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.
Club career
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]
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