Daniel Eduardo Bocanegra Ortiz (born 23 April 1987), is a Colombian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Club Nacional de Football.
Bocanegra lining for Atlético Nacional in 2016
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Daniel Eduardo Bocanegra Ortiz[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1987-04-23) 23 April 1987 (age 37) | ||
| Place of birth | Purificación, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Center-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | America de Cali | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2009 | Academia | 20 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Santa Fe (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Atlético Huila (loan) | 27 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | → Atlético Huila (loan) | 39 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Independiente Medellín | 35 | (0) |
| 2013–2019 | Atlético Nacional | 265 | (23) |
| 2020–2023 | Libertad | 103 | (4) |
| 2023 | Club Nacional | 26 | (2) |
| 2024- | America de Cali | 16 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2017 | Colombia | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:00, 8 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 September 2017 | |||
On 9 November 2014, Bocanegra received his first call-up to the Colombia national team for friendlies against the United States and Slovenia. He made his debut 18 November 2014, coming on for Santiago Arias in the 65th minute in a 1–0 victory over Slovenia.
After more than a year from his last call-up, Bocanegra was included in manager José Pékerman's list to face Paraguay and Uruguay for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers on 7 and 11 October 2016, respectively.
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Club | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Colombia | Categoría Primera A | Copa Colombia | Continental1 | Other2 | Total | ||||||
| Atlético Nacional |
2013 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 2014 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 8 | |
| 2015 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 12 | |
| Total | 72 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 46 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 141 | 20 | |
| Career total | 72 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 46 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 141 | 20 | |
1 Includes cup competitions such as Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana.
2 Includes Superliga Colombiana matches.
Independiente Santa Fe
Atlético Nacional