Hansell Riojas

Hansell Riojas
Personal information
Full name	Hansell Argenis Riojas La Rosa
Date of birth	15 October 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth	Callao, Peru
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position	Defender
Team information
Current team	Sport Boys
Number	26
Youth career
	Alianza Lima
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011–2012	Sport Boys
2013	Deportivo Municipal
2014	Cienciano
2015–2017	Universidad César Vallejo
2017	Alianza Lima
2017	Belgrano
2018–2019	Alianza Lima
2020	Sport Boys
2021-2023	Cienciano
2024	Malacateco
2024	Unión Comercio
2025–	Sport Boys
International career‡
2014–	Peru
Medal record
Representing Peru
Association football
Copa America
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 December 2025; ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 May 2014

Hansell Argenis Riojas La Rosa (born 15 October 1991) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Sport Boys.

International career

He made his debut for Peru in a 3–0 defeat to England at Wembley Stadium on 30 May 2014.^[1] During the game, he was hit by a paper plane thrown from the crowd,^[2] with footage of the moment subsequently going viral.^[3]

References

↑ McNulty, Phil (30 May 2014). "England 3 - 0 Peru". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
↑ "Peru Defender Hansell Riojas Hit By Paper Aeroplane At Wembley". The Huffington Post. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
↑ Milne, Ben (2 June 2014). "Wembley: What makes an epic paper plane throw?". BBC News Online. Retrieved 29 June 2014.

External links

Hansell Riojas at National-Football-Teams.com
Hansell Riojas at Soccerway
Hansell Riojas at Libero.pe

[1] McNulty, Phil (30 May 2014). "England 3 - 0 Peru". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 May 2014.

[2] "Peru Defender Hansell Riojas Hit By Paper Aeroplane At Wembley". The Huffington Post. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.

[3] Milne, Ben (2 June 2014). "Wembley: What makes an epic paper plane throw?". BBC News Online. Retrieved 29 June 2014.

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