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Daniel Cifuentes

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Daniel Cifuentes
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 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:01, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

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.

Club career

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América de Cali

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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

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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]

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