Andrés Balanta

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Balanta and the second or maternal family name is Cifuentes.

Andrés Balanta

Personal information
Full name	Andrés Felipe Balanta Cifuentes[1]
Date of birth	(2000-01-18)18 January 2000
Place of birth	Cali, Colombia
Date of death	29 November 2022(2022-11-29) (aged 22)
Place of death	San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder[2]
Youth career
	Deportivo Cali
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2022	Deportivo Cali	96	(4)
2022	→ Atlético Tucumán (loan)	7	(0)
Total		103	(4)
International career
2017	Colombia U17	13	(0)
2019	Colombia U20	11	(0)
2020	Colombia U23	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrés Felipe Balanta Cifuentes (18 January 2000 – 29 November 2022) was a Colombian professional footballer who played as defensive midfielder for Deportivo Cali and Atlético Tucumán. He represented his nation at the youth level.^[3] In June 2022, he joined Atlético Tucumán on loan from Deportivo Cali until June 2023 with a purchase option at the express request of the technical director Lucas Pusineri, this being his first international experience.

On 29 November 2022, during training, Balanta collapsed to the ground from cardiorespiratory arrest. Medical personnel unsuccessfully attempted resuscitation for 40 minutes.^[4]

References

1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Colombia" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
2. Andrés Balanta at WorldFootball.net
3. Andrés Balanta at Soccerway
4. Tiempo, Casa Editorial El. "Clubes colombianos envían mensaje por fallecimiento de Andrés Balanta". futbolred.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 November 2022.