Carlos Terán
Carlos Terán Díaz (born 24 September 2000) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Terán Díaz[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 September 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Turbo, Colombia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chicago Fire | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Envigado | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Envigado | 17 | (0) |
| 2020– | Chicago Fire | 61 | (3) |
| 2022 | Chicago Fire II | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Colombia U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2020– | Colombia U23 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:44, 5 July 2019 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Born in Turbo, Colombia, Terán began his career with Categoría Primera A club Envigado.[3] He made his professional debut for the club on 30 January 2019 against Deportivo Pasto, starting in a 1–1 draw.[4] He ended his first season with Envigado appearing in 13 matches, starting 12.[5]
Chicago Fire edit
On 21 August 2020, Terán joined American Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire.[3] He made his debut on 28 October, in a 2–1 league defeat against the Philadelphia Union, coming on as a 78th minute substitute.[6]
On 29 April 2023, Terán extended his contract with Chicago until the end of 2026, with a club option for the 2027 season.[7][8] Terán underwent a successful surgery on his right knee in January 2024.[9]
International career edit
Terán has represented Colombia at both the iunder-20 and iunder-23 sides. He made his debut for the Colombia under-20's on 23 May 2019 against Poland U20, coming on as a substitute.[10] Terán was then selected into the Colombia under-23 squad for the CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament in 2020, making his debut on 18 January 2020 against Argentina U23. starting in a 3–1 defeat.[11]
Personal life edit
In 2022, Terán received his U.S. Green Card, granting him permanent residency in the country.[8]
Career statistics edit
- As of as of match played 21 October 2023[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Envigado | 2019 | Categoría Primera A | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 |
| 2020 | Categoría Primera A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Chicago Fire | 2020 | Major League Soccer | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | 22 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | 24 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| Total | 61 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 64 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 78 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 84 | 3 | ||
References edit
- ^ (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- ^ "Carlos Terán". Chicago Fire FC. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ a b Sandalow, Brian (24 October 2020). "Carlos Teran, Fire hope signing worth the wait". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Deportivo Pasto 1–1 Envigado". Soccerway.
- ^ a b Carlos Terán at Soccerway
- ^ "Philadelphia Union 2–1 Chicago Fire". Soccerway.
- ^ "Chicago Fire FC Sign Defender Carlos Terán to New Contract". Chicago Fire FC. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Chicago Fire sign defender Carlos Terán to new deal". MLSSoccer.com. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ "Defender Carlos Terán Undergoes Successful Knee Surgery". ChicagoFireFC.com. Chicago Fire. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "Poland U20 0–2 Colombia U20". Soccerway.
- ^ "Colombia U23 1–3 Argentina U23". Soccerway.
External links edit
- Profile at Chicago Fire