About Edison Flores

Edison Michael Flores Peralta (born 14 May 1994), is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Peruvian Liga 1 club Universitario de Deportes, on loan from Liga MX club Atlas, and the Peru national team.

Flores began his career in the youth ranks of Lima club Universitario de Deportes. In 2011, at the age of 17, he helped Universitario win the U-20 Copa Libertadores and was named best player of the tournament.

With the national team, he participated at the 2018 FIFA World Cup and was the joint top scorer (together with Paolo Guerrero) for Peru in the qualifiers for said competition, with 5 goals. He also played at two Copa América tournaments: the Centenario (2016) and Brazil 2019, the latter of which he helped finish runners-up. Having scored 15 goals, Flores is Peru's third active top goalscorer after Paolo Guerrero and Christian Cueva.