Roger Cañas Henao (born 27 March 1990) is a Colombian

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who plays as a

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who plays for Shakhter Karagandy.

Career

Tranzit

After playing for Tranzit during the first half of 2010, Cañas was close to signing for

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side

Udinese Calcio Udinese Calcio, commonly referred to as Udinese, is a professional Football in Italy, Italian association football, football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, that currently plays in Serie A. It was founded on 30 November 1896 as a ...

during the summer, but following a poor

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for

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, the

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changed the limitations on foreign players, meaning Udinese could only sign one non-eu player that season.

Jagiellonia Białystok

In August 2011, he was loaned to

Jagiellonia Białystok Jagiellonia Białystok () is a Polish football club based in Białystok that plays in the Ekstraklasa, the top level of Polish football. The club was founded in 1920 by soldiers in the Reserve Battalion in Białystok. Jagiellonia play their home g ...

on a one-year deal.

Shakhter Karagandy

In January 2012, Cañas signed for

Kazakhstan Premier League The Kazakhstan Professional Football League ( kk, Қазақстан Премьер Лигасы, ''Qazaqstan Premer Ligasy''), commonly referred to as Kazakh Premier League or simply Premier League, is the top division of football in Kazakhstan ...

side

FC Shakhter Karagandy Football Club Shakhter ( kk, "Шахтер" футбол клубы, Shakhter fýtbol klýby), commonly referred to as FC Shakhter Karagandy ( kk, Қарағанды/Qarağandı ;Russian: Караганда/Karaganda), is a professional footba ...

Astana

In January 2014 Cañas signed for

Metalurh Donetsk Football Club Metalurh Donetsk ( uk, Футбо́льний клуб «Металу́рг» Доне́цьк, ) was a Ukrainian professional football club based in Donetsk that went bankrupt in July 2015. History Club predecessor Football ...

, however Cañas never played for Metalurh Donetsk as he was released by the club at the beginning of February after medical test showed the presence of only one kidney. Cañas then went on to sign a two-year contract with

FC Astana Astana Football Club ( kk, Astana Futbol Kluby) is a professional football club based in Astana. They play in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest level of Kazakh football. The club's home ground is the 30,254-seat Astana Arena stadium. Th ...

on 2 February 2014. On 24 August 2016, Cañas signed a new contract with the club until the end of the 2018 season.

Loan to APOEL

On 30 January 2017, Cañas moved on loan to the Cypriot side

APOEL FC APOEL FC ( el, ΑΠΟΕΛ; short for Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας, ''Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias'', literally "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia") ...

until the end of the 2016–17 season. He made his official debut on 11 February 2017, coming on as a 77th-minute substitute in APOEL's 1–0 away victory against Karmiotissa for the

Cypriot First Division The Cypriot First Division ( el, Πρωτάθλημα Α΄ Κατηγορίας) is the top tier football league competition in Cyprus, run by the Cyprus Football Association. Since February 2016, it is sponsored by Cyta and is thus officially ...

. He scored his first goal for APOEL on 20 March 2017, netting the second goal in his team's 2–0 home victory against

AEL Limassol Athlitiki Enosi Lemesou ( el, Αθλητική Ένωση Λεμεσού, translation=Athletic Union of Limassol) commonly known as AEL, is a Cypriot sports club based in the city of Limassol, most famous for its football team. AEL also maintain ...

for the

Ordabasy

On 21 July 2017, Cañas signed for

side Ordabasy .

Shakhtyor Soligorsk

On 17 February 2018, Shakhtyor Soligorsk announced the signing of Cañas on a one-year contract.

Irtysh Pavlodar

On 23 January 2019, Irtysh Pavlodar announced the signing of Cañas. On 3 July 2019, Cañas was released by Irtysh Pavlodar.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

;

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 ...

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 ...

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

; Shakhter Karagandy *

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

Kazakhstan Cup The Kazakhstan Cup is the main knockout cup competition in Kazakhstan football, run by the Football Federation of Kazakhstan. The tournament was initially founded in 1936 as a competition for clubs in the Kazakh SSR ; kk, Қазақ Сове� ...

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...

Kazakhstan Super Cup The Kazakhstan Super Cup ( kk, Қазақстан Суперкубогы, ''Qazaqstan Sýperkýbogy'') is a one-match football annual competition. The two participating clubs are the Kazakhstan Premier League champion and the Kazakhstan Cup winner ...

: 2013 ;

Astana Astana, previously known as Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, Akmola, and most recently Nur-Sultan, is the capital city of Kazakhstan. The city lies on the banks of the Ishim (river), Ishim River in the north-central part of Kazakhstan, within the Akmo ...

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...

: 2015 ;

APOEL APOEL FC ( el, ΑΠΟΕΛ; short for Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας, ''Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias'', literally "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia") ...

: 2016–17

References

External links

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APOEL official profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Canas, Roger 1990 births Living people Footballers from Medellín Colombian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Colombian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Latvia Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Belarus Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Russian Premier League players Ekstraklasa players Kazakhstan Premier League players Cypriot First Division players Primera B de Chile players Independiente Medellín footballers FC Tranzit players FC Sibir Novosibirsk players Jagiellonia Białystok players FC Shakhter Karagandy players FC Astana players APOEL FC players FC Ordabasy players FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk players FC Irtysh Pavlodar players A.C. Barnechea footballers Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Belarus Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Latvia Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Chile