Cameron Puertas

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

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
Place of birth Lausanne, Switzerland[2]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Union SG
Number 23
Youth career
Renens
Forward Morges
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Lausanne-Sport 94 (10)
2022– Union SG 81 (16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2024

Career

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]

Personal life

Despite being born and raised in Switzerland, Puertas only holds Spanish citizenship, inherited from his parents.[5] 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.[6][7][8]

Career statistics
As of 26 October 2023[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lausanne-Sport 2018–19 Swiss Challenge League 192———192
2019–20 26130——291
2020–21 Swiss Super League 33520——355
2021–22 16221——181
Total 941071——10111
Union SG 2021–22 Belgian First Division A 90———90
2022–23 345419[lower-alpha 2]0—476
2023-24 122005[lower-alpha 3]1—173
Total 5574191—739
Career total 149171121410017420
  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

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Individual

References
  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. "Football vaudois – Le parcours atypique de Cameron Puertas peut servir d'exemple" – via www.24heures.ch.
  6. "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.
  7. "Deswegen darf dieses Lausanne-Sport-Toptalent nicht für die Schweiz spielen" (in German). 10 November 2021.
  8. "Darum spielt Lausannes Kunstschütze noch nicht in der Nati" (in German). 10 November 2021.
  9. "Cameron Puertas". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  10. "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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