Diego Armando Mayora Rengifo (born 1 February 1992) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Unión Comercio.[1]

Diego Mayora
Personal information
Full name Diego Armando Mayora Rengifo
Date of birth (1992-02-01) 1 February 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Callería, Peru
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-forward[2]
Team information
Current team
Unión Comercio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Sport Loreto
2016 Unión Comercio 31 (19)
2016–2018 Colón 1 (0)
2017Deportivo Municipal (loan) 27 (11)
2018Real Garcilaso (loan) 8 (2)
2019 UT Cajamarca 6 (0)
2019 Deportivo Coopsol 12 (3)
2020 Manantay FC
2020– Unión Comercio 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:18, 14 December 2020 (UTC)

Club career edit

Mayora featured for Sport Loreto in the 2015 Torneo Descentralizado, after they won the 2014 Copa Perú.[1][3] He scored four times, the first of which came against UT Cajamarca on 5 May, in sixteen matches as Sport Loreto were relegated.[1] Mayora's last two goals came in a 5–2 loss away to Unión Comercio, a club that signed the forward in January 2016.[1] Nineteen goals followed in eight months, including braces over Comerciantes Unidos, Deportivo Municipal, Defensor La Bocana and Melgar.[1][4] In August 2016, Mayora joined Argentine Primera División side Colón.[1][5] He made his bow in September versus Talleres.[1]

That seventeen-minute cameo against Talleres was Mayora's only appearance for Colón, with him spending the majority of his time out on loan.[1] Ahead of the 2017 campaign, Mayora signed for Deportivo Municipal.[1] He was sent off twice across twenty-seven matches but still scored eleven goals as they finished ninth overall.[1] Real Garcilaso completed the loan signing of Mayora in January 2018.[1] He made his continental bow with the club, featuring in three Copa Libertadores matches.[1][6] Mayora returned to Colón in June but left permanently in December and subsequently moved to UT Cajamarca in 2019.[1]

In early 2020, after three goals in fourteen matches to end 2019 with Deportivo Coopsol, Mayora completed a move to Copa Perú team Manantay FC.[1][7] He notched a hat-trick on debut against Sport Cahuide.[7] In September, Mayora headed back to the Segunda División to rejoin Unión Comercio.[8] His first appearance came in a defeat away to Chavelines Juniors on 27 October, which preceded his first goal arriving on 18 November against Santos.[1]

International career edit

In 2016, Mayora was called up to the Pervian national team by Ricardo Gareca; though wouldn't make a matchday squad.[9]

Personal life edit

In May 2018, Mayora was arrested for drink-driving.[10][11]

Career statistics edit

As of 14 December 2020.[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sport Loreto 2015 Peruvian Primera División 16 4 8 4 0 0 24 8
Unión Comercio 2016 31 19 0 0 31 19
Colón 2016–17 Argentine Primera División 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2017–18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Deportivo Municipal (loan) 2017 Peruvian Primera División 27 11 0 0 0 0 27 11
Real Garcilaso (loan) 2018 8 2 3[a] 0 0 0 11 2
UT Cajamarca 2019 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Deportivo Coopsol 2019 Segunda División 12 3 0 0 2[b] 0 14 3
Unión Comercio 2020 8 1 0 0 0 0 8 1
Career total 109 40 8 4 3 0 2 0 122 44
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in the Segunda División play-offs

Honours edit

Sport Loreto[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Peru - D. Mayora". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Diego Mayora". World Football. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Ficha Estadistica de DIEGO MAYORA". BDFA. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Diego Mayora: el goleador que bajó 7 kilos y "amenaza" a Alianza Lima". Depor. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Diego Mayora llegó a Argentina y será presentado en Colón de Santa Fe". América TV. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Mayora podría ser anfitrión de Colón". El Litoral. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Copa Perú: Diego Mayora anotó la goelada de Manantay FC". Fútbol Peruano. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Diego Mayora vuelve a Unión Comercio". Diario Ímpetu. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  9. ^ "De delantero de la selección peruana y la Superliga argentina a 'descender' hasta la Copa Perú". El Comercio. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Cuál es la condición de Diego Mayora en Real Garcilaso tras ser detenido por manejar ebrio?". Trome. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  11. ^ "Diego Mayora fue detenido por manejar ebrio y armó escándalo en comisaría". América TV. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2019.

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