Deivy Alexander Balanta Abonía (born 2 September 1993) is a Colombian

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who plays as a

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for Liga Nacional club Honduras Progreso.

Career

Balanta started his youth career with

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. He was loaned to

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in Argentina, but did not feature with the

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club. Balanta joined Alianza Petrolera on 8 July 2012. He achieved promotion with Alianza Petrolera by winning the 2012 Categoría Primera B. He was called up to represent

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at the 2013 South American Youth Football Championship and the

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. On 6 January 2016, Balanta joined

Atlético Junior Club Deportivo Popular Junior F.C. S.A. (), commonly known as Junior de Barranquilla, by its old name Atlético Junior or simply as Junior, is a Colombian professional football team based in Barranquilla, capital of the department of Atlantic ...

. In July 2016, he extended his contract with the Barranquilla team. He was also called up to represent Colombia at the

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. Balanta contract was not extended, and he became a free agent in June 2019. On 17 July 2019, Balanta joined

Millonarios Millonarios Fútbol Club, known simply as Millonarios, is a Colombian professional football club based in Bogotá, that competes in the Categoría Primera A, top flight of football in Colombia. It is one of the most successful and iconic clubs i ...

on loan for one year. On 7 January 2021, Balanta joined

Once Caldas Once Caldas S.A., simply known as Once Caldas, is a professional Colombian Association football, football team based in Manizales, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. The club plays its home games at Estadio Palogrande. The club wa ...

. In December 2022, Balanta joined Honduran club Honduras Progreso.

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* 1993 births Living people Men's association football defenders Colombian men's footballers Colombia men's under-20 international footballers 21st-century Colombian sportsmen Categoría Primera A players Categoría Primera B players Alianza Petrolera F.C. players Atlético Nacional footballers All Boys footballers Atlético Junior footballers Millonarios F.C. players Colombian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Colombia Footballers from Bogotá {{Colombia-footy-defender-stub Balanta family