{{short description|Colombian footballer (born 1993)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Deivy Balanta | image = Deivy Balanta Rio 2016.jpg | image_size = 260px | caption = Balanta at the 2016 Olympics | fullname = Deivy Alexander Balanta Abonía<ref name="FIFA U-20 2013">{{cite web |url=http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2013/pdf/FWYC_2013_SquadLists.pdf |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Colombia |work=FIFA.com |page=3 |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=23 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627043508/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2013/pdf/FWYC_2013_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=27 June 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1993|09|2}} | birth_place = Bogotá, Colombia | height = 1.84 m<ref>[https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/deivy-alexander-balanta-abonia Deivy Balanta] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816114157/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/deivy-alexander-balanta-abonia |date=16 August 2016 }}. rio2016.com</ref> | position = Centre back | currentclub = Honduras Progreso | clubnumber = 3 | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2010 | youthclubs1 = Atlético Nacional | years1 = 2010–2011 | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | clubs1 = Atlético Nacional | years2 = 2011–2012 | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | clubs2 = → All Boys (loan) | years3 = 2012–2016 | caps3 = 72 | goals3 = 1 | clubs3 = Alianza Petrolera | years4 = 2016–2019 | caps4 = 50 | goals4 = 0 | clubs4 = Atlético Junior | years5 = 2019–2021 | caps5 = 10 | goals5 = 0 | clubs5 = → Millonarios (loan) | nationalyears1 = 2013 | nationalteam1 = Colombia U20 | nationalcaps1 = 13 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2015–2016 | nationalteam2 = Colombia Olympic | nationalcaps2 = 8 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | club-update = 21:13, 27 July 2023 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = | years6 = 2021–2022 | clubs6 = Once Caldas | caps6 = 14 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2023– | clubs7 = Honduras Progreso | caps7 = 0 | goals7 = 0 }}
'''Deivy Alexander Balanta Abonía''' (born 2 September 1993) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a central defender for Liga Nacional club Honduras Progreso.
== Career == 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nacional |first=Atlético |date=2012-07-09 |title=4 JUGADORES A ALIANZA ORIENTE |url=https://www.atlnacional.com.co/4-jugadores-a-alianza-oriente/ |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=Atlético Nacional |language=es}}</ref> He achieved promotion with Alianza Petrolera by winning the 2012 Categoría Primera B.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rivera |first=Alejandro Garzón |date=2012-12-01 |title=Alianza Petrolera es campeón del Torneo de Ascenso |url=https://caracol.com.co/radio/2012/12/01/deportes/1354381740_804878.html |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=Caracol Radio |language=es}}</ref> He was called up to represent Colombia at the 2013 South American Youth Football Championship<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-01-03 |title=Colombia selecciona a sus 22 jugadores para el Sudamericano Sub-20 - CONMEBOL |url=https://www.conmebol.com/sin-categorizar/colombia-selecciona-sus-22-jugadores-para-el-sudamericano-sub-20/ |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=www.conmebol.com |language=es-ES}}</ref> and the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Daniel |date=2013-06-15 |title=Jugadores convocados de Colombia para el mundial sub-20 |url=https://www.everyfutbol.co/2013/06/jugadores-convocados-de-colombia-para-el-mundial-sub-20.html |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=Every Fútbol |language=es}}</ref>
On 6 January 2016, Balanta joined Atlético Junior.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-01-06 |title=Llegan hoy a Barranquilla tres jugadores para Junior. |url=https://app.juniorfc.co/2016/01/06/llegan-hoy-a-barranquilla-tres-jugadores-para-junior |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=app.juniorfc.co |language=es}}</ref> In July 2016, he extended his contract with the Barranquilla team.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-07-15 |title=Deivy Balanta extendió su contrato con el equipo "Tiburón" |url=https://app.juniorfc.co/2016/07/22/deivy-balanta-extendio-contrato-equipo-tiburon |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=app.juniorfc.co |language=es}}</ref> He was also called up to represent Colombia at the 2016 Summer Olympics.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-07-15 |title='Teo' Gutiérrez lidera lista de selección Colombia para Rio-2016 - CONMEBOL |url=https://www.conmebol.com/noticias/teo-gutierrez-lidera-lista-de-seleccion-colombia-para-rio-2016/ |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=www.conmebol.com |language=es-ES}}</ref> Balanta contract was not extended, and he became a free agent in June 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Valencia |first=Juan Camilo |date=2019-06-12 |title=Será el último día de dos futbolistas en el Junior FC |url=https://futbolete.com/futbol-colombiano/sera-el-ultimo-dia-de-dos-futbolistas-en-el-junior-fc/608037/ |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=Futbolete |language=es}}</ref>
On 17 July 2019, Balanta joined Millonarios on loan for one year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-07-17 |title=Oficial: Deivy Balanta es nuevo jugador de Millonarios |url=https://colombia.as.com/colombia/2019/07/18/futbol/1563409807_550244.html |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=Diario AS |language=es-co}}</ref>
On 7 January 2021, Balanta joined Once Caldas.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-07 |title=Balanta, Valencia y Valoyes, nuevas contrataciones del blanco - Once Caldas DAF |url=https://www.oncecaldas.com.co/balanta-valencia-y-valoyes-nuevas-contrataciones-del-blanco |access-date=2023-10-23 |language=es}}</ref>
In December 2022, Balanta joined Honduran club Honduras Progreso.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gutiérrez |first=Omar |date=2023-01-03 |title=Llevan semanas trabajando y nadie se percató: los extranjeros de buen currículum del Honduras Progreso |url=https://www.diez.hn/liganacionaldehonduras/colombianos-honduras-progreso-carlos-ibarguen-deivy-balanta-altas-2023-LG11601758 |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=www.diez.hn |language=es-HN}}</ref>
== Career statistics ==
=== Club statistics === {{Updated|23 October 2023}}<ref>{{Soccerway|deivy-balanta/250478}}</ref> {| class="wikitable", style="text-align:center" |+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |National Cup ! colspan="2" |Continental{{Efn|Appearances in Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana|name=CLCS|group=lower-alpha}} ! colspan="2" |Total |- !Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- | rowspan="5" |Alianza Petrolera |2012 |Categoría Primera B |13 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |13 |0 |- |2013 |Categoría Primera A |12 |0 |7 |0 | colspan="2" |— |19 |0 |- |2014 |Categoría Primera A |27 |0 |2 |0 | colspan="2" |— |29 |0 |- |2015 |Categoría Primera A |20 |1 |4 |0 | colspan="2" |— |24 |1 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !72 !1 !13 !0 !0 !0 !85 !1 |- | rowspan="5" |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 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !50 !0 !12 !0 !13 !0 !75 !0 |- | rowspan="3" |Millonarios (loan) |2019 |Categoría Primera A |10 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |10 |0 |- |2020 |Categoría Primera A |0 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |0 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !10 !0 !0 !0 !0 !0 !10 !0 |- | rowspan="3" |Once Caldas |2021 |Categoría Primera A |15 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |15 |0 |- |2022 |Categoría Primera A |0 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |0 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !15 !0 !0 !0 !0 !0 !15 !0 |- |Honduras Progreso |2022–23 |Liga Nacional |0 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |0 |0 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !147 !1 !25 !0 !13 !0 !185 !1 |} {{Notelist}}
==References== {{Commons category|Deivy Balanta}} {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Soccerway|deivy-balanta/250478}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Balanta, Deivy}} Category:1993 births Category:Living people Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Colombian men's footballers Category:Colombia men's under-20 international footballers Category:21st-century Colombian sportsmen Category:Categoría Primera A players Category:Categoría Primera B players Category:Alianza Petrolera F.C. players Category:Atlético Nacional footballers Category:All Boys footballers Category:Atlético Junior footballers Category:Millonarios F.C. players Category:Colombian expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Category:Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic footballers for Colombia Category:Footballers from Bogotá
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