) 2014 Peruvian Primera División 10 2 11 1 1[c] 0 — 22 3
Vitória de Setúbal (loan) 2014–15 Primeira Liga 26 0 2 0 — 5[d] 0 33 0
Bursaspor 2015–16 Süper Lig 12 0 1 0 — 1[e] 0 14 0
Newell's Old Boys (loan) 2016 Argentine Primera División 15 1 1 0 — — 16 1
2016–17 14 0 1 0 — — 15 0
Total 29 1 2 0 — — 31 1
Tigres UANL 2016–17 Liga MX 9 0 0 0 5[f] 0 0 0 14 0
Lobos BUAP (loan) 2017–18 28 2 0 0 — — 28 2
Rayo Vallecano (loan) 2018–19 La Liga 28 1 1 0 — — 29 1
Rayo Vallecano 2019–20 Segunda División 35 1 1 0 — — 36 1
2020–21 37 1 3 0 — 2[g] 0 42 1
Total 100 3 5 0 — 2 0 107 3
Boca Juniors 2021 Argentine Primera División 13 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
2022 34 1 1 0 7[c] 0 1[h] 0 43 1
2023 25 0 2 0 12[c] 4 2[i] 0 41 4
2024 32 0 2 0 8[j] 0 0 0 42 0
2025 191101[c]03[k]0241
Total 123 2 10 0 28 4 6 0 167 6
Career total 474 19 32 1 35 4 14 0 555 24
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International

As of match played 9 September 2025[21]
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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Peru 201050
2011120
201250
201390
201490
2015140
201630
201740
2018131
2019150
202040
202191
202260
202360
2024100
202560
Total1302
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As of 8 June 2021.
Scores and results list Peru's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Advíncula goal.
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List of international goals scored by Luis Advíncula
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
19 September 2018Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim, Germany Germany1–01–2Friendly
28 June 2021Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador Ecuador2–02–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
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Personal life

Advíncula's father was also a football player with a career in Peruvian football.[22]

In December 2024, Advíncula became a naturalized citizen of Argentina while playing for Boca. His naturalization allowed Boca to vacate a quota for foreign players in the Argentine club.[23][24]

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