Juan Camilo Saiz
Colombian association football player
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| Intro | Colombian association football player | ||
| Places | Colombia | ||
| is | Athlete Football player Association football player | ||
| Work field | Sports | ||
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| Birth | 1 March 1992, El Espinal, Colombia | ||
| Age | 32 years | ||
| Star sign | Pisces | ||
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Biography
Juan Camilo Saiz Ortegón (born 1 March 1992) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Cerro Porteño, on loan from Independiente Medellín.
Career
Club
Envigado were Saiz's first club, he spent time in the team's youth system prior to making his professional debut in August 2009 against La Equidad in a 2–2 draw. After two further league appearances for Envigado, Saiz departed Colombian football on a temporary basis to join Argentine Primera División side Argentinos Juniors on loan. He returned to Envigado six months later without featuring. He went onto make thirty-three more appearances for Envigado. He scored the first goal of his career on 30 July 2014 in a Copa Colombia draw with Atlético Nacional.
Saiz completed a transfer to fellow Colombian top-flight team Independiente Medellín in July 2015. He eventually made his debut in December, coming on for the final minutes in the club's 1–0 league victory versus Atlético Nacional. Forty-five appearances followed in the next three seasons for Saiz. In August 2017, Saiz rejoined Argentinos Juniors on loan. He made his club debut on 24 September 2017 in a 1–1 draw against River Plate. Cerro Porteño of the Paraguayan Primera División secured a twelve-month loan deal for Saiz in July 2018.
International
Saiz represented Colombia at U17 and U20 level. He played in seven matches for the U17s at the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria as the team finished fourth. He also featured seven times for the U20s at the 2011 South American U-20 Championship in Peru.
Career statistics
- As of 9 September 2018.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Envigado | 2009 | Categoría Primera A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||||
| 2015 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 54 | 1 | 18 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 2 | |||
| Argentinos Juniors (loan) | 2010–11 | Argentine Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independiente Medellín | 2015 | Categoría Primera A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 61 | 0 | |||
| Argentinos Juniors (loan) | 2017–18 | Argentine Primera División | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Cerro Porteño (loan) | 2018 | Paraguayan Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 102 | 1 | 23 | 1 | — | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 146 | 2 | |||
Honours
- Independiente Medellín
- Categoría Primera A: 2016 Apertura