Cristopher Paolo César Hurtado Huertas (born 27 July 1990), commonly known as Paolo Hurtado, is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a winger.
Hurtado made his first team debut with Alianza Lima on 17 February 2008. Knowing he would not have much opportunities in Alianza he decide to go out on loan to Juan Aurich. After a successful loan period Hurtado became a regular in the Alianza Lima first team, proving to be one of their most influential players.
In 2012, he signed with Portuguese team F.C. Paços de Ferreira and swiftly proved his worth, becoming a key player.
On 12 August 2015, Hurtado signed a three-year contract with Reading of the Championship. After struggling to settle in England and also struggling for game time at Reading, Hurtado signed a loan deal with Vitória de Guimarães on 28 January 2016 until 30 June 2016. On 3 August 2016, Reading confirmed that Hurtado had returned to Vitória de Guimarães on a season-long loan.
On 20 July 2017, Reading confirmed that Hurtado had moved to Vitória Guimarães permanently for an undisclosed fee.
In May 2018 he was named in Peru's provisional 24 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Statistics accurate as of match played 9 June 2019