Yeison Guerrero
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yeison Guerrero Perea[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 April 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | San Lorenzo, Esmeraldas, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011 | CS Norte América | ||
| 2012–2016 | Independiente | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Independiente | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | Independiente Juniors | ||
| 2019 | Veracruz | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | América de Quito | ||
| 2020 | Delfín | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Leones | ||
| 2023– | Miguel Iturralde | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Ecuador U17 | 5 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Ecuador U20 | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:44, 11 June 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:44, 16 April 2019 (UTC) | |||
Yeison Guerrero Perea (born 21 April 1998) is an Ecuadorian footballer.
Early and personal life
Guerrero was born in San Lorenzo in the Esmeraldas Province of Ecuador[2] to Guillermo Guerrero and Elsa Perea.[3] He has a brother, Joan.[3]
Club career
Guerrero took an interest in football at a young age, with his father stating that he would pretend to kick a ball before he could even walk.[3] A noted goal-scorer in local competitions growing up, he moved from San Lorenzo to Guayaquil to join CS Norte América in 2011.[3][4] After just a year, he transferred to Quito-based Independiente, where he was coached by Juan Carlos León, who criticised Guerrero for his poor attitude, as he would constantly miss classes.[3]
After his attendances improved, he continued to progress through the academy, and made his professional debut in the 2016 season, starting in a 5–2 loss to El Nacional on 20 July. After no appearances in the following season, he dropped down to play for Independiente's reserve team, Independiente Juniors, helping them achieve promotion to the Ecuadorian Serie B from the 2018 Segunda Categoría.[4]
In January 2019, Veracruz manager Robert Siboldi stated that Guerrero had trialled with the Mexican club, and was close to signing.[4] The move was confirmed at the end of the month, with Guerrero signing a three-year deal.[5] Despite this, he returned to Ecuador the following year, joining América de Quito before ending the year with Delfín, where he made one Ecuadorian Serie A appearance.
International career
Continually overlooked in favour of Mateo Tello, Guerrero was called up to the Ecuador national under-17 football team for microcycles after age-related document tampering meant several members of the squad faced suspensions.[3] Included in the squad for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Guerrero scored in Ecuador's opening game against Honduras in their 3–0 win—a goal later nominated for Goal of the Tournament.[6] He would score again, in a 2–0 win against Belgium, to secure a place in the Round of 16.[7] He was called up to represent his nation again for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, but only featured once as Ecuador were knocked out in the group stage.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 11 June 2025.[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Independiente | 2016 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Independiente Juniors | 2018 | Segunda Categoría | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Veracruz | 2018–19 | Liga MX | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Delfín | 2020 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
- Notes
- ^ Includes Copa Ecuador and Copa MX
References
- ^ a b Yeison Guerrero at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "El sueño de Yeison: "La meta es llegar a la final"" [Yeison's dream: "The goal is to reach the final."]. allemand2.rssing.com (in Spanish). 25 October 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f "Yeison Guerrero, goleador desde la infancia" [Yeison Guerrero, a scorer since childhood]. eltelegrafo.com.ec (in Spanish). 20 October 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ a b c "Fábrica de Talento (FOTO)" [Talent Factory (PHOTO)]. futbolecuador.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ "Yeison Guerrero es nuevo jugador de Tiburones de México" [Yeison Guerrero is a new player for Tiburones de México]. ecuavisa.com (in Spanish). 29 January 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ "Juan Nazareno y Yeison Guerrero, dos golazos tricolores nominados al "Mejor Gol de Chile 2015"" [Juan Nazareno and Yeison Guerrero, two Tricolor goals nominated for "Best Goal of Chile 2015."]. teradeportes.com (in Spanish). 14 November 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ "Sub 17: Ecuador venció a Bélgica y está en Octavos" [U17: Ecuador beat Belgium and is in the Round of 16]. larepublica.ec (in Spanish). 24 October 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ "Tres legionarios irán al Mundial Sub 20" [Three legionaries will go to the U-20 World Cup]. elcomercio.com (in Spanish). 5 May 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ Yeison Guerrero at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 April 2019.