Adrián Balboa
Adrián Martín Balboa Camacho (born 19 January 1994 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan footballer who currently plays for Torneo Descentralizado club Alianza Lima, as a Striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adrián Martín Balboa Camacho | ||
| Date of birth | January 19, 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Alianza Lima | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Cerrito U19 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Cerrito | 18 | (6) |
| 2013–2014 | → Panathinaikos (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Danubio | 11 | (1) |
| 2015–2017 | Liverpool | 6 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | → Villa Teresa (loan) | 15 | (6) |
| 2016–2017 | → Sarmiento (loan) | 19 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | Patronato | 24 | (5) |
| 2018 | Belgrano | 12 | (1) |
| 2019 | Deportes Antofagasta | 13 | (3) |
| 2019– | Alianza Lima | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:52, 6 May 2019 (UTC) | |||
Career
Balboa came from the youth divisions of Club Sportivo Cerrito, made his professional debut in the 0–1 loss against Villa Teresa on 24 November 2012.[1] He scored his first goal for Cerrito in the Derby against Rentistas on 15 December 2012, it was the final goal in the 88 minute which lead the team win the match.[2]
Balboa after a wonderful season with Cerrito playing 20 games and scoring 6 goals, he brought the attention of various European clubs being interested on him. The young attacker went to Greece, to be tested by Panathinaikos and after a week he signed a one-year loan with the club.[3]
On 5 December, Balboa made his debut for Panathinaikos coming on as a sub in the 3–0 win against Iraklis Psachna.[4]
In 2014, he returned to Uruguay to play for Danubio. He played in two other Uruguayan teams, Liverpool and Villa Teresa before moving to Argentina to join Sarmiento. After being relegated to Primera B Nacional on 2016-17 season, he joined Patronato.
Career statistics
- As of 1 February 2018[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Panathinaikos | 2013–14 | Superleague Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Danubio | 2014–15 | Uruguayan Primera División | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Liverpool | 2015–16 | Uruguayan Primera División | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Villa Teresa (loan) | 2015–16 | Uruguayan Primera División | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 |
| Sarmiento (loan) | 2016–17 | Argentine Primera División | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 |
| Patronato | 2017–18 | Argentine Primera División | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| Career totals | 62 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 15 | ||
References
- "Cerrito 0 Villa Teresa 1" (in Spanish). elascenso.com. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
- "CERRITO GANÓ EN EL ÚLTIMO ROUND" (in Spanish). Tenfield. Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
- "De Cerrito al Panathinaikos" (in Spanish). cambiodefrente.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-15. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
- "Panathinaikos 3-0 Iraklis Psahnon" (in Greek). pao.gr. Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
- Adrián Balboa at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
External links
- Adrián Balboa at Soccerway
