Jhonny Vásquez

Jhonny Vásquez (born 23 July 1987) is a Colombian footballer. He currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Deportivo Pereira in the Categoría Primera A; he also currently serves as the club's captain still in 2024.

Jhonny Vásquez

Personal information
Full name	Jhonny Alexander Vásquez Salazar
Date of birth	(1987-07-23) July 23, 1987
Place of birth	Santander de Quilichao, Colombia
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, Right-back
Team information
Current team	Deportivo Pereira
Number	25
Youth career
	Deportivo Cali
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2009	Deportivo Cali	39	(1)
2009	Monagas	7	(2)
2010	Deportivo Pasto	20	(1)
2011–2013	Itagüí Ditaires	95	(3)
2013–2016	Junior	73	(3)
2016–2017	América de Cali	49	(2)
2018	Rionegro Águilas	28	(1)
2019–	Deportivo Pereira	143	(7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

In 2015 while he was playing for Junior de Barranquilla, he was diagnosed with CML (Chronic Myeloid Leukemia); fortunately he managed to overcome that disease, although Vásquez has revealed that he had problems getting medicines during the COVID 19 pandemic.

Honours

Junior de Barranquilla

• Copa Colombia (1): 2015

América de Cali

• Categoría Primera B (1): 2016

Deportivo Pereira

• Categoría Primera B (1): 2019
• Categoría Primera A (1): 2022-II.

External links

• Jhonny Vásquez at BDFA (in Spanish)