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Junior FC

Corporación Deportiva Popular Junior

Barranquilla, ColombiaLiga Dimayor Finalización · tier 1Founded 7 August 1924Colours

juniorfc.co ↗Carrera 57 Nº 72 - 56, Barranquilla, Colombia+57 5 3600338

Squad

26 players

avg age 29.4

Foreigners

12% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

16 / 20

16 pts · 17 played · 2026

Stadium

Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez

46,692 seats

Manager

Sebastián Viera

Transfer balance

+€8.1m

season 2025/26

Squad

26 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 3
Mauro SilveiraGoalkeeper	26	Uruguay	187 cm	right	Jan 2025from Montevideo Wanderers	Jun 2028
Jefersson MartínezGoalkeeper	33	Colombia	185 cm	right	Jan 2022from Deportes Tolima	Dec 2026
Jaime AcostaGoalkeeper	24	Colombia	191 cm	right	Jan 2026from Barranquilla FC	—
Defenders · 6
Jean Carlos PestañaCentre-Back	29	Colombia	186 cm	right	Jan 2026from Deportivo Pereira	Dec 2027
Jermein PeñaCentre-Back	27	Colombia	187 cm	right	Jan 2026from Unión Magdalena	Dec 2029
Yeison SuárezLeft-Back	29	Colombia	174 cm	left	Jan 2026from Deportivo Pereira	Jun 2029
Edwin HerreraRight-Back	28	Colombia	172 cm	right	Jan 2023from Independiente Santa Fe	Dec 2026
Daniel RiveraCentre-Back	27	Colombia	186 cm	right	Jan 2025from Fortaleza CEIF	Dec 2027
Pablo OrtizCentre-Back	26	Colombia	190 cm	left	Dec 2026from FC Banik Ostrava	Jun 2027
Midfielders · 7
Jesús RivasCentral Midfield	29	Colombia	175 cm	right	Oct 2025from Rionegro Águilas	Jun 2028
Jannenson SarmientoAttacking Midfield	27	Colombia	179 cm	left	Jan 2026from Unión Magdalena	Dec 2028
Fabián ÁngelCentral Midfield	25	Colombia	175 cm	right	Jan 2019from Barranquilla FC	Dec 2027
Guillermo CelisDefensive Midfield	33	Colombia	178 cm	right	Oct 2025from Rionegro Águilas	Jun 2028
Juan David RíosDefensive Midfield	35	Colombia	174 cm	right	Jan 2026from Deportivo Pereira	Dec 2026
Harold RiveraCentral Midfield	33	Colombia	176 cm	right	Jan 2025from CD América de Cali	Dec 2026
Andrés ShmalbachDefensive Midfield	19	Colombia	—		—	—
Forwards · 10
Joel CanchimboRight Winger	20	Colombia	177 cm	right	Jul 2024from Barranquilla FC	Dec 2028
Cristian BarriosRight Winger	28	Colombia	166 cm	left	Jan 2026from CD América de Cali	Dec 2028
Deiber CaicedoLeft Winger	26	Colombia	169 cm	right	Dec 2025from Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Dec 2027
Guillermo PaivaCentre-Forward	29	Paraguay	181 cm	right	Jan 2026from Club Olimpia	Dec 2028
Luis MurielCentre-Forward	35	Colombia	180 cm	right	Jan 2026from Orlando City SC	Dec 2027
Bryan CastrillónLeft Winger	27	Colombia	173 cm	right	Jul 2024from Ablöse ?	Jun 2027
Francisco FydriszewskiCentre-Forward	33	Argentina · Poland	186 cm		Nov 2026from Independiente Medellín	Jun 2029
Kevin PérezRight Winger	29	Colombia	170 cm	right	Jan 2026from Deportes Tolima	Dec 2028
Yimmi CharáRight WingerTeam captain	35	Colombia	168 cm	right	Jan 2024from Portland Timbers	Dec 2026
Teófilo GutiérrezCentre-Forward	41	Colombia	177 cm	right	Oct 2025from Without Club	Dec 2026

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2025/26

Spent

€1.8m

17 arrivals

Received

€9.9m

29 departures

Net balance

+€8.1m

received − spent

Arrivals · 17

Cristian Barrios
Right Winger · 27 y/o
from CD América de Cali
€860k
Guillermo Paiva
Centre-Forward · 28 y/o
from Club Olimpia
€500k
Mauro Silveira
Goalkeeper · 25 y/o
from Montevideo Wanderers
€424k
Lucas Monzón
Centre-Back · 23 y/o
from Racing Club de Montevideo
€170k
Carlos Esparragoza
Central Midfield · 26 y/o
from Barranquilla FC
?
Diego Mendoza
Defensive Midfield · 24 y/o
from Alianza FC
End of loan
Guillermo Celis
Defensive Midfield · 32 y/o
from Rionegro Águilas
?
Jannenson Sarmiento
Attacking Midfield · 26 y/o
from Unión Magdalena
?

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Jean Carlos Pestaña
Centre-Back · 28 y/o
from Deportivo Pereira
Free
Jermein Peña
Centre-Back · 26 y/o
from Unión Magdalena
?
Jesús Rivas
Central Midfield · 28 y/o
from Rionegro Águilas
?
Jhon Fredy Salazar
Right Winger · 30 y/o
from Rionegro Águilas
?
Juan David Ríos
Defensive Midfield · 34 y/o
from Deportivo Pereira
Free
Kevin Pérez
Right Winger · 28 y/o
from Deportes Tolima
Free
Luis Muriel
Centre-Forward · 34 y/o
from Orlando City SC
Free
Stiwart Acuña
Centre-Forward · 26 y/o
from Barranquilla FC
?
Yeison Suárez
Left-Back · 28 y/o
from Deportivo Pereira
Loan

Departures · 29

Jordan Barrera
Attacking Midfield · 19 y/o
to Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas
€4.3m
Santiago Mele
Goalkeeper · 27 y/o
to CF Monterrey
€3m
José Enamorado
Right Winger · 26 y/o
to Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense
€2.6m
Andrés Colorado
Defensive Midfield · 26 y/o
to Club Necaxa
End of loan
Carlos Cantillo
Central Midfield · 22 y/o
to Barranquilla FC
End of loan
Carlos Esparragoza
Central Midfield · 26 y/o
to Alianza FC
Free
Didier Moreno
Defensive Midfield · 34 y/o
to Independiente Medellín
—
Diego Mendoza
Defensive Midfield · 25 y/o
to Deportivo Pereira
Loan

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Fabián Cantillo
Central Midfield · 26 y/o
to Unión Magdalena
End of loan
Ferlys García
Centre-Forward · 23 y/o
to Universidad Central de Venezuela
Free
Guillermo Paiva
Centre-Forward · 28 y/o
to Club Olimpia
End of loan
Howell Mena
Centre-Back · 24 y/o
to Llaneros FC
Loan
Jaime Acosta
Goalkeeper · 24 y/o
to Barranquilla FC
?
Javier Báez
Centre-Back · 35 y/o
to Barcelona SC Guayaquil
Free
Jermein Peña
Centre-Back · 26 y/o
to Unión Magdalena
End of loan
Jesús Díaz
Right Winger · 21 y/o
to Independiente Valle del Cauca
Loan
Jhon Lerma
Right-Back · 22 y/o
to Independiente Valle del Cauca
End of loan
Jhon Vélez
Defensive Midfield · 21 y/o
to Barranquilla FC
?
José Caicedo
Centre-Back · 24 y/o
to Barranquilla FC
End of loan
José Cuenú
Centre-Back · 30 y/o
to Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube (PR)
?
Léider Berdugo
Central Midfield · 23 y/o
to Barranquilla FC
?
Luis González
Attacking Midfield · 34 y/o
to Deportivo Táchira
Free
Marco Pérez
Centre-Forward · 34 y/o
to Deportivo Pereira
Free
Miguel Agámez
Central Midfield · 16 y/o
to Barranquilla FC
?
Miller Bacca
Centre-Forward · 21 y/o
to Barranquilla FC
?
Steven Rodríguez
Centre-Forward · 27 y/o
to Deportivo Cali
Loan
Stiwart Acuña
Centre-Forward · 26 y/o
to Envigado FC
Loan
Yani Quintero
Defensive Midfield · 22 y/o
to Deportes Quindío
End of loan
Yeferson Moreno
Right-Back · 22 y/o
to Barranquilla FC
?

Manager & staff

4 people

Manager

Sebastián Viera

Uruguay · 43 y/o

Appointed 1 September 2026

Contract until —

Coaching Staff · 3

Mario VieraAssistant ManagerUruguay
José PazoGoalkeeping CoachColombia

Other · 1

Luis GrauGaming operationColombia

Honours

16 titles

12×Colombian Champion2026 · 2025 · 2023 · 2019 · 2018 · +7
2×Colombian Cup winner2017 · 2015
2×Colombian Super Cup winner19/20 · 2019

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