Ysrael Zúñiga

Ysrael Zúñiga
Personal information
Full name Herlyn Ysrael Zuñiga Yáñez
Date of birth (1976-08-27) 27 August 1976
Place of birth Lima, Peru
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1991–1994 Sporting Cristal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995 Guardia Republicana 19 (28)
1996 –1997 Coronel Bolognesi 22 (23)
1997 Sport Agustino 24 (26)
1998 Coronel Bolognesi 18 (25)
1999 Melgar 39 (32)
2000–2002 Coventry City 30 (3)
2002–2003 Estudiantes (LP) 6 (0)
2003 Cruz Azul Hidalgo 4 (0)
2003–2004 Universitario 45 (15)
2005 Atlético Universidad 21 (3)
2005–2006 Sporting Cristal 36 (7)
2007 Melgar 38 (19)
2008–2009 Bursaspor 19 (6)
2009 Melgar 34 (14)
2010–2012 Juan Aurich 80 (21)
2013–2018 Melgar 155 (41)
Total 556 (259)
International career
1999–2007 Peru 21 (3)
Managerial career
2018– FBC Melgar Youth Team (assistant coach)
Medal record
Guardia Republicana
WinnerPeruvian Segunda División1995
Coronel Bolognesi
Runner-upCopa Perú1998
Sporting Cristal
WinnerPeruvian League2005
Juan Aurich
WinnerPeruvian League2011
Melgar
WinnerPeruvian League2015
Runner-upPeruvian League2016
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Herlyn Ysrael Zúñiga Yáñez (born 27 August 1976) is a Peruvian dentist and former footballer who played as a striker for the Peru national team and for clubs including Coventry City, Estudiantes and Melgar. Since retirement, Zúñiga has reverted to dentistry in his homeland, which he obtained qualifications for concurrently during his tenure at Sporting Cristal.