A new promise of Peruvian football. Macarena Plascencia She is a soccer player in the club’s youth department. Lima Alliance who has attracted the attention of users thanks to his great skill with the ball, as shown on his social networks. At just 12 years old, there are already those who think she is the next one “Peruvian Harvest”. La República had the opportunity to speak with the young athlete, who told us how her passion for the sport came about.
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Macarena Plascencia and her passion for football
Sport has always been present for Macarena Plascencia, as she became a national gymnastics champion at the age of five. A year later, thanks to his older brother, he discovered a new passion for football. So he began training with Guillermo La Rosa, a former soccer player for the Peruvian soccer team.
Her arduous preparation caught the attention of minor league coaches Alianza Lima, who invited her to join the club in 2022. Although he started playing in the U14 team, he is currently part of the U12 team.
“I started my preparation at the Cueto La Rosa Academy and after a while I received a message on Instagram (from Club Alianza Lima) where they invited me to play (…) I joined the U14 team , because when I started there was no U12 category,” explained Macarena Plascencia.
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Macarena Plascencia, Alianza Lima U12 footballer. Photo: LR Composition/@macarena_plasencia/Instagram
The member of Alianza Lima’s U12 team is currently active on the field as a right-back. To strengthen your skills, you should organize your studies with your training plans.
“I’m in my first year (of high school) and I have training sessions at Club Alianza Lima on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. I’m done and going straight to my house so I can “study,” he said.
The popular “Peruvian Messi” together with his team managed to win various championships and tournaments, including the Lima Metropolitan League. Now his greatest wish is to join the Victorian first team and play in the premier league like Sashenka Porras. “My biggest dream is to become a professional soccer player,” he said.