Jonathan Bilbao

Jonathan Alberto Bilbao Vásquez (born 29 July 1999) is a Venezuelan-Peruvian footballer who plays as a centre back for Peruvian Primera División side Universidad San Martín.

Jonathan Bilbao
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Alberto Bilbao Vásquez
Date of birth (1999-07-29) 29 July 1999
Place of birth Barquisimeto, Venezuela
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Universidad San Martín
Number 2
Youth career
Deportivo Lara
2017–2019 Universidad San Martín
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Universidad San Martín 3 (0)
National team
2018–2019 Peru U20 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:57, 27 September 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Universidad San Martín

Born in Barquisimeto, the capital of the state of Lara in Venezuela, Bilbao started playing football at Deportivo Lara. Bilbao had two preseasons with the first team and was about to sign a professional contract with the club, before he got injured and was out for six months.[2]

At the end of 2017 and for the first time, Bilbao came to Peru for a trip with his sister and his Peruvian father to visit his grandmother. Bilbao was supposed to try himself out at different Peruvian clubs, but ended up only training at Universidad San Martín because it was the only club with trials before he was going to return to Venezuela on 15 January 2017.[2] However, two days before returning to Venezuela, San Martín coach, José Espinoza, told him to stay and he did.

Bilbao started on San Martíns reserve team. On 31 March 2019, he got his official debut in the Peruvian Primera División against FBC Melgar.[3] Bilbao was in the starting lineup and played the whole game. He played a total of three games in the 2019 season for San Martíns first team.

International career

Bilbao's mother is from Venezuela and his father is from Peru.[2] After arriving to Peru in January 2017, 19-year old Bilbao received his Peruvian Nationality Title in March 2018 and could now officially play for the Peruvian national teams.

After making his debut for Peru national under-20 football team in November 2018, Bilbao became a part of the squad that was called up for the 2019 South American U-20 Championship.[4]

References
  1. Jonathan Bilbao at WorldFootball.net
  2. Jonathan Bilbao: «Si nos unimos todos, así como en el fútbol, se puede crecer en la vida», lanueve.com.pe, 9 August 2018
  3. MELGAR VS. UNIVERSIDAD SAN MARTÍN 3 - 1, soccerway.com, 31 March 2019
  4. Perú da a conocer la lista del Sudamericano Sub-20 de Chile, peru.as.com, 12 January 2020
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