Balanta at the 2016 Olympics
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Deivy Alexander Balanta Abonía[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-09-02) 2 September 1993 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Bogotá, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Honduras Progreso | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2010 | Atlético Nacional | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Atlético Nacional | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → All Boys (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2016 | Alianza Petrolera | 72 | (1) |
| 2016–2019 | Atlético Junior | 50 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | → Millonarios (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Once Caldas | 14 | (0) |
| 2023– | Honduras Progreso | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Colombia U20 | 13 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Colombia Olympic | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:13, 27 July 2023 (UTC) | |||
Deivy Alexander Balanta Abonía (born 2 September 1993) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a central defender for Liga Nacional club Honduras Progreso.
Balanta started his youth career with Atlético Nacional. He was loaned to All Boys in Argentina, but did not feature with the Argentine Primera División club.
Balanta joined Alianza Petrolera on 8 July 2012.[3] He achieved promotion with Alianza Petrolera by winning the 2012 Categoría Primera B.[4] He was called up to represent Colombia at the 2013 South American Youth Football Championship[5] and the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[6]
On 6 January 2016, Balanta joined Atlético Junior.[7] In July 2016, he extended his contract with the Barranquilla team.[8] He was also called up to represent Colombia at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[9] Balanta contract was not extended, and he became a free agent in June 2019.[10]
On 17 July 2019, Balanta joined Millonarios on loan for one year.[11]
On 7 January 2021, Balanta joined Once Caldas.[12]
In December 2022, Balanta joined Honduran club Honduras Progreso.[13]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental[a] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Alianza Petrolera | 2012 | Categoría Primera B | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| 2013 | Categoría Primera A | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | Categoría Primera A | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | Categoría Primera A | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | ||
| Total | 72 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 1 | ||
| Junior | 2016 | Categoría Primera A | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 2017 | Categoría Primera A | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Categoría Primera A | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Categoría Primera A | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 50 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 75 | 0 | ||
| Millonarios (loan) | 2019 | Categoría Primera A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| 2020 | Categoría Primera A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Once Caldas | 2021 | Categoría Primera A | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Categoría Primera A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Honduras Progreso | 2022–23 | Liga Nacional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 147 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 185 | 1 | ||
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