Camilo Ignacio Saldaña Inostroza (Arabic: كاميلو سالدانيا; born 13 July 1999) is a footballer who plays as a left-back for Libyan club Al-Shomooa.[2] Born in Chile, he plays for the Palestine national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Camilo Ignacio Saldaña Inostroza | ||
| Date of birth | 13 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Shomooa | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Colo-Colo | |||
| Palestino | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2023 | Palestino | 9 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Santiago Morning (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Rangers Talca (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Barnechea (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2023 | Unión San Felipe | 18 | (0) |
| 2024– | Al-Shomooa | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Chile U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Palestine | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:44, 6 September 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:44, 6 September 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editSaldaña was with Colo-Colo until the under-13 team before joining the Palestino youth system. He made his senior debut with Palestino at the age of 17.[3] Subsequently, he was loaned out to Santiago Morning, Rangers de Talca[4] and Barnechea.[5]
In 2023, Saldaña signed with Unión San Felipe.[6]
In 2024, he moved abroad and joined Libyan club Al-Shomooa SC alongside his Palestinian-Chilean compatriot Jonathan Cantillana.[7]
International career
editBorn in Chile, Saldaña is of Palestinian descent. In June 2018, he played in a friendly for the Chile U20s in a friendly 2–0 loss to the Uruguay U20s.[8] He was called up to the Palestine national team for a set of friendlies in September 2023.[9] He debuted for Palestine in a friendly 2–1 loss to Oman on 6 September 2023.[10]
Honours
edit- Palestino
References
edit- ^ "Camilo Saldaña". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ Camilo Saldaña at Soccerway
- ^ Ilic, Gabriel (14 November 2023). "Estuvo en La Roja y ahora se perderá la Liguilla de Primera B por defender a Palestina en Eliminatorias". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "Formado en Palestino es la décima incorporación del Rojinegro". Pasión Por Los Deportes (in Spanish). 25 February 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "Barnechea podría sumar a un lateral y tiene a prueba a delantero paraguayo". OneFootball (in Spanish). 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ Cornejo, Eugenio (26 December 2022). "Unión San Felipe promete equipo 'que moje la camiseta'". Fuerza Informativa Aconcagua (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ @futchile_oficial (29 February 2024). "¡¡Destino Africa 🛫!!" (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2024 – via Instagram.
- ^ Comunicaciones, Compañia Chilena de. "[Audio] Camilo Saldaña y se debut en la Roja sub 20: Estoy orgulloso de representar a mi país". alairelibre.cl.
- ^ "Palestine Squad to face Oman and Vietnam announced". 1 September 2023.
- ^ "Rapid Reaction: Oman 2:1 Palestine (International Friendly)". 6 September 2023.
External links
edit- Camilo Saldaña at Soccerway
- Camilo Saldaña at BDFA (in Spanish)
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