Tesillo with Colombia at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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| Full name | William José Tesillo Gutiérrez[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1990-02-02) 2 February 1990 (age 34)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Barranquilla, Colombia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, left-back | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Boca Juniors de Cali | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Centauros Villavicencio | 30 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2015 | Deportes Quindío | 108 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | → Junior (loan) | 83 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Santa Fe | 76 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2024 | León | 160 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024- | Atlético Nacional | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Colombia Olympic | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Colombia | 30 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:03, 3 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:35, 25 March 2022 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
William José Tesillo Gutiérrez (born 2 February 1990) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Atlético Nacional and the Colombia national team. He also plays as a left-back.
Born in Barranquilla, Tesillo represented mainly Boca Juniors de Cali as a youth.[2] In 2009, he joined Centauros Villavicencio in the Categoría Primera B, and made his senior debut for the club during the year. His first goal came on 21 March 2009, in a 1–3 away loss against Atlético.
In 2010, Tesillo moved to Categoría Primera A side Deportes Quindío, along with three other Centauros teammates.[3] He made his debut in the category on 4 April, starting in a 0–1 away loss against Boyacá Chicó.
Tesillo scored his first goal in the top tier on 8 May 2011, netting his team's third in a 4–3 home success over Deportivo Pereira.[4] An undisputed starter for the club, and left with 134 official appearances.
On 19 December 2013, Tesillo signed a one-year loan deal with fellow top-tier club Junior.[5] He made his debut for the club the following 25 January, coming on as a late substitute for Luis Enrique Quiñones in a 3–2 win at Atlético Huila.[6]
Tesillo became an undisputed starter at the club, and had his loan extended for a further year in December 2014. He left the club after his loan expired, and the club opted to not activate his buyout clause.
On 29 December 2015, Tesillo signed a three-year contract with Independiente Santa Fe.[7] He made his debut for the club on 31 January of the following year by playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 win at Boyacá Chicó.[8]
Immediately a first-choice, Tesillo scored his first goal on 21 February 2016, but in a 1–2 away loss against Envigado.[9] He contributed with a career-best four goals in 36 appearances.
Tesillo was named in Colombia's provisional squad for Copa América Centenario but was cut from the final squad.[10] On 15 July, he was included in the 18-man squad ahead of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[11]
Tesillo appeared in all four matches during the tournament, as his side was knocked out by eventual champions Brazil in the quarterfinals.
In May 2018, he was named in Colombia's preliminary 35 man squad for the 2018 World CupinRussia.[12] However, he did not make the final cut to 23.[13] On June 28, 2019, his missed penalty kick in the shootout, saw Colombia eliminated by Chile in the 2019 Copa America quarterfinals.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Centauros Villavicencio | 2009[2] | Primera B | 30 | 1 | — | 30 | 1 | |||||
| Deportes Quindío | 2010 | Primera A | 16 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |||||
| 2011 | 32 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | 41 | 2 | |||||
| 2012 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | |||||
| 2013 | 31 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | 41 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 108 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 3 | ||
| Junior | 2014 | Primera A | 41 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 49 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 42 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 53 | 0 | |||
| Total | 83 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 0 | ||
| Santa Fe | 2016 | Primera A | 36 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8[b] | 1 | 2[c] | 0 | 48 | 6 |
| Total | 36 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 257 | 8 | 44 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 315 | 10 | ||
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 3 June 2019 | Estadio El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia |  Panama |
1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
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Individual
Cinco jugadores importantes salieron del equipo profesional, que este año será dirigido por Eduardo Cruz. Se trata de William Tesillos, John Jairo Roy, Julián Rosero, el argentino Alexis Bravo (todos al Deportes Quindío) y Jair Valoy, quien fue al Cortuluá. Por el momento no se conoce acerca de refuerzos.
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Club León – current squad
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