Cameron Puertas

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Puertas and the second or maternal family name is Castro.
Cameron Puertas
Personal information
Full name Cameron Mitchel Puertas Castro[1]
Date of birth (1998-08-18) 18 August 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Lausanne, Switzerland[2]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Union SG
Number 23
Youth career
‎ ‎ Renans
‎ Forward Morges
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Lausanne-Sport 94 (10)
2022– Union SG 81 (16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2024

Cameron Mitchel Puertas Castro (born 18 August 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian club Union SG. Born in Switzerland, he is a citizen of Spain.

Career

Puertas started his career with Swiss amateur club Renens, before joining Forward-Morges in the fifth division at the age of 16, where he was soon considered to be the best player in the regional group.[3]

In 2020, he made first appearance in the Swiss Super League with Lausanne-Sport.

On 22 January 2022, Puertas signed a 3.5-year contract with Union SG in Belgium.[4]

Personal life

Despite being born and raised in Switzerland, Puertas only holds Spanish citizenship, inherited from his parents.[5] He was about to become a Swiss national in 2021, but the naturalization process has been halted after he drove without a license. He will not receive his Swiss passport until 2025 at the earliest.[6][7][8]

Career statistics

As of 26 October 2023 [9]
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lausanne-Sport 2018–19 Swiss Challenge League 19 2 — — — 19 2
2019–20 26 1 3 0 — — 29 1
2020–21 Swiss Super League 33 5 2 0 — — 35 5
2021–22 16 2 2 1 — — 18 1
Total 94 10 7 1 — — 101 11
Union SG 2021–22 Belgian First Division A 9 0 — — — 9 0
2022–23 34 5 4 1 9[b] 0 — 47 6
2023-24 12 2 0 0 5[c] 1 — 17 3
Total 55 7 4 1 9 1 — 73 9
Career total 149 17 11 2 14 1 0 0 174 20
  1. ^ Includes Swiss Cup, Belgian Cup
  2. ^ Includes 7 appearances in UEFA Europa League and 2 appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

  • Belgian Cup: 2023-24

References

  1. ^ "Player profile".
  2. ^ "Dernières infos C. Puertas (Lausanne Sports) | BeSoccer". fr.besoccer.com.
  3. ^ Le parcours atypique de Cameron Puertas peut servir d'exemple 24heures.ch
  4. ^ "Bienvenue Cameron Puertas !" (Press release) (in French). Union SG. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Football vaudois – Le parcours atypique de Cameron Puertas peut servir d'exemple" – via www.24heures.ch.
  6. ^ "Football – Le casier judiciaire de Cameron Puertas lui barre la route de la Nati car il a volé des bonbons en 2002". 24 heures (in French). Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Deswegen darf dieses Lausanne-Sport-Toptalent nicht für die Schweiz spielen" (in German). 10 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Darum spielt Lausannes Kunstschütze noch nicht in der Nati" (in German). 10 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Cameron Puertas". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 October 2023.

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