Deivy Balanta

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Deivy Balanta
Balanta at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name Deivy Alexander Balanta Abonía[1]
Date of birth (1993-09-02) 2 September 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Bogotá, Colombia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Honduras Progreso
Number 3
Youth career
0000–2010 Atlético Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Atlético Nacional 0 (0)
2011–2012 → All Boys (loan) 0 (0)
2012–2016 Alianza Petrolera 72 (1)
2016–2019 Atlético Junior 50 (0)
2019–2021 → Millonarios (loan) 10 (0)
2021–2022 Once Caldas 14 (0)
2023– Honduras Progreso 0 (0)
International career
2013 Colombia U20 13 (0)
2015–2016 Colombia Olympic 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:13, 27 July 2023 (UTC)

Deivy Alexander Balanta Abonía (born 2 September 1993) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a central defender for Liga Nacional club Honduras Progreso.

Career[edit]

Balanta started his youth career with Atlético Nacional. He was loaned to All Boys in Argentina, but did not feature with the Argentine Primera División club.

Balanta joined Alianza Petrolera on 8 July 2012.[3] He achieved promotion with Alianza Petrolera by winning the 2012 Categoría Primera B.[4] He was called up to represent Colombia at the 2013 South American Youth Football Championship[5] and the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[6]

On 6 January 2016, Balanta joined Atlético Junior.[7] In July 2016, he extended his contract with the Barranquilla team.[8] He was also called up to represent Colombia at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[9] Balanta contract was not extended, and he became a free agent in June 2019.[10]

On 17 July 2019, Balanta joined Millonarios on loan for one year.[11]

On 7 January 2021, Balanta joined Once Caldas.[12]

In December 2022, Balanta joined Honduran club Honduras Progreso.[13]

Career statistics[edit]

Club statistics[edit]

As of 23 October 2023[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental[a] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Alianza Petrolera 2012 Categoría Primera B 13 0 0 0 — 13 0
2013 Categoría Primera A 12 0 7 0 — 19 0
2014 Categoría Primera A 27 0 2 0 — 29 0
2015 Categoría Primera A 20 1 4 0 — 24 1
Total 72 1 13 0 0 0 85 1
Junior 2016 Categoría Primera A 19 0 4 0 6 0 29 0
2017 Categoría Primera A 13 0 6 0 5 0 24 0
2018 Categoría Primera A 13 0 1 0 2 0 16 0
2019 Categoría Primera A 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
Total 50 0 12 0 13 0 75 0
Millonarios (loan) 2019 Categoría Primera A 10 0 0 0 — 10 0
2020 Categoría Primera A 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Once Caldas 2021 Categoría Primera A 15 0 0 0 — 15 0
2022 Categoría Primera A 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 15 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Honduras Progreso 2022–23 Liga Nacional 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Career total 147 1 25 0 13 0 185 1
  1. ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana

References[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Deivy Balanta.
  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Colombia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
  2. ^ Deivy Balanta Archived 16 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  3. ^ Nacional, Atlético (9 July 2012). "4 JUGADORES A ALIANZA ORIENTE". Atlético Nacional (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  4. ^ Rivera, Alejandro Garzón (1 December 2012). "Alianza Petrolera es campeón del Torneo de Ascenso". Caracol Radio (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Colombia selecciona a sus 22 jugadores para el Sudamericano Sub-20 - CONMEBOL". www.conmebol.com (in European Spanish). 3 January 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  6. ^ Daniel (15 June 2013). "Jugadores convocados de Colombia para el mundial sub-20". Every Fútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Llegan hoy a Barranquilla tres jugadores para Junior". app.juniorfc.co (in Spanish). 6 January 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Deivy Balanta extendió su contrato con el equipo "Tiburón"". app.juniorfc.co (in Spanish). 15 July 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  9. ^ "'Teo' Gutiérrez lidera lista de selección Colombia para Rio-2016 - CONMEBOL". www.conmebol.com (in European Spanish). 15 July 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  10. ^ Valencia, Juan Camilo (12 June 2019). "Será el último día de dos futbolistas en el Junior FC". Futbolete (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  11. ^ "Oficial: Deivy Balanta es nuevo jugador de Millonarios". Diario AS (in Spanish). 17 July 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Balanta, Valencia y Valoyes, nuevas contrataciones del blanco - Once Caldas DAF" (in Spanish). 7 January 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  13. ^ Gutiérrez, Omar (3 January 2023). "Llevan semanas trabajando y nadie se percató: los extranjeros de buen currículum del Honduras Progreso". www.diez.hn (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  14. ^ Deivy Balanta at Soccerway

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