# Aldo Corzo

Aldo Sebastián Corzo Chávez (born 20 May 1989) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as right-back for Peruvian Liga 1 club Universitario de Deportes and the Peru national team.

## Club career
### Alianza Lima

Corzo arrived to Alianza Lima after playing in the youth ranks of Club de Regatas Lima when Jaime Duarte, a former Alianza player, saw him. He was promoted to the first team in 2008 by Richard Páez. In August 2008, he made his official debut in a 2–0 victory against Sport Boys in Matute, playing the entire game and doing an outstanding performance. After that match, Corzo became a regular in the starting XI, later a key player, and contributed to saving Alianza from relegation to the second division. The following year, he played the 2009 Torneo Descentralizado finals, ultimately losing against Universitario de Deportes.

### Universidad San Martin

On 7 January 2010, Corzo signed a two years contract for Universidad San Martín de Porres, with which he won the 2010 Torneo Descentralizado, as well as playing the 2010 Copa Sudamericana, the 2011 Copa Libertadores and the 2012 Copa Sudamericana. Corzo played a total of 153 matches for the club and scored 5 goals.

### Deportivo Municipal

After five seasons with San Martín, he moved to Deportivo Municipal for the 2016 season, consolidating himself as the starting right-back, with the team reaching the playoff semi-finals, finishing in fourth place, with Corzo scoring 6 goals and being nominated to the best player award.

### Universitario de Deportes

In December 2016, he was signed by Universitario de Deportes with a contract for two seasons, in which he played in the qualifying stages of the 2017 and 2018 Copa Libertadores. At the end of 2018, after two years of being a regular starter, his contract was renewed for a further three seasons.

## International career

Corzo was part of the Peru U-20 team in the 2009 South American Youth Championship, being eliminated quickly by losing four games. On 2 February 2009, he was called to the senior team by the then current coach Jose 'Chemo' del Solar to play a friendly against El Salvador losing 1–0.
In June 2011, the new Peruvian national team coach Sergio Markarián decided to give Corzo a chance to play in a friendly against Senegal. The friendly took place on 28 June 2011 in Lima, and it was the last friendly before the start of the Copa América. He played the entire match against Senegal which finished in a 1–0 victory in favor of Peru.

### 2011 Copa America

Corzo's consistent performances convinced Markarian to include him in Peru's squad for the 2011 Copa América. He made his Copa America debut by starting against Chile in the group stage. Despite the loss, he put in a strong performance at left back by not allowing Chile, with Alexis Sánchez, to score. Corzo's second game in the Copa America was against Venezuela in the third-place match. He again played from the start of the match and gave another solid performance this time at right back. In the end, he helped Peru claim the bronze medal by winning the match 4–1. This was Peru's best result in the Copa America since they last won Gold in 1975.

### 2016 Copa América

Corzo's performances with Municipal made manager Ricardo Gareca call him up for Peru's squad for the Copa América Centenario, where he played in 2 out of 4 matches.

### 2018 World Cup

In May 2018, he was named in Peru's provisional 24 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

## Playing style

Corzo mainly plays at right back and is naturally right-footed, but he can also play at left back. He is known for his great stamina, his strong willingness to help in the attack, and his aggressive style of defending. He also has good speed and control of the ball.

## Career statistics
### International

    Statistics accurate as of match played on 15 November 2024.
Peru :
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 52 | 0 |

## Honours
### Club
#### Universidad San Martín

* Torneo Descentralizado: 2010

#### Universitario de Deportes

* Peruvian Primera División: 2023, 2024

### Country
#### Peru national team

* Copa América: Bronze medal 2011
* Copa America: Silver medal 2019

### Individual

* Torneo Descentralizado Right-back of the Year: 2009

## Personal life

Corzo studies currently Administration in Business at Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola.