Sixto Betancourt
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sixto Ubaldo Betancourt Véliz | ||
| Date of birth | 16 May 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Tiquisate, Guatemala | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Achuapa | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011 | Suchitepéquez | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Juventud Retalteca | 16 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Malacateco | 39 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Municipal | 69 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Cartaginés (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Plaza Colonia (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Antigua | 43 | (1) |
| 2017–2022 | Malacateco | 199 | (4) |
| 2022-2023 | Santa Lucía | 25 | (0) |
| 2023-2024 | Coatepeque | 20 | (0) |
| 2024- | Achuapa | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Guatemala U17 | ? | (?) |
| 2011 | Guatemala U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021– | Guatemala | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 January 2021 | |||
Sixto Betancourt (born 16 May 1992) is a Guatemalan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga Nacional club Achuapa.
Club career
[edit]Betancourt made his professional debut with Juventud Retalteca on 5 February 2012 against Suchitepéquez in a 3–1 away loss.
In August 2014, he was sent on loan to Costa Rican side C.S. Cartaginés.[1]
In February 2015, he was sent again on loan but now to Uruguayan club Plaza Colonia.[2]
Betancourt played a key role during his time at Malacateco as he captained his team to their first Liga Nacional title during the Apertura 2021 season.
International career
[edit]Betancourt has played for Guatemala at various youth levels, appearing first for the U17 team at the 2009 CONCACAF U-17 Championship. He also played with the U20 team at the 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship helping his country to qualify for the first time to the U-20 World Cup, where he played too.
He made his debut for the senior squad on 22 January 2021 in a friendly game against Puerto Rico, he played the full game.[3]
Honours
[edit]- Antigua
- Malacateco
References
[edit]- ^ Cartaginés se reforzará con un lateral guatemalteco; nacion.com, 9 August 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ Dos jugadores no seguirán en el equipo; rojos.com, 4 February 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Guatemala v Puerto Rico game report". ESPN. 22 January 2021.
External links
[edit]- Sixto Betancourt at Soccerway
- Sixto Betancourt – FIFA competition record (archived)
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- 1992 births
- Living people
- People from Escuintla Department
- Guatemalan men's footballers
- Guatemala men's international footballers
- Guatemalan expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- C.D. Suchitepéquez players
- C.D. Malacateco players
- C.S.D. Municipal players
- C.S. Cartaginés players
- Plaza Colonia players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Costa Rica
- Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay
- Guatemalan football biography stubs