| Juan Camilo Saiz | |
| Fullname: | Juan Camilo Saiz Ortegón |
| Birth Date: | 1 March 1992 |
| Birth Place: | El Espinal, Colombia |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | AEZ Zakakiou |
| Youthclubs1: | Envigado |
| Years1: | 2009–2015 |
| Clubs1: | Envigado |
| Caps1: | 54 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2010 |
| Clubs2: | → Argentinos Juniors (loan) |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2015–2021 |
| Clubs3: | Independiente Medellín |
| Caps3: | 37 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs4: | → Argentinos Juniors (loan) |
| Caps4: | 11 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs5: | → Cerro Porteño (loan) |
| Caps5: | 25 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs6: | → Pafos (loan) |
| Caps6: | 36 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 2022 |
| Clubs7: | Riga |
| Caps7: | 7 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2022 |
| Clubs8: | Doxa Katokopias |
| Caps8: | 11 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2022 |
| Caps9: | 3 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2023 |
| Clubs10: | Cúcuta Deportivo |
| Caps10: | 0 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs11: | Peyia 2014 |
| Caps11: | 16 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 2024 |
| Clubs12: | Arsenal de Sarandí |
| Caps12: | 3 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Years13: | 2024– |
| Clubs13: | AEZ Zakakiou |
| Caps13: | 0 |
| Goals13: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2009 |
| Nationalteam1: | Colombia U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2011 |
| Nationalteam2: | Colombia U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 15 July 2024 |
Juan Camilo Saiz Ortegón (born 1 March 1992) is a Colombian professional footballer who currently plays as a centre-back for Cypriot club AEZ Zakakiou.[1]
Envigado were Saiz's first club, he spent time in the team's youth system prior to making his professional debut in August 2009 against La Equidad in a 2–2 draw.[1] After two further league appearances for Envigado, Saiz departed Colombian football on a temporary basis to join Argentine Primera División side Argentinos Juniors on loan.[1] He returned to Envigado six months later without featuring. He went onto make thirty-three more appearances for Envigado.[1] He scored the first goal of his career on 30 July 2014 in a Copa Colombia draw with Atlético Nacional.[1]
Saiz completed a transfer to fellow Colombian top-flight team Independiente Medellín in July 2015.[1] [2] He eventually made his debut in December, coming on for the final minutes in the club's 1–0 league victory versus Atlético Nacional.[1] Forty-five appearances followed in the next three seasons for Saiz.[1] In August 2017, Saiz rejoined Argentinos Juniors on loan.[3] He made his club debut on 24 September 2017 in a 1–1 draw against River Plate.[1] [4] Cerro Porteño of the Paraguayan Primera División secured a loan deal for Saiz in July 2018.[1] He ended up remaining until June 2020, making thirty-one appearances.[1]
On 22 August 2020, Saiz headed to Europe to join Cypriot First Division side Pafos on loan.[5] He made his debut for the club on 28 August against Anorthosis Famagusta, prior to scoring his first goal in a 2–2 draw with Ethnikos Achna on 19 September.[1]
Saiz represented Colombia at U17 and U20 level.[1] He played in seven matches for the U17s at the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria as the team finished fourth. He also featured seven times for the U20s at the 2011 South American U-20 Championship in Peru.[1]
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| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Envigado | 2009 | Categoría Primera A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||||
| 2014 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1[6] | 0 | 24 | 1 | |||||
| 2015 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 54 | 1 | 18 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 2 | ||||
| Argentinos Juniors (loan) | 2010–11 | Argentine Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Independiente Medellín | 2015 | Categoría Primera A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 4[7] | 0 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7[8] | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 61 | 0 | ||||
| Argentinos Juniors (loan) | 2017–18 | Argentine Primera División | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| Cerro Porteño (loan) | 2018 | Paraguayan Primera División | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[9] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||||
| Pafos (loan) | 2020–21 | First Division | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 37 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 163 | 3 | 24 | 1 | — | 17 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 214 | 4 | ||||
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