# Roger Cañas

Roger Cañas Henao (born 27 March 1990) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder who plays for Shakhter Karagandy.

## Career
### Tranzit

After playing for Tranzit during the first half of 2010, Cañas was close to signing for Serie A side Udinese Calcio during the summer, but following a poor World Cup for Italy, the Italian Football Federation changed the limitations on foreign players, meaning Udinese could only sign one non-eu player that season.

### Jagiellonia Białystok

In August 2011, he was loaned to Jagiellonia Białystok on a one-year deal.

### Shakhter Karagandy

In January 2012, Cañas signed for Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Shakhter Karagandy.

### Astana

In January 2014 Cañas signed for Metalurh Donetsk, however Cañas never played for Metalurh Donetsk as he was released by the club at the beginning of February after medical test showed the presence of only one kidney. Cañas then went on to sign a two-year contract with FC Astana on 2 February 2014. On 24 August 2016, Cañas signed a new contract with the club until the end of the 2018 season.

#### Loan to APOEL

On 30 January 2017, Cañas moved on loan to the Cypriot side APOEL FC until the end of the 2016–17 season. He made his official debut on 11 February 2017, coming on as a 77th-minute substitute in APOEL's 1–0 away victory against Karmiotissa for the Cypriot First Division. He scored his first goal for APOEL on 20 March 2017, netting the second goal in his team's 2–0 home victory against AEL Limassol for the Cypriot First Division.

### Ordabasy

On 21 July 2017, Cañas signed for Kazakhstan Premier League side Ordabasy .

### Shakhtyor Soligorsk

On 17 February 2018, Shakhtyor Soligorsk announced the signing of Cañas on a one-year contract.

### Irtysh Pavlodar

On 23 January 2019, Irtysh Pavlodar announced the signing of Cañas. On 3 July 2019, Cañas was released by Irtysh Pavlodar.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 6 November 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Independiente Medellín | 2009 | Primera A | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 |
| Tranzit | 2010 | LMT Virslīga | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 |
| Sibir Novosibirsk | 2010 | RPL | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 |
| Sibir Novosibirsk | 2011–12 | RNFL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| Sibir Novosibirsk | Total | Total | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 |
| Jagiellonia Białystok (loan) | 2011–12 | Ekstraklasa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Shakhter Karagandy | 2012 | KPL | 26 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 5 |
| Shakhter Karagandy | 2013 | KPL | 26 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 6 |
| Shakhter Karagandy | Total | Total | 52 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 76 | 11 |
| Astana | 2014 | KPL | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 39 | 4 |
| Astana | 2015 | KPL | 30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 10 |
| Astana | 2016 | KPL | 31 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 2 |
| Astana | 2017 | KPL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Astana | Total | Total | 91 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 127 | 16 |
| APOEL (loan) | 2016–17 | Cypriot First Division | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 1 |
| Ordabasy | 2017 | KPL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 2018 | BPL | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 |
| Irtysh Pavlodar | 2019 | KPL | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 4 |
| Barnechea | 2021 | Campeonato Primera B | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 1 |
| Shakhter Karagandy | 2022 | KPL | 25 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 3 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 293 | 27 | 27 | 3 | 49 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 374 | 36 |

## Honours

Independiente Medellín
* Categoría Primera A: 2009
Shakhter Karagandy
* Kazakhstan Premier League: 2012
* Kazakhstan Cup: 2013
* Kazakhstan Super Cup: 2013
Astana
* Kazakhstan Premier League: 2014, 2015, 2016
* Kazakhstan Cup: 2016
* Kazakhstan Super Cup: 2015
APOEL
* Cypriot First Division: 2016–17