Juan Camilo Saiz Ortegón (born 1 March 1992) is a Colombian professional footballer who currently plays as a centre-back for Cypriot club AEZ Zakakiou.[1]
Club career
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.[1] 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.[1] He returned to Envigado six months later without featuring. He went onto make thirty-three more appearances for Envigado.[1] He scored the first goal of his career on 30 July 2014 in a Copa Colombia draw with Atlético Nacional.[1]
Saiz completed a transfer to fellow Colombian top-flight team Independiente Medellín in July 2015.[1][3] He eventually made his debut in December, coming on for the final minutes in the club's 1–0 league victory versus Atlético Nacional.[1] Forty-five appearances followed in the next three seasons for Saiz.[1] In August 2017, Saiz rejoined Argentinos Juniors on loan.[4] He made his club debut on 24 September 2017 in a 1–1 draw against River Plate.[1][5] Cerro Porteño of the Paraguayan Primera División secured a loan deal for Saiz in July 2018.[1] He ended up remaining until June 2020, making thirty-one appearances.[1]
On 22 August 2020, Saiz headed to Europe to join Cypriot First Division side Pafos on loan.[6] He made his debut for the club on 28 August against Anorthosis Famagusta, prior to scoring his first goal in a 2–2 draw with Ethnikos Achna on 19 September.[1]
International career
Saiz represented Colombia at U17 and U20 level.[1] 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.[1]
Career statistics
- As of 7 June 2021.[1]
| 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[a] | 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[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | 41 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7[c] | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |||
| Pafos (loan) | 2020–21 | First Division | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 37 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 163 | 3 | 24 | 1 | — | 17 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 214 | 4 | |||
- ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in the Categoría Primera A play-offs
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
Honours
- Independiente Medellín[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Juan Camilo Saiz profile". Soccerway. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ Juan Camilo Saiz at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Saiz, Angulo, Burbano y Ángelo, 'camino a Medellín'". Win Sports. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "Juan Camilo Saiz pasa a Argentinos cedido por DIM". ESPN Deportes. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "Juan Camilo Saiz profile". BDFA. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "CAMILO SAIZ JOINS PAFOS FC". Pafos. 22 August 2020. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
External links
- Juan Camilo Saiz at Soccerway