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Junior Huerto
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Carlos Junior Huerto Saavedra (born 26 April 1999) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a left-back for UTC.
Key Information
Huerto is also known by his nickname 'Checho'.
Club career
[edit]Universidad San Martín
[edit]Huerto is a product of Universidad San Martín and made his debut for the club in November 2016. He became a regular starter in the 2018 season with four goals in 30 games. In 2019, Huerto made 25 league appearances.[2]
Sporting Cristal
[edit]On 4 January 2020 it was confirmed, that Huerto had joined Sporting Cristal on a deal until the end of 2023.[3] He made his debut for the club on 1 February 2020 against UTC Cajamarca.[4]
To get some more minutes, after playing only 422 minutes in eight games in 2020, Huerto was loaned out back to Universidad San Martín on 9 January 2021 for the entire 2021 season.[5]
On 5 December 2021 it was confirmed, that Huerto would play the 2022 on loan at Sport Boys.[6] However, the spell was cut short and he was instead loaned out to Cantolao in the beginning of July 2022, until the end of the year.[2] Huerto returned to Cristal ahead of the 2023 season, and sat on the bench for one game for Cristal, before heading on a new loan spell at Cantolao.
Later clubs
[edit]After five years away, Huerto re-joined Universidad San Martín in February 2024.[7]
On September 28, 2024, it was confirmed that Huerto had joined Unión Santo Domingo.[8]
On 18 March 2025, it was confirmed that Huerto had signed with Peruvian Segunda División side Deportivo Coopsol.[9] However, he never made his debut for the club before moving to the Mexican club Atlante in the summer of 2025.[10][11] He also failed to make any appearances in Mexico, after which Huerto returned to Peru, where he joined UTC ahead of the 2026 season.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ Junior Huerto at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b Junior Huerto at Soccerway
- ^ Sporting Cristal oficializó a Junior Huerto como fichaje, peru.as.com, 4 January 2020
- ^ UTC CAJAMARCA VS. SPORTING CRISTAL 2 - 1, soccerway.com, 1 February 2020
- ^ Es santo: Junior Huerto jugará esta temporada en San Martín, rpp.pe, 9 January 2021
- ^ Junior Huerto es nuevo jugador de Sport Boys por todo el 2022, ovacion.pe, 5 December 2021
- ^ San Martín anuncia nuevo fichaje para la Liga 2 del 2024, futbolperuano.com, 24 February 2024
- ^ 𝗕𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗱𝗼 𝗮 𝘁𝘂𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝗶́𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿., facebook.com, 28 September 2024
- ^ Coopsol anunció a Junior Huerto como nuevo refuerzo, ovacion.pe, 18 March 2025
- ^ De la Liga 2 a la Liga Expansión: Junior Huerto, campeón con Sporting Cristal, se incorpora al histórico Atlante, 25 June 2025
- ^ Junior Huerto disputó nuevo amistoso con Atlante FC de México, ovacion.pe, 23 June 2025
- ^ De México a Cajamarca: Huerto defenderá la camiseta de UTC, ovacion.pe, 19 December 2025
External links
[edit]- Junior Huerto at Soccerway
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