Elkin Blanco

Elkin Blanco
Personal information
Full name	Elkin Blanco Rivas
Date of birth	September 5, 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Acandí, Chocó, Colombia
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Orense
Number	15
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008	Once Caldas
2009–2016	Millonarios
2014	→ Sheriff Tiraspol (loan)
2016–2017	Atlético Nacional
2017–2018	América de Cali
2019	Rionegro Águilas
2019	Atlético Bucaramanga
2020–	Orense
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:17, 26 July 2020 (UTC)

Elkin Blanco Rivas^[a] (born 5 September 1989 in Acandí, Chocó), known as Elkin Blanco, is a Colombian football midfielder who currently plays for Orense in the Categoría Primera A.^[1]

Career

Club

In July 2014, Blanco joined Moldovan Divizia Națională side Sheriff Tiraspol on a six-month loan.^[2] Blanco returned to Millonarios at the end of his loan deal in January 2015.^[3]

International

He has played in the ^{[clarification needed]} with the U-20. In 2009, he played South American Championship U-20 in Venezuela.

Career statistics

Club

As of 26 November 2016^[4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Super Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Millonarios	2009	Categoría Primera A	17	0	8	0	—		—		25	0
	2010		18	0	5	0	—		—		23	0
	2011		19	1	16	0	—		—		35	1
	2012		21	0	9	0	6	0	—		36	0
	2013		36	0	11	0	4	0	2	0	53	0
	2014		4	0	0	0	—		—		4	0
	2015		11	0	1	0	—		—		12	0
	2016		17	1	4	0	—		—		21	1
	Total		143	2	54	0	10	0	2	0	209	2
Sheriff Tiraspol (loan)	2014–15	Divizia Națională	7	0	0	0	4	0	—		11	0
Atlético Nacional	2016	Categoría Primera A	16	1	4	0	8	0	—		28	1
Career total			166	3	58	0	22	0	2	0	248	3

Notes

^ In this article, the surname is Blanco, not Rivas.

References

^ http://www.caracol.com.co/nota.aspx?id=768872
^ "Ряды Шерифа пополнил Бланко Элкин". www.fc-sheriff.com/ (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 2 July 2014. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
^ "Команду покинул Элкин Бланко". www.fc-sheriff.com/ (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
^ "E.Blanco". uk.soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 23 December 2015.

External links

Elkin Blanco at BDFA (in Spanish)

[1] In this article, the surname is Blanco, not Rivas.

[2] ttp://www.caracol.com.co/nota.aspx?id=768872

[3] "Ряды Шерифа пополнил Бланко Элкин". www.fc-sheriff.com/ (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 2 July 2014. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.

[4] "Команду покинул Элкин Бланко". www.fc-sheriff.com/ (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.

[5] "E.Blanco". uk.soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 23 December 2015.

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