Jorge Betancur Explained

Jorge Betancur
Fullname:Jorge Andrés Betancur Bustamante
Birth Date:19 August 1991
Birth Place:Supía, Colombia
Height:1.87 m
Position:Forward, midfielder
Currentclub:Managua
Clubnumber:8
Years1:2014–2015
Clubs1:Villa Española
Caps1:13
Goals1:0
Years2:2016
Clubs2:Juventus Managua
Caps2:15
Goals2:2
Years3:2017
Clubs3:Atlético Huila
Caps3:13
Goals3:1
Years4:2017
Clubs4:Envigado
Caps4:7
Goals4:0
Years5:2018–2021
Clubs5:Real Estelí
Caps5:93
Goals5:14
Years6:2021
Clubs6:Lynx
Caps6:7
Goals6:1
Years7:2022–
Clubs7:Managua
Caps7:51
Goals7:2
Nationalyears1:2019
Nationalteam1:Nicaragua
Nationalcaps1:14
Nationalgoals1:0
Pcupdate:7 May 2023
Ntupdate:19 November 2019

Jorge Andrés Betancur Bustamante (born 19 August 1991) is a footballer who plays as a forward for Liga Primera de Nicaragua club Managua FC.

Born and raised in Colombia to Colombian parents, Betancur has played in the Nicaraguan league and subsequently capped for the Nicaragua national team.

Club career

A former player of Villa Española in the Uruguayan Segunda División, Betancur debuted in the Liga Primera de Nicaragua for Juventus Managua from August to October 2016. Shortly after, he returned to Colombia, joining Atlético Huila. He spent the entire 2017 in the Colombian Primera A. Besides Huila, he also played for Envigado.

International career

Having arrived to Nicaragua for the second time in January 2018 to play for Real Estelí, Betancur became a naturalized citizen just a year later, in 2019. According La Prensa, he did not comply with the Nationality Law No. 149 at the moment of his naturalization.[1] By debuting for Nicaragua that very 2019, he also failed with the FIFA eligibility rules.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nueve jugadores nacionalizados en Nicaragua no cumplieron con las leyes del país.