Néstor Duarte

Néstor Duarte

Personal information
Full name	Néstor Duarte Carassa
Date of birth	(1990-09-08) 8 September 1990
Place of birth	Callao, Peru
Height
Position(s)	Center back
Team information
Current team	Universitario
Number	14
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–	Universitario	145	(1)
International career
2007–2008	Peru U17	15	(1)
2012–	Peru	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 July 2012

Néstor Duarte Carassa (born 8 September 1990) is a Peruvian footballer who currently plays for Universitario de Deportes in the Torneo Descentralizado, as a center back.

Club career

Universitario

Before the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup started, Universitario only had contributed 2 players to the U-17 national team; Gary Correa and Juan Zevallos. After the U-17 World Cup, Universitario began to sign several of the U-17 players. Duarte was one of the first U-17 players to sign with Universitario and he made his debut on November 11, 2007 playing against Sport Boys which they won 3-1. Duarte also became a regular starting defender after that game.

International career

Duarte was the captain of the Peru national under-17 football team. With the national team, he qualified for the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea, with other youth players like Reimond Manco, Carlos Bazalar, Manuel Calderón, Irven Ávila, and Gary Correa. They made it through the group stage, passed the Round of 16, but were eliminated in the quarterfinals.

Honours

Club

Universitario de Deportes

• Apertura: 2008
• Torneo Descentralizado (2): 2009, 2013
• U-20 Copa Libertadores (1): 2011

External links

• Duarte.html Néstor Duarte at National-Football-Teams.com
• Nestor Duarte at footballdatabase.eu