{{short description|Argentine footballer (born 2000)}} {{distinguish|Juan Carlos Portillo (disambiguation){{!}}Juan Carlos Portillo}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Juan Portillo | image = Juan Carlos Portillo.jpg | image_size = | caption = | fullname = Juan Carlos Portillo | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|5|18|df=y}} | birth_place = Puerto Rico, Argentina | height = | position = Centre-back, Defensive midfielder<ref name="CDN1">{{cite news|title=Juan Portillo:"Yo soy hincha de Crucero, dejo la vida en cada pelota"|url=http://www.clubcrucerodelnorte.com.ar/novedad.php?id=4327|accessdate=29 November 2020|work=Crucero del Norte|date=28 February 2019}}</ref> | currentclub = River Plate | clubnumber = 5 | youthyears1 = 2015–2018 | youthclubs1 = Crucero del Norte | years1 = 2018–2020 | clubs1 = Crucero del Norte | caps1 = 14 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2019 | clubs2 = → Deportivo Itapuense (loan) | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 2020–2023 | clubs3 = Unión Santa Fe | caps3 = 69 <!--see note--> | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2023–2025 | clubs4 = Talleres | caps4 = 77 <!--see note--> | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2025– | clubs5 = River Plate | caps5 = 12 | goals5 = 0 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | club-update = 17:14, 9 December 2025 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = | medaltemplates = }} '''Juan Carlos Portillo''' (born 18 May 2000) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for River Plate.<ref name="SW1">{{cite news|title=Argentina - J. Portillo|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/juan-carlos-portillo/586924/|accessdate=29 November 2020|work=Soccerway}}</ref><ref name="WF1">{{cite news|title=Juan Portillo|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe874483/juan-portillo/|access-date=29 November 2020|work=World Football}}</ref>
==Career== Portillo joined Crucero del Norte in 2015.<ref name="CDN1"/> He made his first-team breakthrough during the 2018–19 Torneo Federal A, making his debut off the bench on 2 December 2018 in a victory away to Altos Hornos Zapla.<ref name="SW1"/> Portillo scored his first goal in his next appearance, netting in a Copa Argentina qualifying round first leg draw with San Martín de Formosa on 16 January 2019.<ref name="SW1"/> Eight further appearances came up until March.<ref name="SW1"/> Midway through the year, Portillo was loaned with three teammates to Paraguay with Primera División B Nacional side Deportivo Itapuense; an affiliate of Crucero's.<ref name="CDN2">{{cite news|title=Deportivo Itapuense ganó con los goles de Campozano|url=http://www.clubcrucerodelnorte.com.ar/novedad.php?id=4411|accessdate=29 November 2020|work=Crucero del Norte|date=28 May 2019}}</ref><ref name="PE1">{{cite news|title=Crucero: tres que vuelven|url=https://www.primeraedicion.com.ar/nota/100210335/crucero-tres-que-vuelven/|accessdate=29 November 2020|work=Primera Edición|date=27 December 2019}}</ref><ref name="ET1">{{cite news|title=El colectivero puso primera|url=https://www.elterritorio.com.ar/noticias/2020/01/04/648702-el-colectivero-puso-primera|accessdate=29 November 2020|work=El Territorio|date=4 January 2020}}</ref><ref name="DM1">{{cite news|title=En Crucero, las dudas son los de Itapuense|url=http://www.deportesmisiones.com.ar/destacados/2019/07/19/en-crucero-las-dudas-son-los-de-itapuense/|accessdate=29 November 2020|work=Deportes Misiones|date=19 July 2019}}</ref>
After appearing seven times back with Crucero in 2019–20, Portillo left permanently to join Primera División outfit Unión Santa Fe in July 2020.<ref name="SW1"/><ref name="ECO1">{{cite news|title=Con presencia misionera, Unión quiere festejar en Brasil|url=https://economis.com.ar/con-presencia-misionera-union-quiere-festejar-en-brasil/|accessdate=29 November 2020|work=Economis|date=24 November 2020}}</ref> He scored in an October friendly match versus Newell's Old Boys.<ref name="DM2">{{cite news|title=Juan Portillo anotó para los suplentes de Unión|url=http://www.deportesmisiones.com.ar/destacados/2020/10/24/juan-portillo-anoto-para-los-suplentes-de-union/|accessdate=29 November 2020|work=Deportes Misiones|date=24 October 2020}}</ref> His first competitive appearance arrived on 28 November against Racing Club in the Copa de la Liga Profesional; replacing Kevin Zenón with seventeen minutes remaining.<ref name="SW1"/>
In January 2023, Portillo moved to Talleres de Córdoba on a contract until the end of 2026.<ref>[https://www.clubtalleres.com.ar/juan-portillo-es-nuevo-jugador-de-talleres/ Juan Portillo es nuevo jugador de Talleres], clubtalleres.com.ar, 27 January 2023</ref> After a good first season, in which Portillo made 34 appearances, he signed a new contract in November 2023 until the end of 2027.<ref>[https://www.clubtalleres.com.ar/mejora-y-extension-de-contrato-para-juan-portillo/ Mejora y extensión de contrato para Juan Portillo], clubtalleres.com.ar, 23 November 2023</ref>
In July 2025, Portillo joined River Plate, signing a contract until the end of 2028.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-24 |title=Quién es Juan Portillo, el misionero que firmó contrato en River: primeros pasos, trayectoria y sus números como profesional - MisionesOnline |url=https://misionesonline.net/2025/07/24/quien-es-juan-portillo-trayectoria/ |access-date=2025-07-28 |language=es}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|29 November 2020}}.<ref name="SW1"/><ref name="BDFA">{{cite news|title=Ficha Estadistica de JUAN PORTILLO|url=https://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugadores-JUAN-CARLOS-PORTILLO-117518.html|accessdate=29 November 2020|work=BDFA}}</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"|Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|Crucero del Norte |2018–19 |rowspan="2"|Torneo Federal A |7||0||3||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||10||1 |- |2019–20 |7||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||7||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !14!!0!!3!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!0!!0!!17!!1 |- |rowspan="1"|Unión Santa Fe |2020–21{{#tag:ref|Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.|group="nb"}} |rowspan="1"|Primera División |1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !15!!0!!3!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!18!!1 |} {{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
==Notes== <references group="nb" />
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Soccerway|juan-carlos-portillo/586924}}
{{River Plate squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Portillo, Juan}} Category:2000 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Misiones Province Category:Argentine men's footballers Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Argentine expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Paraguay Category:Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay Category:Torneo Federal A players Category:Paraguayan Tercera División players Category:Argentine Primera División players Category:Crucero del Norte footballers Category:Unión de Santa Fe footballers Category:Talleres de Córdoba footballers Category:Club Atlético River Plate footballers Category:21st-century Argentine sportsmen