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Juan Camilo Saiz Ortegón (born 1 March 1992) is a Colombian professional
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who currently plays as a
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.


Club career

Envigado Envigado () is a town southeast of Medellín, Colombia in the department of Antioquia. It is located in the Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley. It borders El Poblado, Medellín to the north, Sabaneta to the south, El Retiro and Caldas to ...
were Saiz's first club, he spent time in the team's youth system prior to making his professional debut in August 2009 against
La Equidad Club Deportivo La Equidad Seguros, also known as La Equidad, is a professional Colombian football team based in Bogotá, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the Metropolitano de Techo stadium. History ...
in a 2–2 draw. After two further league appearances for Envigado, Saiz departed Colombian football on a temporary basis to join
Argentine Primera División The Primera División (; en, "First Division"), known officialy as Liga Profesional de Fútbol, or Torneo Binance for sponsorship reasons, is a professional football league in Argentina, organised by the Argentine Football Association (AFA). Th ...
side
Argentinos Juniors Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in the Argentine Primera División, and was recognized as one of the ...
on loan. He returned to Envigado six months later without featuring. He went onto make thirty-three more appearances for Envigado. He scored the first goal of his career on 30 July 2014 in a
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draw with
Atlético Nacional Atlético Nacional S. A., best known as Atlético Nacional, is a Colombian professional association football, football club based in Medellín. The club is one of only three clubs to have played in every first division tournament in the countr ...
. Saiz completed a transfer to fellow Colombian top-flight team
Independiente Medellín Deportivo Independiente Medellín, also known as Independiente Medellín or DIM, is a Colombian professional football club based in Medellín that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at Estadio Atanasio Girardo ...
in July 2015. He eventually made his debut in December, coming on for the final minutes in the club's 1–0 league victory versus Atlético Nacional. Forty-five appearances followed in the next three seasons for Saiz. In August 2017, Saiz rejoined Argentinos Juniors on loan. He made his club debut on 24 September 2017 in a 1–1 draw against River Plate.
Cerro Porteño Club Cerro Porteño is a professional Paraguayan football club, based in the neighbourhood of Obrero in Asunción. Founded in 1912, Cerro has won 34 Primera División titles and is one of the most popular football clubs in Paraguay. Its presi ...
of the
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secured a loan deal for Saiz in July 2018. He ended up remaining until June 2020, making thirty-one appearances. On 22 August 2020, Saiz headed to Europe to join
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side
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on loan. He made his debut for the club on 28 August against
Anorthosis Famagusta Anorthosis Famagusta ( el, Ανόρθωση Αμμοχώστου, translit=Anorthosi Ammochostou), commonly known as Anorthosis in English or Anorthosi in Greek, is a Cypriot football club, part of the Anorthosis Famagusta multi-sport club fou ...
, prior to scoring his first goal in a 2–2 draw with
Ethnikos Achna Ethnikos Achna Football Club ( el, Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Εθνικός Άχνας), commonly known as Ethnikos Achna, or simply Ethnikos, is a Cypriot football club based in the village of Achna. Founded in 1968, the club current ...
on 19 September.


International career

Saiz represented Colombia at U17 and
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level. He played in seven matches for the U17s at the
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in Nigeria as the team finished fourth. He also featured seven times for the U20s at the
2011 South American U-20 Championship The 2011 South American Youth Championship ( es, Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20 “Juventud de America” Perú 2011, pt, Campeonato Sul-Americano Sub-20 “Juventude da America” Peru 2011) was a football competition for U-20 national teams in ...
in Peru.


Career statistics

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Honours

;Independiente Medellín *
Categoría Primera A The Categoría Primera A (), commonly referred to as Liga BetPlay Dimayor (between 2015 and 2019 ''Liga Águila'') due to sponsorship by online betting company BetPlay, is a Colombian professional league for association football clubs. It is the ...
: 2016 Apertura


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* 1992 births Living people People from Balcarce Partido Colombian men's footballers Sportspeople from Tolima Department Envigado F.C. players Argentinos Juniors footballers Independiente Medellín footballers Cerro Porteño players Pafos FC players Riga FC players Doxa Katokopias FC players Deportes Tolima footballers Cúcuta Deportivo footballers Peyia 2014 players Colombia men's youth international footballers Colombia men's under-20 international footballers Men's association football defenders Categoría Primera A players Argentine Primera División players Cypriot First Division players Colombian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Paraguay Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Latvia Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Latvia {{Colombia-footy-defender-stub