Kevin David Salazar Chiquiza (born February 9, 1996), is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Categoría Primera A club La Equidad.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin David Salazar Chiquiza | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Bogotá, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | La Equidad | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Academia Xeneize | |||
| 2012–2013 | Nike Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Fortaleza | 53 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | Santa Fe | 22 | (0) |
| 2018 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 7 | (0) |
| 2019 | Rionegro Águilas | 16 | (1) |
| 2020– | La Equidad | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:16, 3 November 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Salazar started his career with local Bogotá side Academia Xeneize, before participating in 'The Chance', organised by the Nike Academy. He finished the competition as one of the 2013 winners.[1][2]
He then joined Colombian side Fortaleza, where he was praised for his performances,[3] most notably in a 2-0 win over Millonarios.[4]
In June 2016, it was announced that Salazar had joined Santa Fe.[5] He was again credited for excellent performances[6] before suffering a fracture in the metatarsal of his right foot in a collision with Alianza Petrolera goalkeeper Ricardo Jerez Jr. in a Liga Águila match on 26 September 2016.[7]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of 22 December 2018.[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fortaleza | 2015 | Categoría Primera B | 35 | 4 | 2[a] | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 37 | 4 | |
| 2016 | Categoría Primera A | 18 | 1 | 1[a] | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
| Total | 53 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 6 | ||
| Santa Fe | 2016 | Categoría Primera A | 10 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 2017 | 12 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Total | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Atlético Bucaramanga | 2018 | Categoría Primera A | 7 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Career total | 82 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 6 | ||
- Notes
- ^ a b c d e Appearances in the Copa Colombia
- ^ One appearance in the Supercopa Euroamericana, two appearances in the Recopa Sudamericana and one appearance in the Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Two appearances in the Copa Sudamericana and one appearance in the Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearances in the Superliga Colombiana
References edit
- ^ "Un colombiano, entre los mejores de la élite del fútbol europeo". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 27 February 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ "'The Chance' elige a un jugador colombiano entre los mejores a nivel internacional". El Pais (in Spanish). 25 February 2016. Archived from the original on 6 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ "La fortaleza de Kevin Salazar". El Espectador (in Spanish). 8 March 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ "5 datos que no sabe de Kevin Salazar, la joya de Fortaleza que le 'pintó la cara' a Millonarios". Pulzo (in Spanish). 7 March 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ "Es oficial: el joven Kevin Salazar es nuevo jugador de Santa Fe". Futbol Red (in Spanish). 11 June 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ "Kevin Salazar, la nueva joya que ilusiona en Santa Fe". Colombia AS (in Spanish). 22 July 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ "Independiente Santa Fe pierde a Kevin Salazar por fractura en su pie derecho". RCN Radio (in Spanish). 26 September 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ Kevin Salazar at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 December 2018.