Keny Arroyo Alvarado

Midfielder · Cruzeiro

Nationality

Ecuador

Born

2006-02-14

Birthplace

Guayaquil, Ecuador

Height

1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)

Weight

75 kg

Position

Midfielder

Keny Alexander Arroyo Alvarado (born 14 February 2006), sometimes known as Cheche Arroyo, is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a winger for Cruzeiro and the Ecuador national team. Career Arroyo is a youth product of Academia Alfaro Moreno before moving to the youth academy of Independiente del Valle in 2016. He made his senior and professional debut with Independiente as a substitute in a 2–1 loss to Nacional on 2 December 2023. In February 2025 he signed with Turkish club Beşiktaş. On 2 September 2025, Arroyo signed with Brazilian team Cruzeiro until the end of 2029. International career Arroyo was selected by the Ecuador U17s to represent them at the 2023 South American U-17 Championship. Later that same year he was chosen for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He was called up to the senior Ecuador national team for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in October 2024. He made his senior debut as a substitute in a 0–0 tie with Uruguay on 16 October 2024.