Juan Portillo
Argentine footballer (born 2000)
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Juan Carlos Portillo (born 18 May 2000) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder Argentine Primera División club River Plate.[2][3]
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Juan Carlos Portillo | ||
| Date of birth | 18 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Puerto Rico, Argentina | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | River Plate | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2018 | Crucero del Norte | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Crucero del Norte | 14 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Deportivo Itapuense (loan) | ||
| 2020–2023 | Unión Santa Fe | 69 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Talleres | 77 | (1) |
| 2025– | River Plate | 13 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:45, 10 July 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
Portillo joined Crucero del Norte in 2015.[1] He made his first-team breakthrough during the 2018–19 Torneo Federal A, making his debut off the bench on 2 December 2018 in a victory away to Altos Hornos Zapla.[2] Portillo scored his first goal in his next appearance, netting in a Copa Argentina qualifying round first leg draw with San Martín de Formosa on 16 January 2019.[2] Eight further appearances came up until March.[2] Midway through the year, Portillo was loaned with three teammates to Paraguay with Primera División B Nacional side Deportivo Itapuense; an affiliate of Crucero's.[4][5][6][7]
After appearing seven times back with Crucero in 2019–20, Portillo left permanently to join Primera División outfit Unión Santa Fe in July 2020.[2][8] He scored in an October friendly match versus Newell's Old Boys.[9] His first competitive appearance arrived on 28 November against Racing Club in the Copa de la Liga Profesional; replacing Kevin Zenón with seventeen minutes remaining.[2]
In January 2023, Portillo moved to Talleres de Córdoba on a contract until the end of 2026.[10] After a good first season, in which Portillo made 34 appearances, he signed a new contract in November 2023 until the end of 2027.[11]
In July 2025, Portillo joined River Plate, signing a contract until the end of 2028.[12]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Crucero del Norte | 2018–19 | Torneo Federal A | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||||
| Unión Santa Fe | 2020–21[nb 1] | Primera División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
Notes
- Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.