Pedro Larrea

Pedro Larrea
Personal information
Full name	Pedro Sebastián Larrea Arellano
Date of birth	May 21, 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Loja, Ecuador
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Center Midfielder
Team information
Current team	LDU Loja
Number	5
Youth career
2001–	LDU Quito
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003–2009	LDU Quito
2010	→ Macará (loan)
2011	Barcelona
2012-	LDU Loja
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 29, 2015

Template:Spanish name Pedro Sebastián Larrea Arellano (born May 21, 1986 in Loja) is an Ecuadorian footballer. He currently plays for LDU Loja.

Club career

Larrea has always played for LDU Quito. He plays as a central midfielder and was often used as a starter whenever Patricio Urrutia can't play. He played in the Copa Sudamericana 2008 as a replacement for Urrutia against Boca Juniors. Liga went on to lose to them 5-1 aggregate.

In the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup, Larrea made two substitute appearances. In the semi-final encounter with Pachuca, he came on in the last two minutes of the game. He provided an assist for Reinaldo Navia but Navia could not score the goal.^[1] He also came on in the last minutes of the final.

In 2009, Larrea began having a more starting role in the squad. He scored his first goal in a 1–1 tie against Emelec in the Ecuadorian Copa Credife. The impressive goal was made from 30 meters out and was named the goal of the week by Ecuadorian newspaper El Comercio.^[2]

International career

Larrea has been called up to represent Ecuador since 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Unfortunately, Larrea has yet to be capped for the Ecuadorian Senior side. Larrea was the replacement for injured Michael Arroyo and will be representing Ecuador at the 2015 Copa América.