Sixto Betancourt

Sixto Betancourt

Personal information
Full name	Sixto Ubaldo Betancourt Véliz
Date of birth	(1992-05-16) 16 May 1992
Place of birth	Tiquisate, Guatemala
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Plaza Colonia
Youth career
-2011	Suchitepéquez
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2012	Juventud Retalteca	16	(0)
2012–2013	Deportivo Malacateco	39	(0)
2013–	Municipal	13	(0)
2014	→ Cartaginés (loan)	9	(0)
2015	→ Plaza Colonia (loan)	9	(0)
International career‡
2009	Guatemala U17	?	(?)
2011	Guatemala U20	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 July 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 February 2015

Sixto Betancourt (born 18 June 1992 in Tiquisate) is a Guatemalan football defender who currently plays for Plaza Colonia in the Uruguayan Segunda División.

Club career

Betancourt made his professional debut with Juventud Retalteca on 5 February 2012 against Suchitepéquez in a 3-1 away loss.

In August 2014, he was sent on loan to Costa Rican side C.S. Cartaginés.

In February 2015, he was sent again on loan but now to Uruguayan club Plaza Colonia.

International career

Betancourt has played for Guatemala at various youth levels, appearing first for the U17 team at the 2009 CONCACAF U-17 Championship. He also played with the U20 team at the 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship helping his country to qualify for the first time to the U-20 World Cup where he played too.

External links

• Sixto Betancourt at Soccerway
• Sixto Betancourt – FIFA competition record (archived)