Sebastián Rincón Lucumí (born 14 January 1994) is a Colombian professional

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who plays as a

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or forward for

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side Naft Al-Wasat.

Career

Rincón started his professional career as a teenager in 2010 with Colombian first-division club

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, before moving to Uruguayan club CA Atenas. Rincón was loaned to

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team

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on 16 April 2012. Rincón made his professional debut on 30 May 2013 in a

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game against

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. He would go on to earn 13 caps and 2 goals for

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side

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during his tenure in Portland. On 9 July 2021, Argentine club

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announced the signing of Rincón. On 6 February 2022, he moved to fellow league club,

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.Barracas oficializó a Sebastián Rincón
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Personal life

Rincón is the son of the Colombian international footballer

Freddy Rincón Freddy Eusebio Rincón Valencia (; 14 August 1966 – 13 April 2022) was a Colombian professional footballer who played 84 games for the Colombia national team between 1990 and 2001. A versatile midfielder, he was capable of playing on the lef ...

, who played for European teams such as

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and

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, and also in the Colombia national team. He has a younger step brother, Andres Caceres, who plays for Miramar United Elite FC.

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* 1994 births Living people Colombian men's footballers Footballers from Cali Men's association football wingers Men's association football forwards Independiente Santa Fe footballers Atenas de San Carlos players Portland Timbers players Club Atlético Tigre footballers Vitória S.C. players Club Atlético Aldosivi footballers Club Atlético Sarmiento footballers FK Panevėžys players Barracas Central players Liga Portugal 2 players Primeira Liga players Argentine Primera División players Colombian expatriate men's footballers Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Colombian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Iraq Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Lithuania Expatriate men's footballers in Iraq Lucumí family 21st-century Colombian sportsmen {{Colombia-footy-forward-stub