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Carlos Terán
Personal information
Full name Carlos Terán Díaz[1]
Date of birth (2000-09-24) 24 September 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Turbo, Colombia
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Chicago Fire
Number 4
Youth career
Envigado
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Envigado 17 (0)
2020– Chicago Fire 79 (4)
2022 Chicago Fire II 2 (0)
International career‡
2019 Colombia U20 1 (0)
2020– Colombia U23 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:15, 1 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:44, 5 July 2019 (UTC)

Carlos Terán Díaz (born 24 September 2000) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire.

Club career

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Born in Turbo, Colombia, Terán began his career with Categoría Primera A club Envigado.[3] He made his professional debut for the club on 30 January 2019 against Deportivo Pasto, starting in a 1–1 draw.[4] He ended his first season with Envigado appearing in 13 matches, starting 12.[5]

Chicago Fire

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On 21 August 2020, Terán joined American Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire.[3] He made his debut on 28 October, in a 2–1 league defeat against the Philadelphia Union, coming on as a 78th minute substitute.[6]

On 29 April 2023, Terán extended his contract with Chicago until the end of 2026, with a club option for the 2027 season.[7][8] Terán underwent a successful surgery on his right knee in January 2024.[9]

International career

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Terán has represented Colombia at both the iunder-20 and iunder-23 sides. He made his debut for the Colombia under-20's on 23 May 2019 against Poland U20, coming on as a substitute.[10] Terán was then selected into the Colombia under-23 squad for the CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament in 2020, making his debut on 18 January 2020 against Argentina U23. starting in a 3–1 defeat.[11]

Personal life

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In 2022, Terán received his U.S. Green Card, granting him permanent residency in the country.[8]

Career statistics

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As of as of match played 21 October 2023[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Envigado 2019 Categoría Primera A 13 0 3 0 — — 16 0
2020 Categoría Primera A 4 0 0 0 — — 4 0
Total 17 0 3 0 0 0 20 0
Chicago Fire 2020 Major League Soccer 2 0 — — — — 2 0
2021 13 1 — — — — 13 1
2022 22 1 — — — — 22 1
2023 24 1 — — 3 0 27 1
Total 61 3 0 0 3 0 64 3
Career total 78 3 3 0 3 0 84 3

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Colombia" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Carlos Terán". Chicago Fire FC. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b Sandalow, Brian (24 October 2020). "Carlos Teran, Fire hope signing worth the wait". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Deportivo Pasto 1–1 Envigado". Soccerway.
  5. ^ a b Carlos Terán at Soccerway
  6. ^ "Philadelphia Union 2–1 Chicago Fire". Soccerway.
  7. ^ "Chicago Fire FC Sign Defender Carlos Terán to New Contract". Chicago Fire FC. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Chicago Fire sign defender Carlos Terán to new deal". MLSSoccer.com. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Defender Carlos Terán Undergoes Successful Knee Surgery". ChicagoFireFC.com. Chicago Fire. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Poland U20 0–2 Colombia U20". Soccerway.
  11. ^ "Colombia U23 1–3 Argentina U23". Soccerway.
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