Jhon Cifuente
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jhon Jairo Cifuente Vergara | ||
Date of birth | 23 July 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Esmeraldas, Ecuador | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Delfín | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2009 | Olmedo | ||
2009–2011 | Deportivo Quito | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2014 | Juventud Minera | 43 | (42) |
2015–2016 | Macará | 54 | (25) |
2016–2018 | Universidad Católica | 94 | (60) |
2019 | Pyramids | 14 | (3) |
2020– | Delfín | 4 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2017– | Ecuador | 4 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:40, 18 September 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 November 2018 |
Jhon Jairo Cifuente Vergara (born 23 July 1992) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for Delfín S.C. as a forward.
Club career[]
Early career[]
Cifuente was born in Esmeraldas, and represented Olmedo and Deportivo Quito as a youth. In 2011 he joined Segunda Categoría side CD Juventud Minera, where he appeared and scored regularly.[1]
Macará[]
On 18 February 2015, Cifuente signed for Macará in Serie B. He scored his first goal as a professional on 22 March in a 3–3 home draw against Técnico Universitario, and finished the season with 11 goals in 34 appearances.
Universidad Católica[]
On 19 July 2016, Cifuente was transferred to Serie A side Universidad Católica, with his former side retaining half of his federative rights.[2] He made his debut in the category on 6 August, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 home win over Emelec.
Cifuente scored his first goals in the main category of Ecuadorian football on 15 October 2016, netting four times in a 6–1 home routing of Mushuc Runa.[3] The following 30 May, he scored a hat-trick in a 3–0 Copa Sudamericana home defeat of Petrolero.[4]
Cifuente ended the 2018 campaign as the topscorer with 37 goals, eight ahead of Brayan Angulo.
Pyramids[]
On 20 December 2018, Cifuente moved abroad for the first time in his career after agreeing to a contract with Egyptian Premier League side Pyramids FC.[5]
International career[]
Cifuente made his full international debut for Ecuador on 8 June 2017, replacing Enner Valencia late into a 1–1 friendly draw against Venezuela at the FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida.[6] He scored his first international goal five days later, netting the opener in a 3–0 home success over El Salvador.[7]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of 14 January 2019
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Juventud Minera | 2011[8] | Segunda Categoría | 16 | 10 | — | — | — | 16 | 10 | |||
2012[8] | 5 | 2 | — | — | 5[a] | 7 | 10 | 9 | ||||
2013[8] | 5 | 2 | — | — | 3[a] | 8 | 8 | 10 | ||||
2014[8] | 17 | 28 | — | — | 6[a] | 20 | 23 | 48 | ||||
Total | 43 | 42 | — | — | 14 | 35 | 57 | 77 | ||||
Macará | 2015[8] | Serie B | 34 | 11 | — | — | — | 34 | 11 | |||
2016[8] | 20 | 14 | — | — | — | 20 | 14 | |||||
Total | 54 | 25 | — | — | — | 54 | 25 | |||||
Universidad Católica | 2016[9] | Serie A | 15 | 8 | — | 1[b] | 0 | — | 16 | 8 | ||
2017[9] | 36 | 15 | — | 4[b] | 5 | — | 40 | 20 | ||||
2018[9] | 43 | 37 | — | — | — | 43 | 37 | |||||
Total | 94 | 60 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 99 | 65 | ||||
Pyramids | 2018–19[9] | Egyptian Premier League | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||
Career total | 193 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 35 | 212 | 168 |
International[]
- As of 20 November 2018[10]
Ecuador national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2017 | 2 | 1 |
2018 | 2 | 1 |
Total | 4 | 2 |
International goals[]
- Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 14 June 2017 | Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States | ![]() |
Friendly | ||
2. | 20 November 2018 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Honours[]
Individual[]
- Ecuadorian Segunda Categoría top goalscorer: 2014 (28 goals)
- Copa Sudamericana top goalscorer: 2017 (5 goals)
References[]
- ^ "Jhon Cifuentes: Quiero llegar a la selección de Ecuador y jugar con Enner Valencia" [Jhon Cifuentes: I want to reach the Ecuador national team and play with Enner Valencia] (in Spanish). El Universo. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "La Serie A se lleva al goleador del Macará de Ambato" [Serie A take the goalscorer of Macará de Ambato] (in Spanish). Fútbol Ecuador. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "Universidad Católica goleó 6–1 a Mushuc Runa y Jhon Cifuentes fue la figura" [Universidad Católica thrashed Mushuc Runa by 6–1 and Jhon Cifuentes was the man] (in Spanish). El Universo. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "Jhon Cifuente clasificó a U. Católica a la segunda fase de la Sudamericana" [Jhon Cifuente qualified U. Católica to the second round of the Sudamericana] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "OFFICIAL: Pyramids FC sign Ecuadorian Jhon Cifuente". KingFut. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Ecuador empató 1-1 con Venezuela en primer partido amistoso en Estados Unidos" [Ecuador drew 1–1 with Venezuela in the first friendly in the United States] (in Spanish). Ecuavisa. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "Ecuador goleó a El Salvador" [Ecuador thrashed El Salvador] (in Spanish). Revista Estadio. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f "Cifuente Vergara Jhon Jairo" (in Spanish). Ecuadorian Football Federation. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ a b c d Jhon Cifuente at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "Jhon Cifuente". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
External links[]
- Jhon Cifuente at National-Football-Teams.com
- Jhon Cifuente at Soccerway
- Jhon Cifuente at Footballdatabase
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Esmeraldas, Ecuador
- Ecuadorian footballers
- Ecuadorian expatriate footballers
- Association football forwards
- Ecuadorian Serie A players
- Ecuadorian Serie B players
- Egyptian Premier League players
- C.S.D. Macará footballers
- C.D. Universidad Católica del Ecuador footballers
- Pyramids FC players
- Ecuador international footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Egypt