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Jhon Cifuente
Personal information
Full name Jhon Jairo Cifuente Vergara
Date of birth (1992-07-23) 23 July 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Delfín
Number 16
Youth career
2008–2009 Olmedo
2009–2011 Deportivo Quito
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Juventud Minera 43 (42)
2015–2016 Macará 54 (25)
2016–2018 Universidad Católica 94 (60)
2019 Pyramids 14 (3)
2020– Delfín 4 (2)
International career‡
2017– Ecuador 4 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:40, 18 September 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2018

Jhon Jairo Cifuente Vergara (born 23 July 1992) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for Delfín S.C. as a forward.

Club career

Early career

Cifuente was born in Esmeraldas, and represented Olmedo and Deportivo Quito as a youth. In 2011 he joined Segunda Categoría side CD Juventud Minera, where he appeared and scored regularly.[1]

Macará

On 18 February 2015, Cifuente signed for Macará in Serie B. He scored his first goal as a professional on 22 March in a 3–3 home draw against Técnico Universitario, and finished the season with 11 goals in 34 appearances.

Universidad Católica

On 19 July 2016, Cifuente was transferred to Serie A side Universidad Católica, with his former side retaining half of his federative rights.[2] He made his debut in the category on 6 August, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 home win over Emelec.

Cifuente scored his first goals in the main category of Ecuadorian football on 15 October 2016, netting four times in a 6–1 home routing of Mushuc Runa.[3] The following 30 May, he scored a hat-trick in a 3–0 Copa Sudamericana home defeat of Petrolero.[4]

Cifuente ended the 2018 campaign as the topscorer with 37 goals, eight ahead of Brayan Angulo.

Pyramids

On 20 December 2018, Cifuente moved abroad for the first time in his career after agreeing to a contract with Egyptian Premier League side Pyramids FC.[5]

International career

Cifuente made his full international debut for Ecuador on 8 June 2017, replacing Enner Valencia late into a 1–1 friendly draw against Venezuela at the FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida.[6] He scored his first international goal five days later, netting the opener in a 3–0 home success over El Salvador.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 14 January 2019
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Juventud Minera 2011[8] Segunda Categoría 16 10 — — — 16 10
2012[8] 5 2 — — 5[a] 7 10 9
2013[8] 5 2 — — 3[a] 8 8 10
2014[8] 17 28 — — 6[a] 20 23 48
Total 43 42 — — 14 35 57 77
Macará 2015[8] Serie B 34 11 — — — 34 11
2016[8] 20 14 — — — 20 14
Total 54 25 — — — 54 25
Universidad Católica 2016[9] Serie A 15 8 — 1[b] 0 — 16 8
2017[9] 36 15 — 4[b] 5 — 40 20
2018[9] 43 37 — — — 43 37
Total 94 60 — 5 5 — 99 65
Pyramids 2018–19[9] Egyptian Premier League 2 1 0 0 — — 2 1
Career total 193 128 0 0 5 5 14 35 212 168
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Campeonato Provincial de Segunda Categoría de Bolívar
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

International

As of 20 November 2018[10]
Ecuador national team
Year Apps Goals
2017 2 1
2018 2 1
Total 4 2

International goals

Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 14 June 2017 Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States  El Salvador
1–0
3–0
 Friendly
2. 20 November 2018 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Panama 1–0 2–1 Friendly

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Jhon Cifuentes: Quiero llegar a la selección de Ecuador y jugar con Enner Valencia" [Jhon Cifuentes: I want to reach the Ecuador national team and play with Enner Valencia] (in Spanish). El Universo. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  2. ^ "La Serie A se lleva al goleador del Macará de Ambato" [Serie A take the goalscorer of Macará de Ambato] (in Spanish). Fútbol Ecuador. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Universidad Católica goleó 6–1 a Mushuc Runa y Jhon Cifuentes fue la figura" [Universidad Católica thrashed Mushuc Runa by 6–1 and Jhon Cifuentes was the man] (in Spanish). El Universo. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Jhon Cifuente clasificó a U. Católica a la segunda fase de la Sudamericana" [Jhon Cifuente qualified U. Católica to the second round of the Sudamericana] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  5. ^ "OFFICIAL: Pyramids FC sign Ecuadorian Jhon Cifuente". KingFut. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Ecuador empató 1-1 con Venezuela en primer partido amistoso en Estados Unidos" [Ecuador drew 1–1 with Venezuela in the first friendly in the United States] (in Spanish). Ecuavisa. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Ecuador goleó a El Salvador" [Ecuador thrashed El Salvador] (in Spanish). Revista Estadio. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  8. ^ a b c d e f "Cifuente Vergara Jhon Jairo" (in Spanish). Ecuadorian Football Federation. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  9. ^ a b c d Jhon Cifuente at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Jhon Cifuente". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
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