Héctor Miguel Canteros (born 15 March 1989) is an

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. He previously played for Vélez Sarsfield,

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, Chapecoense and Ankaragücü.

Early life

Canteros was born and raised in ''Villa Pirelli'', a

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of the

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. He started playing youth football in Vélez Sársfield at the age of 10.

Career

Vélez Sarsfield

Canteros started his professional career for Vélez Sársfield on 8 February 2009, coming on as a substitute in his team's 0–0 draw with Independiente for the first fixture of the 2009 Clausura. He played only one more game in that tournament, the 8th fixture against Banfield, that his team went on to win. During the 2011 Clausura, and due to Leandro Somoza's departure from Vélez, Canteros started playing more regularly for the first team. He scored his first professional goal in a 2–3 defeat to

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. In the beginning of 2014 Canteros' name was linked with

as a possible substitute for

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, who was returning to

Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,

as his loan finished. However, Canteros continued to play for Vélez Sarsfield, as Flamengo wanted a loan and the Argentine club was only willing to a permanent move.

Flamengo

On 3 July 3, 2014

paid a fee of US$2.2 million for Canteros, and the player signed a 3-year contract. His debut for the new club came on 27 July in a 1–0 derby win against

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at the Maracanã, as he came from the bench and played 27 minutes. Few days later, on 3 August, Héctor played his first match as a starter against Chapecoense at

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, which Flamengo lost 0–1.

Chapecoense (loan)

On 10 August 2017 Chapecoense sign Canteros on loan from

until May 31, 2018, to replace Andrei Girotto recently transferred to

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Chapecoense

As his contract with

and the loan to Chapecoense finished, on 31 May 2018 Canteros signed a six-month contract with Chapecoense until the end of the 2018 season.

Ankaragücü

On 31 January 2019, Canteros joined

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side Ankaragücü on a one-and-a-half-year deal.

Career statistics

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International appearances and goals

Honours

;Vélez Sársfield *

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(2): 2009 Clausura, 2011 Clausura *

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(1):

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References

External links

* *
Hector Canteros
at Vélez Sársfield's official website * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Canteros, Hector Living people 1989 births Footballers from Buenos Aires Men's association football midfielders Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentina men's international footballers Argentine Primera División players Segunda División players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers Villarreal CF players CR Flamengo footballers Associação Chapecoense de Futebol players MKE Ankaragücü footballers Club Atlético Patronato footballers Club Atlético Platense footballers Centro Sportivo Alagoano players Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain 21st-century Argentine sportsmen