Carlos Olascuaga

Club

Associação Académica de Coimbra

Position

Midfielder

Nationality

United Kingdom

Date of birth

1992-07-22

Birthplace

Lima, Peru

Height

1.75 m (5 ft 7 in)

Weight

72 kg

Carlos Dante Olascuaga Viera (born 22 July 1992) is a Peruvian footballer who currently plays for Académica in Portugal, as a second striker.

Club career
He was promoted to the Alianza Lima first team in 2008 by Richard Páez along with his team-mates Aldo Corzo and Felix Goyzueta. His official debut was against Coronel Bolognesi FC in a 1-2 loss for his side. He also played for the Alianza Lima U20 side.

In January 2011, Olascuaga was loaned out to Cienciano for the start of 2011 season. On 21 February 2011 he made his debut for Cienciano in Cusco against Sport Boys. Olascuaga entered the match in the 62nd minute replacing Fernando Masías, which ended in a 3-0 win for Cienciano. On 11 May 2011 Olascuaga scored his first professional goal in the 3rd minute in a home match against Juan Aurich, which ended 2-1 in favor of Cienciano.

In July 2014, Olascuaga was loaned to Portuguese side Académica for 6 months. His first appearance was against Deportivo la Coruña in a friendly match. He started the match but was switched out for the start of the second.