Josepmir Ballón

Josepmir Ballón
	Ballón with Universidad de Concepción in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Josepmir Aarón Ballón Villacorta
Date of birth	March 21, 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Lima, Peru
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Alianza Lima
Number	21
Youth career
2005–2006	Academia Cantolao
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2014	U. San Martín
2010–2011	→ River Plate (loan)
2014–2019	Sporting Cristal
2019	Universidad de Concepción
2020–	Alianza Lima
International career‡
2005	Peru U-17
2009–	Peru
Medal record
Men’s football
Representing Peru
Copa América
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:12, 2 May 2020 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 October 2020

Josepmir Aarón Ballón Villacorta (born 21 March 1988) is a Peruvian footballer who plays for Alianza Lima and the Peru national football team, as a defensive midfielder.

Club career[edit]

Ballón began his career with Academia Deportiva Cantolao^[2] and in January 2007 joined Universidad San Martín where he made his debut in the Torneo Descentralizado.^[3] On 26 June 2010 the midfielder left Universidad San Martín and was loaned out to River Plate.^[4]

In January 2015, Ballón joined Sporting Cristal. On 7 February, he scored in his debut for the Torneo Descentralizado against Deportivo Municipal; it was the 2-0.

Ballón played for the Peru national under-17 football team the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Peru.^[5] He has earned 29 caps while a member of the Peru national team.^[6]

Ballón is currently married and has two children.^[7]