# Juan Camilo Saiz

Juan Camilo Saiz Ortegón (born 1 March 1992) is a Colombian professional footballer who currently plays as a centre-back for Cypriot club AEZ Zakakiou.

## Club career

Envigado were Saiz's first club, he spent time in the team's youth system prior to making his professional debut in August 2009 against La Equidad in a 2–2 draw. After two further league appearances for Envigado, Saiz departed Colombian football on a temporary basis to join Argentine Primera División side Argentinos Juniors on loan. He returned to Envigado six months later without featuring. He went onto make thirty-three more appearances for Envigado. He scored the first goal of his career on 30 July 2014 in a Copa Colombia draw with Atlético Nacional.
Saiz completed a transfer to fellow Colombian top-flight team Independiente Medellín in July 2015. He eventually made his debut in December, coming on for the final minutes in the club's 1–0 league victory versus Atlético Nacional. Forty-five appearances followed in the next three seasons for Saiz. In August 2017, Saiz rejoined Argentinos Juniors on loan. He made his club debut on 24 September 2017 in a 1–1 draw against River Plate. Cerro Porteño of the Paraguayan Primera División secured a loan deal for Saiz in July 2018. He ended up remaining until June 2020, making thirty-one appearances.
On 22 August 2020, Saiz headed to Europe to join Cypriot First Division side Pafos on loan. He made his debut for the club on 28 August against Anorthosis Famagusta, prior to scoring his first goal in a 2–2 draw with Ethnikos Achna on 19 September.

## International career

Saiz represented Colombia at U17 and U20 level. He played in seven matches for the U17s at the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria as the team finished fourth. He also featured seven times for the U20s at the 2011 South American U-20 Championship in Peru.

## Career statistics

    As of 7 June 2021.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Envigado | 2009 | Categoría Primera A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Envigado | 2010 | Categoría Primera A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Envigado | 2011 | Categoría Primera A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Envigado | 2012 | Categoría Primera A | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Envigado | 2013 | Categoría Primera A | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Envigado | 2014 | Categoría Primera A | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Envigado | 2015 | Categoría Primera A | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| Envigado | Total | Total | 54 | 1 | 18 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 2 |
| Argentinos Juniors (loan) | 2010–11 | Argentine Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independiente Medellín | 2015 | Categoría Primera A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Independiente Medellín | 2016 | Categoría Primera A | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Independiente Medellín | 2017 | Categoría Primera A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Independiente Medellín | 2018 | Categoría Primera A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independiente Medellín | 2019 | Categoría Primera A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independiente Medellín | 2020 | Categoría Primera A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independiente Medellín | Total | Total | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 61 | 0 |
| Argentinos Juniors (loan) | 2017–18 | Argentine Primera División | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Cerro Porteño (loan) | 2018 | Paraguayan Primera División | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cerro Porteño (loan) | 2019 | Paraguayan Primera División | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Cerro Porteño (loan) | 2020 | Paraguayan Primera División | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Cerro Porteño (loan) | Total | Total | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Pafos (loan) | 2020–21 | First Division | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 163 | 3 | 24 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 214 | 4 |
* 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in the Categoría Primera A play-offs
* ↑ Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
* ↑ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
* 1 2 Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores

## Honours
### Independiente Medellín

* Categoría Primera A: 2016 Apertura