Miguel Villalta

After playing in several district teams, Miguel Villalta played for Cienciano's youth team in 1997, playing as a midfielder. In 1999, Villalta debuted with Cienciano's first team, when Cienciano's current coach, Franco Navarro, put him in as a defender in a match against Unión Minas. In 2007, he suffered burns on the soles of his feet after playing on artificial turf or artificial pitch in blazing sun.

Villalta has made 28 appearances for the Peru national football team.