| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Junior Huerto Saavedra | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-04-26) 26 April 1999 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Lima, Peru | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Unión Santo Domingo | ||
| 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 | 9 | (0) |
| 2024– | Unión Santo Domingo | ||
| 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 05:54, 2 September 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
Universidad San Martín
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.
Sporting Cristal
On 4 January 2020 it was confirmed, that Huerto had joined Sporting Cristal on a deal until the end of 2023. He made his debut for the club on 1 February 2020 against UTC Cajamarca.
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.
On 5 December 2021 it was confirmed, that Huerto would play the 2022 on loan at Sport Boys. 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. 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
After five years away, Huerto re-joined Universidad San Martín in February 2024.
Unión Santo Domingo
On September 28, 2024, it was confirmed that Huerto had joined Unión Santo Domingo.
References
- Junior Huerto at WorldFootball.net
- ^ 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
- 𝗕𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗱𝗼 𝗮 𝘁𝘂𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝗶́𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿., facebook.com, 28 September 2024
External links
- Junior Huerto at Soccerway
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- Living people
- 1999 births
- Men's association football defenders
- Peruvian men's footballers
- 21st-century Peruvian sportsmen
- Peruvian Primera División players
- Club Deportivo Universidad de San Martín de Porres players
- Sporting Cristal footballers
- Sport Boys footballers
- Academia Deportiva Cantolao players
- Peruvian football defender stubs