Carlos Terán | |
Fullname: | Carlos Terán Díaz[1] |
Birth Date: | 24 September 2000 |
Birth Place: | Turbo, Colombia |
Height: | 1.88m (06.17feet)[2] |
Position: | Defender |
Currentclub: | Chicago Fire |
Clubnumber: | 4 |
Youthclubs1: | Envigado |
Years1: | 2019–2020 |
Clubs1: | Envigado |
Caps1: | 17 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2020– |
Clubs2: | Chicago Fire |
Caps2: | 70 |
Goals2: | 4 |
Years3: | 2022 |
Clubs3: | Chicago Fire II |
Caps3: | 2 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
Nationalteam1: | Colombia U20 |
Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2020– |
Nationalteam2: | Colombia U23 |
Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 20 November 2023 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 18:44, 5 July 2019 (UTC) |
Carlos Terán Díaz (born 24 September 2000) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire.
Born in Turbo, Colombia, Terán began his career with Categoría Primera A club Envigado.[3] He made his professional debut for the club on 30 January 2019 against Deportivo Pasto, starting in a 1–1 draw.[4] He ended his first season with Envigado appearing in 13 matches, starting 12.
On 21 August 2020, Terán joined American Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire.[3] He made his debut on 28 October, in a 2–1 league defeat against the Philadelphia Union, coming on as a 78th minute substitute.[5]
On 29 April 2023, Terán extended his contract with Chicago until the end of 2026, with a club option for the 2027 season.[6] [7] Terán underwent a successful surgery on his right knee in January 2024.[8]
Terán has represented Colombia at both the iunder-20 and iunder-23 sides. He made his debut for the Colombia under-20's on 23 May 2019 against Poland U20, coming on as a substitute.[9] Terán was then selected into the Colombia under-23 squad for the CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament in 2020, making his debut on 18 January 2020 against Argentina U23. starting in a 3–1 defeat.[10]
In 2022, Terán received his U.S. Green Card, granting him permanent residency in the country.
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Envigado | 2019 | Categoría Primera A | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |
2020 | Categoría Primera A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
Total | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
Chicago Fire | 2020 | Major League Soccer | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |
2021 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
2022 | 22 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 1 | |||
2023 | 24 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |||
Total | 61 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 64 | 3 | |||
Career total | 78 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 84 | 3 |