Peru national football team records and statistics

This is a list of statistical records of the Peru national football team.

Player records

As of 22 March 2024[1]
Players in bold are still active with Peru.

Most appearances

Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Roberto Palacios 128 19 1992–2012
Yoshimar Yotún 128 8 2011–present
3 Paolo Guerrero 116 38 2004–present
4 Luis Advíncula 115 2 2010–present
5 Héctor Chumpitaz 105 3 1965–1981
6 Pedro Gallese 103 0 2014–present
7 Jefferson Farfán 102 27 2003–2021
8 Jorge Soto 101 9 1992–2005
9 Christian Cueva 98 16 2011–present
10 André Carrillo 97 11 2011–present
Juan Jayo 97 1 1994–2008

Most goals

Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Paolo Guerrero (list) 38 116 0.33 2004–
2 Jefferson Farfán 27 102 0.26 2003–2021
3 Teófilo Cubillas 28 81 0.32 1968–1982
4 Teodoro Fernández 24 32 0.75 1935–1947
5 Claudio Pizarro 20 85 0.24 1999–2016
Nolberto Solano 20 95 0.21 1994–2008
7 Roberto Palacios 19 128 0.15 1992–2012
8 Hugo Sotil 18 62 0.29 1970–1978
9 Oswaldo Ramírez 17 57 0.3 1969–1982
10 Franco Navarro 16 56 0.29 1980–1989
Christian Cueva 16 98 0.16 2011–

Competition records

FIFA World Cup


FIFA World Cup Qualification
Year Host Round Pld W D L F A Squad Pos. Pld W D L F A
1930  Uruguay Group stage 2 0 0 2 1 4 Squad Qualified as invitees
1934  Italy Withdrew Withdrew
1938  France Did not enter Did not enter
1950 to 1954 Withdrew Withdrew
1958  Sweden Did not qualify 2nd 2 0 1 1 1 2
1962  Chile 2nd 2 0 1 1 1 2
1966  England 2nd 4 2 0 2 8 6
1970  Mexico Quarter-finals 4 2 0 2 9 9 Squad 1st 4 2 1 1 7 4
1974  West Germany Did not qualify Play-off 3 1 0 2 3 4
1978  Argentina Quarter-finals 6 2 1 3 7 12 Squad 2nd 6 3 2 1 13 3
1982  Spain Group stage 3 0 2 1 2 6 Squad 1st 4 2 2 0 5 2
1986  Mexico Did not qualify Play-offs 8 3 2 3 10 9
1990  Italy 3rd 4 0 0 4 2 8
1994  United States 4th 6 0 1 5 4 12
1998  France 5th 16 7 4 5 19 20
2002  South Korea
 Japan
8th 18 4 4 10 14 25
2006  Germany 9th 18 4 6 8 20 28
2010  South Africa 10th 18 3 4 11 11 34
2014  Brazil 7th 16 4 3 9 17 26
2018  Russia Group stage 3 1 0 2 2 2 Squad Play-off 20 8 6 6 29 26
2022  Qatar Did not qualify Play-off 19 7 4 8 19 22
2026  Canada
 Mexico
 United States
To be determined In progress 6 0 2 4 1 8
2030  Morocco
 Portugal
 Spain
To be determined
2034  Saudi Arabia
Total Quarter-finals 18 5 3 10 21 33 5/22 174 50 43 81 184 241

Copa América

South American Championship / Copa América record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
Argentina 1916 Did not participate
Uruguay 1917
Brazil 1919
Chile 1920
Argentina 1921
Brazil 1922
Uruguay 1923
Uruguay 1924
Argentina 1925
Chile 1926
Peru 1927 Third place 3rd 3 1 0 2 4 11 Squad
Argentina 1929 Fourth place 4th 3 0 0 3 1 12 Squad
Peru 1935 Third place 3rd 3 1 0 2 2 5 Squad
Argentina 1937 Sixth place 6th 5 1 1 3 7 10 Squad
Peru 1939 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 13 4 Squad
Chile 1941 Fourth place 4th 4 1 0 3 5 5 Squad
Uruguay 1942 Fifth place 5th 6 1 2 3 5 10 Squad
Chile 1945 Withdrew
Argentina 1946
Ecuador 1947 Fifth place 5th 7 2 2 3 12 9 Squad
Brazil 1949 Third place 3rd 7 5 0 2 20 13 Squad
Peru 1953 Fifth place 5th 6 3 1 2 4 6 Squad
Chile 1955 Third place 3rd 5 2 2 1 13 11 Squad
Uruguay 1956 Sixth place 6th 5 0 1 4 6 11 Squad
Peru 1957 Fourth place 4th 6 4 0 2 12 9 Squad
Argentina 1959 Fourth place 4th 6 1 3 2 10 11 Squad
Ecuador 1959 Withdrew
Bolivia 1963 Fifth place 5th 6 2 1 3 8 11 Squad
Uruguay 1967 Withdrew
1975 Champions 1st 9 6 1 2 14 7 Squad
1979 Fourth place 4th 2 0 1 1 1 2 Squad
1983 Third place 3rd 6 2 3 1 7 6 Squad
Argentina 1987 Group stage 6th 2 0 2 0 2 2 Squad
Brazil 1989 Group stage 8th 4 0 3 1 4 7 Squad
Chile 1991 Group stage 8th 4 1 0 3 9 9 Squad
Ecuador 1993 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 2 1 4 5 Squad
Uruguay 1995 Group stage 10th 3 0 1 2 2 5 Squad
Bolivia 1997 Fourth place 4th 6 3 0 3 5 11 Squad
Paraguay 1999 Quarter-finals 7th 4 2 1 1 7 6 Squad
Colombia 2001 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 1 2 4 8 Squad
Peru 2004 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 2 1 7 6 Squad
Venezuela 2007 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 1 2 5 8 Squad
Argentina 2011 Third place 3rd 6 3 1 2 8 5 Squad
Chile 2015 Third place 3rd 6 3 1 2 8 5 Squad
United States 2016 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 2 0 4 2 Squad
Brazil 2019 Runners-up 2nd 6 2 2 2 7 9 Squad
Brazil 2021 Fourth place 4th 7 2 2 3 10 14 Squad
United States 2024 Qualified
Total 2 Titles 33/47 161 58 39 64 230 255

Head-to-head results

As of 26 March 2024 after the match against  Dominican Republic.[2]

Key
Positive balance (more Wins)
Neutral balance (Wins = Losses)
Negative balance (more Losses)
Nations Pld W D L GF GA GD Win % Confederation
 Algeria 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00 CAF
 Argentina 54 5 14 35 45 107 −62 009.26 CONMEBOL
 Armenia 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 100.00 UEFA
 Australia 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 050.00 AFC
 Belarus 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00 UEFA
 Belgium 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00 UEFA
 Bolivia 55 28 12 15 93 51 +42 050.91 CONMEBOL
 Brazil 51 5 9 37 33 110 −77 009.80 CONMEBOL
 Bulgaria 5 2 1 2 11 11 +0 040.00 UEFA
 Cameroon 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00 CAF
 Canada 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00 CONCACAF
 Chile 84 24 14 46 109 134 −25 028.57 CONMEBOL
 China 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 050.00 AFC
 Colombia 69 20 22 27 73 82 −9 028.99 CONMEBOL
 Costa Rica 9 6 1 2 18 10 +8 066.67 CONCACAF
 Croatia 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00 UEFA
 Czech Republic/ Czechoslovakia 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 000.00 UEFA
 Denmark 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00 UEFA
 Dominican Republic 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 100.00 CONCACAF
 Ecuador 56 22 17 17 84 70 +14 039.29 CONMEBOL
 El Salvador 6 4 0 2 14 6 +8 066.67 CONCACAF
 England 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 033.33 UEFA
 France 2 1 0 1 1 1 +0 050.00 UEFA
 Germany/ West Germany 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 000.00 UEFA
 Guatemala 4 3 1 0 8 2 +6 075.00 CONCACAF
 Haiti 5 3 2 0 11 4 +7 060.00 CONCACAF
 Honduras 9 2 5 2 10 10 +0 022.22 CONCACAF
 Hong Kong 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00 AFC
 Hungary 2 2 0 0 5 3 +2 100.00 UEFA
 Iceland 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00 UEFA
 Iran 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 100.00 AFC
 Iraq 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00 AFC
 Italy 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00 UEFA
 Jamaica 5 4 1 0 12 4 +8 080.00 CONCACAF
 Japan 6 2 2 2 5 8 −3 033.33 AFC
 Mexico 28 9 6 13 32 38 −6 032.14 CONCACAF
 Morocco 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 050.00 CAF
 Netherlands 4 0 1 3 1 7 −6 000.00 UEFA
 New Zealand 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 066.67 OFC
 Nicaragua 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00 CONCACAF
 Nigeria 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00 CAF
 Panama 13 9 1 3 29 9 +20 069.23 CONCACAF
 Paraguay 57 18 16 23 67 77 −10 031.58 CONMEBOL
 Poland 4 1 0 3 3 9 −6 025.00 UEFA
 Qatar 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00 AFC
 Romania 5 1 2 2 6 8 −2 020.00 UEFA
 Russia/ Soviet Union 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 000.00 UEFA
 Saudi Arabia 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00 AFC
 Scotland 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 050.00 UEFA
 Senegal 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00 CAF
 Serbia/ Yugoslavia 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00 UEFA
 Slovakia 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00 UEFA
 South Korea 5 2 1 2 5 3 +2 040.00 AFC
 Spain 3 0 0 3 3 7 −4 000.00 UEFA
 Sweden 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00 UEFA
  Switzerland 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00 UEFA
 Trinidad and Tobago 4 1 2 1 6 3 +3 025.00 CONCACAF
 Tunisia 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00 CAF
 United Arab Emirates 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00 AFC
 Uruguay 70 16 16 38 64 113 −49 022.86 CONMEBOL
 United States 7 2 2 3 7 8 −1 028.57 CONCACAF
 Venezuela 39 23 8 8 67 43 +24 058.97 CONMEBOL

References

  1. ^ Pierrend, José Luis. "Peru - Record International Players". RSSSF.
  2. ^ "World Football Elo Ratings: Peru".
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