| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Roger Cañas Henao | ||
| Date of birth | (1990-03-27) 27 March 1990 (age 34) | ||
| Place of birth | Medellín, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shakhter Karagandy | ||
| Number | 88 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Independiente Medellín | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Independiente Medellín | 29 | (0) |
| 2010 | Tranzit | 4 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Sibir Novosibirsk | 21 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Jagiellonia Białystok (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Shakhter Karagandy | 52 | (7) |
| 2014–2017 | Astana | 91 | (12) |
| 2017 | → APOEL (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2017 | Ordabasy | 12 | (0) |
| 2018 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 16 | (0) |
| 2019 | Irtysh Pavlodar | 15 | (3) |
| 2021 | Barnechea | 15 | (1) |
| 2022– | Shakhter Karagandy | 50 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024 | |||
Roger Cañas Henao (born 27 March 1990) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder who plays for Shakhter Karagandy.[1]
After playing for Tranzit during the first half of 2010, Cañas was close to signing for Serie A side Udinese Calcio during the summer, but following a poor World Cup for Italy, the Italian Football Federation changed the limitations on foreign players, meaning Udinese could only sign one non-eu player that season.[2]
In August 2011, he was loaned to Jagiellonia Białystok on a one-year deal.[3]
In January 2012, Cañas signed for Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Shakhter Karagandy.[4]
In January 2014 Cañas signed for Metalurh Donetsk,[5][6] however Cañas never played for Metalurh Donetsk as he was released by the club at the beginning of February after medical test showed the presence of only one kidney.[7] Cañas then went on to sign a two-year contract with FC Astana on 2 February 2014.[8] On 24 August 2016, Cañas signed a new contract with the club until the end of the 2018 season.[9]
On 30 January 2017, Cañas moved on loan to the Cypriot side APOEL FC until the end of the 2016–17 season.[10] He made his official debut on 11 February 2017, coming on as a 77th-minute substitute in APOEL's 1–0 away victory against Karmiotissa for the Cypriot First Division.[11] He scored his first goal for APOEL on 20 March 2017, netting the second goal in his team's 2–0 home victory against AEL Limassol for the Cypriot First Division.[12]
On 21 July 2017, Cañas signed for Kazakhstan Premier League side Ordabasy .[13]
On 17 February 2018, Shakhtyor Soligorsk announced the signing of Cañas on a one-year contract.[14]
On 23 January 2019, Irtysh Pavlodar announced the signing of Cañas.[15] On 3 July 2019, Cañas was released by Irtysh Pavlodar.[16]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Independiente Medellín | 2009 | Primera A | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |
| Tranzit | 2010 | LMT Virslīga | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||
| Sibir Novosibirsk | 2010 | RPL | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | RNFL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| Jagiellonia Białystok (loan) | 2011–12 | Ekstraklasa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Shakhter Karagandy | 2012 | KPL | 26 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 5 |
| 2013 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 6 | ||
| Total | 52 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 76 | 11 | ||
| Astana | 2014 | KPL | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 39 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 10 | ||
| 2016 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 2 | ||
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 91 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 127 | 16 | ||
| APOEL (loan) | 2016–17 | Cypriot First Division | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| Ordabasy | 2017 | KPL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 2018 | BPL | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |
| Irtysh Pavlodar | 2019 | KPL | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 4 | ||
| Barnechea | 2021 | Campeonato Primera B | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| Shakhter Karagandy | 2022 | KPL | 25 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 293 | 27 | 27 | 3 | 49 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 374 | 36 | ||
Independiente Medellín
Shakhter Karagandy
Astana
APOEL
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