Cristian Higuita
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristian Andrés Higuita Beltrán | ||
| Date of birth | 12 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Cali, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Orlando City | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Deportivo Cali | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2011–2014 | Deportivo Cali | 16 | (2) |
| 2015– | Orlando City | 29 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Colombia U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2016– | Colombia U23 | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:03, 4 April 2016 (UTC). | |||
Cristian Higuita (born 12 January 1994) is a Colombian footballer that plays for Orlando City of Major League Soccer.
Career
Club
Higuita made his debut with Deportivo Cali in 2009. A year later, he played a minor part in Cali's campaign winning the 2010 Copa Colombia. In 2011 he made his debut for Cali in Categoría Primera A and during the 2014 season helped the club capture the 2014 Superliga Colombiana.
In January 2014 it was reported that Orlando City SC would be signing Higuita along with his Deportivo Cali teammate Carlos Rivas.[1]
International
Higuita was called up to represent the Colombia under-20 national team to take part in the 2013 South American Youth Championship. However, suffering an injury prior to the event, Higuita only played one match against Chile to 'officially' be part of the squad. Colombia went on to win the event and Higuita earned the silverware for playing at least one match.
Honors
Club
- Deportivo Cali
National Team
- Colombia
References
- ↑ Orlando City to sign Higuita and Rivas – orlandosentinel.com
External links
- Cristian Higuita profile at Soccerway
- football.com
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