| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrés Felipe Balanta Cifuentes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Cali, Colombia | ||
| Date of death | 29 November 2022 (aged 22) | ||
| Place of death | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder[2] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Deportivo Cali | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | Deportivo Cali | 96 | (4) |
| 2022 | → Atlético Tucumán (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| Total | 103 | (4) | |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Colombia U17 | 13 | (0) |
| 2019 | Colombia U20 | 11 | (0) |
| 2020 | Colombia U23 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Andrés Felipe Balanta Cifuentes (18 January 2000 – 29 November 2022) was a Colombian professional footballer who played as defensive midfielder for Deportivo Cali and Atlético Tucumán. He represented his nation at the youth level.[3] In June 2022, he joined Atlético Tucumán on loan from Deportivo Cali until June 2023 with a purchase option at the express request of the technical director Lucas Pusineri, this being his first international experience.
On 29 November 2022, during training, Balanta collapsed to the ground from cardiorespiratory arrest. Medical personnel unsuccessfully attempted resuscitation for 40 minutes.[4]
References
- ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Colombia" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- 1 2 Andrés Balanta at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ Andrés Balanta at Soccerway
- ↑ Tiempo, Casa Editorial El. "Clubes colombianos envían mensaje por fallecimiento de Andrés Balanta". futbolred.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 November 2022.
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