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Daniel Cifuentes
Colombian footballer (born 1999)
Juan Daniel Cifuentes Vergara (born 21 April 1999) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Argentine Torneo Federal A side Ferro de General Pico.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Daniel Cifuentes Vergara | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-04-21) 21 April 1999 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Yumbo, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ferro de General Pico | ||
| Youth career | |||
| América de Cali | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | América de Cali | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Racing Montevideo | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | FC Van | 15 | (1) |
| 2024– | Ferro de General Pico | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:29, 3 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
América de Cali
Cifuentes started playing football at the football school, Escuela de Fútbol Carlos Sarmiento Lora, in Candelaria, Valle del Cauca.[2] After leaving the school, Cifuentes wanted to retire from football. However, he was convinces to keep playing and soon after, he started at América de Cali.[2] Cifuentes had formerly played as an attacker and a midfielder, but after joining América, he was moved down to the defence.
19-year old Cifuentes got his official debut on 11 November 2018, when he came in as a substitute for Daniel Buitrago in the 85th minute against La Equidad in the Categoría Primera A.[3] This game was his only appearance in the 2018 season. In the 2019 season, Cifuentes was a regular part of the U-20 team and played no professional games.
In 2020, Cifuentes was noted for two appearances in the Categoría Primera A for América, both in January 2020. He made no further appearances in 2020. In 2021, Cifuentes was not a part of América's first team squad. In March 2022, Cifuentes joined Uruguayan Segunda División side Racing Club de Montevideo.[4]
Argentina
After a year at Armenian Premier League club FC Van, Cifuentes moved to Argentine Torneo Federal A side Ferro de General Pico in February 2024.[5]
- Daniel Cifuentes at WorldFootball.net
- Daniel Cifuentes: “Siempre me inculcaron el tener sentido de pertenencia por América de Cali”, rincondeldeporte.com, 11 May 2020
- LA EQUIDAD VS. AMÉRICA DE CALI 1 - 2, soccerway.com, 11 November 2018
- 👋🏻 𝗗𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗘𝗟 𝗖𝗜𝗙𝗨𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗦 🇨🇴..., facebook.com, 17 March 2022
- Un colombiano para Ferro, pampadiario.com, 15 February 2024
- Daniel Cifuentes at Soccerway