Junior Huerto
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Carlos Junior Huerto Saavedra | ||
Date of birth | 26 April 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Lima, Peru | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Cantolao (on loan from Sporting Cristal) | ||
Number | 30 | ||
Youth career | |||
Universidad San Martín | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2019 | Universidad San Martín | 57 | (4) |
2020– | Sporting Cristal | 8 | (0) |
2021 | → Univ. San Martín (loan) | 15 | (0) |
2022 | → Sport Boys (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2022 | → Cantolao (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2023– | → Cantolao (loan) | 21 | (1) |
International career | |||
2014 | Peru U-15 | ||
2015 | Peru U-17 | 1 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Peru U-20 | 5 | (0) |
2019 | Peru U-23 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:05, 15 October 2023 (UTC) |
Carlos Junior Huerto Saavedra (born 26 April 1999) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a left-back for Peruvian Primera División side Cantolao on loan from Sporting Cristal.
Huerto is also known by his nickname 'Checho'.
Club career
Universidad San Martín
Huerto is a product of Universidad San Martín and made his debut for the club in November 2016. He became a regular starter in the 2018 season with four goals in 30 games. In 2019, Huerto made 25 league appearances.[2]
Sporting Cristal
On 4 January 2020 it was confirmed, that Huerto had joined Sporting Cristal on a deal until the end of 2023.[3] He made his debut for the club on 1 February 2020 against UTC Cajamarca.[4]
To get some more minutes, after playing only 422 minutes in eight games in 2020, Huerto was loaned out back to Universidad San Martín on 9 January 2021 for the entire 2021 season.[5]
On 5 December 2021 it was confirmed, that Huerto would play the 2022 on loan at Sport Boys.[6] However, the spell was cut short and he was instead loaned out to Cantolao in the beginning of July 2022, until the end of the year.[2] Huerto returned to Cristal ahead of the 2023 season, and sat on the bench for one game for Cristal, before heading on a new loan spell at Cantolao.
References
- ^ Junior Huerto at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b Junior Huerto at Soccerway
- ^ Sporting Cristal oficializó a Junior Huerto como fichaje, peru.as.com, 4 January 2020
- ^ UTC CAJAMARCA VS. SPORTING CRISTAL 2 - 1, soccerway.com, 1 February 2020
- ^ Es santo: Junior Huerto jugará esta temporada en San Martín, rpp.pe, 9 January 2021
- ^ Junior Huerto es nuevo jugador de Sport Boys por todo el 2022, ovacion.pe, 5 December 2021
External links
- Junior Huerto at Soccerway