Adrián Balboa

Adrián Martín Balboa Camacho (born 19 January 1994) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a striker for Argentine club Unión Santa Fe.

Adrián Balboa

Personal information
Full name	Adrián Martín Balboa Camacho
Date of birth	(1994-01-19) 19 January 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Unión Santa Fe
Number	77
Youth career
–2012	Cerrito
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	Cerrito	18	(6)
2013–2014	→ Panathinaikos (loan)	0	(0)
2014–2015	Danubio	11	(1)
2015–2017	Liverpool	6	(1)
2015–2016	→ Villa Teresa (loan)	15	(6)
2016–2017	→ Sarmiento (loan)	19	(4)
2017–2018	Patronato	24	(5)
2018–2023	Belgrano	41	(8)
2019	→ Deportes Antofagasta (loan)	13	(3)
2019–2020	→ Alianza Lima (loan)	24	(5)
2020–2021	→ Racing Santander (loan)	11	(1)
2022	→ Defensor Sporting (loan)	34	(10)
2023	Defensor Sporting	20	(8)
2023	Deportivo Pereira	12	(4)
2024–	Unión Santa Fe	13	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:01, 13 September 2023 (UTC)

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

Career

Born in Montevideo, Balboa came from the youth divisions of Club Sportivo Cerrito, made his professional debut in the 0–1 loss against Villa Teresa on 24 November 2012.^[1] He scored his first goal for Cerrito in the Derby against Rentistas on 15 December 2012, it was the final goal in the 88 minute which lead the team win the match.^[2]

Balboa after a wonderful season with Cerrito playing 20 games and scoring 6 goals, he brought the attention of various European clubs being interested on him. The young attacker went to Greece, to be tested by Panathinaikos and after a week he signed a one-year loan with the club.^[3]

On 5 December, Balboa made his debut for Panathinaikos coming on as a sub in the 3–0 win against Iraklis Psachna.^[4]

In 2014, he returned to Uruguay to play for Danubio. He played in two other Uruguayan teams, Liverpool and Villa Teresa before moving to Argentina to join Sarmiento. After being relegated to Primera B Nacional on 2016-17 season, he joined Patronato.

Career statistics

As of 1 February 2018^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Panathinaikos	2013–14	Superleague Greece	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Danubio	2014–15	Uruguayan Primera División	11	1	0	0	0	0	11	1
Liverpool	2015–16	Uruguayan Primera División	6	1	0	0	0	0	6	1
Villa Teresa (loan)	2015–16	Uruguayan Primera División	15	6	0	0	0	0	15	6
Sarmiento (loan)	2016–17	Argentine Primera División	19	4	0	0	0	0	19	4
Patronato	2017–18	Argentine Primera División	11	3	0	0	0	0	11	3
Career totals			62	15	1	0	0	0	63	15

Honours

Panathinaikos

• Greek Cup: 2014

Alianza Lima

• Torneo Clausura: 2019

Defensor Sporting

• Copa Uruguay: 2022

References

1. "Cerrito 0 Villa Teresa 1" (in Spanish). elascenso.com. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
2. "CERRITO GANÓ EN EL ÚLTIMO ROUND" (in Spanish). Tenfield. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
3. "De Cerrito al Panathinaikos" (in Spanish). cambiodefrente.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
4. "Panathinaikos 3-0 Iraklis Psahnon" (in Greek). pao.gr. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
5. Adrián Balboa at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 February 2018.

External links

• Adrián Balboa at Soccerway