William Chiroque

William Medardo Chiroque Távara (born March 10, 1980 in Morropón Province, Peru) is a Peruvian football striker, who currently plays for Chiclayo based Juan Aurich and was part of the Peruvian team that won the Bronze Medal in the 2011 Copa America.

Chiroque began his career at Alianza Atletico of Sullana where he was the team's top scorer, won the 2003 Torneo Clausura and played in the 2004 and 2005 Copa Sudamericana.

A talented player with great striking and dribbling abilities, Chiroque was named Man of the Match played between Peru and Chile during the group stage of the 2011 Copa America, on 12 July 2011.

Chiroque has been capped thirteen times by the Peru national football team, first on 28 April 2004 in a friendly match against Chile, and scored his first international goal on 23 July 2011 in a 4-1 victory against Venezuela in the 2011 Copa America Third Place Match.

Current Status

Chiroque as of August 3 2011 is being scouted from several South American clubs such as Arsenal de Sarandí, Millonarios Fútbol Club from Colombia and especially C.F. Universidad de Chile from Chile. Some reports claim that Universidad de Chile is offering a Million-Dollar deal to sign him in rapidly, just in time for the Copa Sudamericana, which Universidad is pending to...
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