Pervis Estupiñán
Ecuadorian footballer (born 1998)
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Pervis Josué Estupiñán Tenorio (Spanish pronunciation: [estupiˈɲan]; born 21 January 1998) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a left-back and left wing-back for Serie A club AC Milan and the Ecuador national team.
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Estupiñán in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pervis Josué Estupiñán Tenorio[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 January 1998[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Esmeraldas, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AC Milan | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2014 | LDU Quito | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | LDU Quito | 40 | (0) |
| 2016–2020 | Watford | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Granada B (loan) | 21 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | → Granada (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Almería (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Mallorca (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | → Osasuna (loan) | 36 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | Villarreal | 53 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 84 | (4) |
| 2025– | AC Milan | 19 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Ecuador U17 | 14 | (3) |
| 2017 | Ecuador U20 | 12 | (4) |
| 2019– | Ecuador | 54 | (5) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:26, 12 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:51, 7 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Early career
Born in Esmeraldas, Estupiñán joined LDU Quito's youth setup in 2011, aged 13. He was promoted to the first team ahead of the 2015 season, and made his professional debut on 1 February of that year by starting in a 1–0 home win against El Nacional.
Watford and following loans
An undisputed starter for the club, Estupiñán was sold to Premier League club Watford on 29 July 2016,[3] being immediately loaned to Granada CF and assigned to the latter's B-team in Segunda División B.[4]
Estupiñán made his La Liga debut on 5 April 2017, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Deportivo de La Coruña.[5] On 17 July, he was loaned to Segunda División side UD Almería for one year.[6]
On 9 August 2018, Estupiñán agreed to a one-year loan deal with RCD Mallorca in the second division.[7] The following 3 July, after achieving promotion, he signed a two-year loan deal with CA Osasuna, also freshly promoted.[8]
Villarreal
On 16 September 2020, Estupiñán signed a seven-year contract with Spanish side Villarreal for an initial fee of £14.9 million.[9][10]
During his spell at the Valencian club, Estupiñán was a member of the squad that won the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League[11] and reached the semi-finals of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League.[12]
Brighton and Hove Albion
On 16 August 2022, Estupiñán signed a five-year contract with Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion for an undisclosed fee.[13] He made his debut four days later, coming on and replacing Adam Lallana in the 63rd minute in the 2–0 away win over West Ham United.[14] Estupiñán made his first start for the "Seagulls" on 27 August, helping Brighton to another win and clean sheet in the 1–0 home victory over Leeds United.[15] Estupiñán assisted returning World Cup champion Alexis Mac Allister's flick-in in the 5–1 away victory over EFL Championship side Middlesbrough in the FA Cup third round on 7 January 2023.[16][17] Two weeks later, on his 25th birthday, he made a brace of assists, setting up both Kaoru Mitoma's opening goal and Evan Ferguson's late equaliser in the 2–2 away draw at Leicester City in the league.[18]
On 29 January, Estupiñán recorded his fourth assist of the season in a 2–1 victory over Liverpool, helping Brighton to advance to the fifth round of the FA Cup.[19] Two games later on 11 February, he added a further assist to his tally a 1–1 away draw against Crystal Palace. Early on in the game he had a goal wrongly ruled out by John Brooks of VAR after the official drew the offside lines against the wrong player. Brooks was later dropped for his next two matches.[20][21] Estupiñán scored his first goal for the Albion on 14 May, hitting in stoppage time, scoring the third in the 3–0 away win at Arsenal, while assisting Julio Enciso's opener.[22]
After setting up Mitoma's opener, Estupiñán scored his second Brighton goal in their second match of the 2023–24 season on 19 August, in the 4–1 victory away at Wolverhampton Wanderers.[23]
On 28 December, after months out due to injury, Estupiñán scored a long-range goal after coming on as a substitute at halftime in a 4–2 win against Tottenham Hotspur.[24]
AC Milan
On 24 July 2025, Estupiñán signed a five-year contract with Italian Serie A side AC Milan for an undisclosed fee, reported to be at least £17 million. This signing made him the first Ecuadorian in the club's history.[25][26][27]
On 8 March 2026, he scored his first goal with the club during a 1–0 home win Serie A match against Inter Milan, on the Derby della Madonnina.[28][29]
International career
Estupiñán made his debut for the Ecuador national team on 13 October 2019 in a friendly against Argentina that ended in a 6–1 loss.[30]
Estupiñán played for Ecuador at the 2019 Copa América and was named in the Team of the Tournament[31] as La Tri reached the quarter-finals.[32]
On 14 November, Estupiñán was named in Ecuador's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup alongside Brighton teammates Jeremy Sarmiento and Moisés Caicedo.[33]
On 31 May 2026, Estupiñán was selected in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[34]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 10 May 2026[35]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| LDU Quito | 2015 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 40 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | — | 45 | 0 | |||||
| Granada B (loan) | 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 21 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 2 | ||||
| Granada (loan) | 2016–17 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Almería (loan) | 2017–18 | Segunda División | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| Mallorca (loan) | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| Osasuna (loan) | 2019–20 | La Liga | 36 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 39 | 1 | |||
| Villarreal | 2020–21 | La Liga | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 4[e] | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | La Liga | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 10[f] | 0 | 1[g] | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| Total | 53 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 0 | |||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2022–23 | Premier League | 35 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | Premier League | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4[e] | 0 | — | 27 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25 | Premier League | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 | |||
| Total | 84 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 104 | 5 | |||
| AC Milan | 2025–26 | Serie A | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1[h] | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 293 | 10 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 348 | 11 | ||
- Includes Copa del Rey, FA Cup, Coppa Italia
- Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
- Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
International
- As of match played 7 June 2026[36]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 14 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 54 | 5 | |
Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 November 2020 | Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador |  Colombia | 6–1 | 6–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 16 November 2021 | Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo, Santiago, Chile |  Chile | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| 3 | 2 June 2022 | Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States |  Nigeria | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 4 | 28 March 2023 | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne, Australia |  Australia | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| 5 | 7 June 2026 | ScottsMiracle-Gro Field, Colombus, United States |  Guatemala | 3–0 | 3–0 |
