Cameron Puertas

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Puertas and the second or maternal family name is Castro.

Cameron Puertas
Puertas as Union SG player in 2024
Personal information
Full name Cameron Mitchel Puertas Castro[1]
Date of birth (1998-08-18) 18 August 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Lausanne, Switzerland[2]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Al Qadsiah
Number 88
Youth career
Renens
Forward Morges
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Lausanne-Sport 94 (10)
2022–2024 Union SG 86 (17)
2024– Al Qadsiah 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 August 2024

Cameron Mitchel Puertas Castro (born 18 August 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi club Al Qadsiah. Born in Switzerland, he is a citizen of Spain.

Career

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Puertas started his career with Swiss amateur club Renens, before joining Forward-Morges in the fifth division at the age of 16, where he was soon considered to be the best player in the regional group.[3]

In 2020, he made first appearance in the Swiss Super League with Lausanne-Sport.

On 22 January 2022, Puertas signed a 3.5-year contract with Union SG in Belgium.[4]

On 26 August 2024, Puertas signed with Al Qadsiah in Saudi Arabia.[5]

Personal life

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Despite being born and raised in Switzerland, Puertas only holds Spanish citizenship, inherited from his parents.[6] He was about to become a Swiss national in 2021, but the naturalization process has been halted after he drove without a license. He will not receive his Swiss passport until 2025 at the earliest.[7][8][9]

Career statistics

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As of 26 October 2023[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lausanne-Sport 2018–19 Swiss Challenge League 19 2 — — — 19 2
2019–20 26 1 3 0 — — 29 1
2020–21 Swiss Super League 33 5 2 0 — — 35 5
2021–22 16 2 2 1 — — 18 1
Total 94 10 7 1 — — 101 11
Union SG 2021–22 Belgian First Division A 9 0 — — — 9 0
2022–23 34 5 4 1 9[b] 0 — 47 6
2023-24 12 2 0 0 5[c] 1 — 17 3
Total 55 7 4 1 9 1 — 73 9
Career total 149 17 11 2 14 1 0 0 174 20
  1. ^ Includes Swiss Cup, Belgian Cup
  2. ^ Includes seven appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

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Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Player profile".
  2. ^ "Dernières infos C. Puertas (Lausanne Sports) | BeSoccer". fr.besoccer.com.
  3. ^ Le parcours atypique de Cameron Puertas peut servir d'exemple 24heures.ch
  4. ^ "Bienvenue Cameron Puertas !" (Press release) (in French). Union SG. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Cameron Puertas signs a contract with Al Qadsiah". Union SG. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Football vaudois – Le parcours atypique de Cameron Puertas peut servir d'exemple" – via www.24heures.ch.
  7. ^ "Football – Le casier judiciaire de Cameron Puertas lui barre la route de la Nati car il a volé des bonbons en 2002". 24 heures (in French). Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Deswegen darf dieses Lausanne-Sport-Toptalent nicht für die Schweiz spielen" (in German). 10 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Darum spielt Lausannes Kunstschütze noch nicht in der Nati" (in German). 10 November 2021.
  10. ^ Cameron Puertas at Soccerway
  11. ^ "Union valt in de prijzen op Pro League Awards: Puertas Speler van het Jaar, Blessin beste coach". Sporza (in Dutch). 27 May 2024.
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