Junior Huerto
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Junior Huerto Saavedra | ||
| Date of birth | 26 April 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Lima, Peru | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Universidad San Martín | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Universidad San Martín | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Universidad San Martín | 57 | (4) |
| 2020–2023 | Sporting Cristal | 8 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Univ. San Martín (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Sport Boys (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Cantolao (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Cantolao (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2024– | Universidad San Martín | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2014 | Peru U-15 | ||
| 2015 | Peru U-17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Peru U-20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | Peru U-23 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:19, 9 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Carlos Junior Huerto Saavedra (born 26 April 1999) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a left-back for Universidad San Martín.
Huerto is also known by his nickname 'Checho'.
Club career[edit]
Universidad San Martín[edit]
Huerto is a product of Universidad San Martín and made his debut for the club in November 2016. He became a regular starter in the 2018 season with four goals in 30 games. In 2019, Huerto made 25 league appearances.[2]
Sporting Cristal[edit]
On 4 January 2020 it was confirmed, that Huerto had joined Sporting Cristal on a deal until the end of 2023.[3] He made his debut for the club on 1 February 2020 against UTC Cajamarca.[4]
To get some more minutes, after playing only 422 minutes in eight games in 2020, Huerto was loaned out back to Universidad San Martín on 9 January 2021 for the entire 2021 season.[5]
On 5 December 2021 it was confirmed, that Huerto would play the 2022 on loan at Sport Boys.[6] However, the spell was cut short and he was instead loaned out to Cantolao in the beginning of July 2022, until the end of the year.[2] Huerto returned to Cristal ahead of the 2023 season, and sat on the bench for one game for Cristal, before heading on a new loan spell at Cantolao.
Return to Universidad San Martín[edit]
After five years away, Huerto re-joined Universidad San Martín in February 2024.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ Junior Huerto at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b Junior Huerto at Soccerway
- ^ Sporting Cristal oficializó a Junior Huerto como fichaje, peru.as.com, 4 January 2020
- ^ UTC CAJAMARCA VS. SPORTING CRISTAL 2 - 1, soccerway.com, 1 February 2020
- ^ Es santo: Junior Huerto jugará esta temporada en San Martín, rpp.pe, 9 January 2021
- ^ Junior Huerto es nuevo jugador de Sport Boys por todo el 2022, ovacion.pe, 5 December 2021
- ^ San Martín anuncia nuevo fichaje para la Liga 2 del 2024, futbolperuano.com, 24 February 2024
External links[edit]
- Junior Huerto at Soccerway
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