Arnold Peralta
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Arnold Fabián Peralta Sosa[1] | ||
Date of birth | 29 March 1989 | ||
Place of birth | La Ceiba, Honduras | ||
Date of death | 10 December 2015 | (aged 26)||
Place of death | La Ceiba, Honduras | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2013 | Vida | 114 | (2) |
2013–2015 | Rangers | 24 | (1) |
2015 |
Olimpia | 23 | (1) |
Total | 161 | (4) | |
International career | |||
2009 | Honduras U20 | 3 | (1) |
2010 | Honduras U21 | 2 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Honduras U23 | 9 | (0) |
2011–2015 | Honduras | 26 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 December 2015 |
Arnold Fabián Peralta Sosa (29 March 1989 – 10 December 2015) was a Honduran footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
He began his career at
He was shot dead on 10 December 2015 in his hometown of La Ceiba. He was buried in Jardines de Paz Ceibeños cemetery.[2][3]
Career
Club
Vida
Born in
Rangers
In June 2013, Peralta agreed to join the Scottish club Rangers on a four–year deal, subject to receiving a work permit. He was eligible to play once Rangers' player registration embargo was lifted on 1 September 2013.[5] Peralta scored his first goal for Rangers in a friendly against Dundee.[6] Already crowned Scottish League One champions, his first competitive goal came against Stranraer on 26 April 2014, a 3–0 win at Ibrox which saw Rangers pass 100 points in the season.[7]
On 21 January 2015, Rangers announced that Peralta's contract had been terminated by mutual consent.[8] He went on trial with Kazakhstan's Shakhter Karagandy,[9] but did not earn a contract.[10]
Olimpia
Peralta later returned to his home country after signing for
International
Peralta was the Honduran Under-20 captain. He helped his country qualify for the
He made his senior debut for Honduras in a September 2011 friendly match against Paraguay and represented his country in seven FIFA World Cup qualification matches,[14] as well as playing at the 2013 Copa Centroamericana.[15] He missed Honduras' 2014 FIFA World Cup attempt due to injury.[16] At the time of his death, he had appeared 26 times for his country.
Death
Peralta died after being fatally shot outside a shopping mall in his hometown of La Ceiba on 10 December 2015, at the age of 26.[17] He was hit by eighteen bullets, and police ruled out robbery as a motive.[16]
Two days later, a minute of silence was observed at Ibrox before a Scottish Championship game between Rangers and Morton.[18]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
CD Vida | 2008–09 | Liga Nacional | 21 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 21 | 0 | ||||
2009–10 | 20 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 20 | 0 | ||||||
2010–11 | 26 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 26 | 0 | ||||||
2011–12 | 24 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 24 | 0 | ||||||
2012–13 | 23 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 23 | 2 | ||||||
Total | 114 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 114 | 2 | ||
Rangers | 2013–14[21] | Scottish League One | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
2014–15[22] | Scottish Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Total | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
CD Olimpia
|
2014–15 | Liga Nacional | 9 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | - | 11 | 0 | ||||
2015–16 | 14 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | - | 16 | 1 | ||||||
Total | 23 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 0 | - | - | 27 | 1 | ||||
Career total | 161 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 172 | 4 |
International
Honduras[20] | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2011 | 1 | 0 |
2012 | 5 | 0 |
2013 | 13 | 0 |
2014 | 3 | 0 |
2015 | 4 | 0 |
Total | 26 | 0 |
Honours
- Rangers
References
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009: List of Players: Honduras" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009.
- ^ DiarioMas.hn – ¡Asesinaron al defensor Arnold Peralta! – 11 December 2015
- ^ LaPrensa.hn – Asesinan al futbolista hondureño Arnold Peralta – 11 December 2015
- ^ "Arnold Peralta". Worldfootball.net. 29 March 1989.
- ^ "Peralta Agrees Rangers Deal". David Melvin. Rangers.co.uk. 3 June 2013. Archived from the original on 12 January 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ^ "Arnie Will Keep Improving". Andrew Dickson. Rangers.co.uk. 31 July 2013. Archived from the original on 4 August 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ Murray, Keir (26 April 2014). "Rangers 3-0 Stranraer". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ "Arnold Peralta Leaves Rangers". Rangers Football Club. Rangers.co.uk. 21 January 2015. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ "Игрок Глазго Рейнджерс и сборной Гондураса в Шахтёре". sport.gazeta.kz (in Russian). 23 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ "Перальты не будет в Шахтёре". sports.kz (in Russian). 29 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ "Arnold Peralta ya entrena con Olimpia de Honduras - Diario La Tribuna Honduras". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ^ Arnold Peralta: "Es una bendición ponerme la camiseta de Olimpia" - Diario Diez
- ^ "Arnold Peralta". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ Arnold Peralta – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Copa Centroamericana 2013 (UNCAF Nations Cup) – RSSSF
- ^ a b "Arnold Peralta: Honduras footballer shot dead". BBC News. BBC. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ "Asesinan al futbolista hondureño Arnold Peralta" [Honduran footballer Arnold Peralta murdered]. laprensa.hn (in Spanish). 11 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ Wilson, Richard (12 December 2015). "Rangers 2-2 Morton". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ^ "A.Peralta". uk.soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Arnold Fabián Peralta Sosa". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ "Games played by Arnold Peralta in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ "Games played by Arnold Peralta in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
External links
- Arnold Peralta at National-Football-Teams.com
- Rangers F.C. profile
- Arnold Peralta – FIFA competition record (archived)