Sixto Betancourt

Sixto Betancourt
Personal information
Full nameSixto Ubaldo Betancourt Véliz
Date of birth16 May 1992
Place of birthTiquisate, Guatemala
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 12 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Plaza Colonia
Youth career
-2011Suchitepéquez
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2012Juventud Retalteca16(0)
2012–2013Deportivo Malacateco39(0)
2013–Municipal13(0)
2014Cartaginés (loan)9(0)
2015Plaza Colonia (loan)
National team
2009Guatemala U17?(?)
2011Guatemala U203(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 February 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 February 2015

Sixto Betancourt (born 18 June 1992 in Tiquisate) is a Guatemalan football defender who currently plays for Plaza Colonia in the Uruguayan Segunda División.

Club career

Betancourt made his professional debut with Juventud Retalteca on 5 February 2012 against Suchitepéquez in a 3-1 away loss.

In August 2014, he was sent on loan to Costa Rican side C.S. Cartaginés.[1]

In February 2015, he was sent again on loan but now to Uruguayan club Plaza Colonia.[2]

International career

Betancourt has played for Guatemala at various youth levels, appearing first for the U17 team at the 2009 CONCACAF U-17 Championship. He also played with the U20 team at the 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship helping his country to qualify for the first time to the U-20 World Cup where he played too.

References

  1. Cartaginés se reforzará con un lateral guatemalteco; nacion.com, 9 August 2014 (Spanish)
  2. Dos jugadores no seguirán en el equipo; rojos.com, 4 February 2015 (Spanish)

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