Camilo Saldaña
Palestinian footballer (born 1999)
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Camilo Ignacio Saldaña Inostroza (Arabic: كاميلو سالدانيا; born 13 July 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Libyan club Al-Madina SC.[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 | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Madina SC | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2024– | Al-Madina SC | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Chile U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Palestine | 15 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 November 2024 | |||
Club career
Saldaña 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
Born 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
- Palestino
