Juan Sebastián Botero

Sebastián Botero

Personal information
Full name	Juan Sebastián Botero
Date of birth	July 4, 1986 (1986-07-04)
Place of birth	Ames, IA, United States
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	midfielder
Club information
Current club	Cucuta Deportivo
Youth career
1999-2003	Independiente Medellín
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003-2007	Independiente Medellín	46	(?)
2007	FC Dallas
2008-2009	CD Atlético Huila
2009	Once Caldas
2012-present	Cucuta Deportivo
National team‡
2003	Colombia U-17
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 Aug 2007. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 Aug 2007

Juan Sebastián Botero, born in Ames, Iowa to Colombian parents, is a soccer midfielder that currently plays for Cucuta Deportivo .

Football career

Botero and his family moved to Colombia when he was one year old, and he joined the Independiente Medellín youth system at age 13. He made his professional first team debut for Medellin at age 17, on August 3, 2003 versus Atletico Huila. In his four years with the club, he went on to make 46 first team appearances, playing his final game in June 2007 against Cúcuta Deportivo. In 2003, Botero played for Colombia’s Under-17 national team in the South American championships, scoring a goal against Paraguay while also playing against Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, and Uruguay. He was on the development roster with FC Dallas during 2007 but was waived at the end of the year. He was later picked up to play for CD Atlético Huila to play in the Copa Mustang in Colombia. He is going to play for Once Caldas the second semester of 2009.now stay in the best club of Colombia the Once Caldas; Champion mustang cup 2009.

References

• Juan Sebastián Botero Arango, Postbon League (page in Spanish)