Juan Camilo Saiz

Juan Camilo Saiz
Personal information
Full name Juan Camilo Saiz Ortegón
Date of birth (1992-03-01) 1 March 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth El Espinal, Colombia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back[2]
Team information
Current team
 AEZ Zakakiou
Youth career
Envigado
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2015 Envigado 54 (1)
2010 → Argentinos Juniors (loan) 0 (0)
2015–2021 Independiente Medellín 37 (0)
2017–2018 → Argentinos Juniors (loan) 11 (0)
2018–2020 → Cerro Porteño (loan) 25 (0)
2020–2021 → Pafos (loan) 36 (2)
2022 Riga 7 (0)
2022 Doxa Katokopias 11 (0)
2022 Deportes Tolima 3 (0)
2023 Cúcuta Deportivo 0 (0)
2023–2024 Peyia 2014 16 (0)
2024 Arsenal de Sarandí 3 (0)
2024– AEZ Zakakiou 0 (0)
International career
2009 Colombia U17 7 (0)
2011 Colombia U20 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 July 2024

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]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in the Categoría Primera A play-offs
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
  4. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores

Honours

Independiente Medellín[1]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Juan Camilo Saiz at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "Saiz, Angulo, Burbano y Ángelo, 'camino a Medellín'". Win Sports. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Juan Camilo Saiz pasa a Argentinos cedido por DIM". ESPN Deportes. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Juan Camilo Saiz profile". BDFA. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  6. ^ "CAMILO SAIZ JOINS PAFOS FC". Pafos. 22 August 2020. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.


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