Camilo Saldaña

Camilo Saldaña
Personal information
Full name	Camilo Ignacio Saldaña Inostroza
Date of birth	13 July 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Al-Shomooa
Number	12
Youth career
	Colo-Colo
	Palestino
Senior career*
Years	Team
2017–2023	Palestino
2020	→ Santiago Morning (loan)
2021	→ Rangers Talca (loan)
2022	→ Barnechea (loan)
2023	Unión San Felipe
2024	Al-Shomooa
2024-	Al-Madina SC
International career‡
2018	Chile U20
2023–	Palestine
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:44, 6 September 2023 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Camilo Ignacio Saldaña Inostroza (Arabic: كاميلو سالدانيا; born 13 July 1999) is a footballer who plays as a left-back for Libyan club Al-Madina SC.^[2] Born in Chile, he plays for the Palestine national team.

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

Copa Chile: 2018

References

^ "Camilo Saldaña". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
^ Camilo Saldaña at Soccerway
^ Ilic, Gabriel (14 November 2023). "Estuvo en La Roja y ahora se perderá la Liguilla de Primera B por defender a Palestina en Eliminatorias". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2024.
^ "Formado en Palestino es la décima incorporación del Rojinegro". Pasión Por Los Deportes (in Spanish). 25 February 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
^ "Barnechea podría sumar a un lateral y tiene a prueba a delantero paraguayo". OneFootball (in Spanish). 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
^ Cornejo, Eugenio (26 December 2022). "Unión San Felipe promete equipo 'que moje la camiseta'". Fuerza Informativa Aconcagua (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2024.
^ @futchile_oficial (29 February 2024). "¡¡Destino Africa 🛫!!" (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2024 – via Instagram.
^ Comunicaciones, Compañia Chilena de. "[Audio] Camilo Saldaña y se debut en la Roja sub 20: Estoy orgulloso de representar a mi país". alairelibre.cl.
^ "Palestine Squad to face Oman and Vietnam announced". 1 September 2023.
^ "Rapid Reaction: Oman 2:1 Palestine (International Friendly)". 6 September 2023.

External links

Camilo Saldaña at Soccerway
Camilo Saldaña at BDFA (in Spanish)

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[1] "Camilo Saldaña". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 14 May 2024.

[2] Camilo Saldaña at Soccerway

[3] Ilic, Gabriel (14 November 2023). "Estuvo en La Roja y ahora se perderá la Liguilla de Primera B por defender a Palestina en Eliminatorias". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2024.

[4] "Formado en Palestino es la décima incorporación del Rojinegro". Pasión Por Los Deportes (in Spanish). 25 February 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2024.

[5] "Barnechea podría sumar a un lateral y tiene a prueba a delantero paraguayo". OneFootball (in Spanish). 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.

[6] Cornejo, Eugenio (26 December 2022). "Unión San Felipe promete equipo 'que moje la camiseta'". Fuerza Informativa Aconcagua (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2024.

[7] @futchile_oficial (29 February 2024). "¡¡Destino Africa 🛫!!" (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2024 – via Instagram.

[8] Comunicaciones, Compañia Chilena de. "[Audio] Camilo Saldaña y se debut en la Roja sub 20: Estoy orgulloso de representar a mi país". alairelibre.cl.

[9] "Palestine Squad to face Oman and Vietnam announced". 1 September 2023.

[10] "Rapid Reaction: Oman 2:1 Palestine (International Friendly)". 6 September 2023.

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