Juan Portilla
Squad number 15 · Athletico Paranaense
Their 2026 World Cup
Juan Portilla travelled to the 2026 World Cup with Colombia, wearing number 15, without ever getting on the pitch. His side played 5 matches (3 wins and 2 draws) and bowed out in the round of 16, beaten by Switzerland 0-0.
Midfield went to G. Puerta (5 matches, 470′) and J. Lerma (5 matches, 412′).
Another 4 players in the Colombia squad ended up the same way, without a single minute. The full run is on the Colombia team page.
Biography
Juan Camilo Portilla Orozco (born 12 September 1998) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Athletico Paranaense and the Colombia national team. After beginning his career in Colombia with youth sides including Boca Juniors Cali and breaking into senior football with Universitario Popayán, he had stints abroad at Jacksonville Armada in the United States and Deportes Melipilla in Chile, before returning to Colombia with Alianza Petrolera. In 2022, he joined América de Cali on loan and later made the move permanent in 2023. In 2024, he signed for Argentine club Talleres. Portilla was first called up to the Colombia national team in 2023 and made his senior debut in 2024 during a World Cup qualifier against Argentina.
Club career Portilla began his career with Boca Juniors de Cali at youth level, then the youth ranks of Universitario Popayán. In 2016, he made his professional debut with Universitario Popayán in the Colombian second level. In 2018, Portilla emigrated to the United States and joined Jacksonville Armada.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · text adapted from the article.
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