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Daniel Cifuentes
Personal information
Full name	Juan Daniel Cifuentes Vergara
Date of birth	21 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Yumbo, Colombia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Ferro de General Pico
Youth career
	América de Cali
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018–2021	América de Cali
2022–2023	Racing Montevideo
2023	FC Van
2024–	Ferro de General Pico
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:50, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

Juan Daniel Cifuentes Vergara (born 21 April 1999) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Argentine Torneo Federal A side Ferro de General Pico.

Club career

América de Cali

Cifuentes started playing football at the football school, Escuela de Fútbol Carlos Sarmiento Lora, in Candelaria, Valle del Cauca.^[2] After leaving the school, Cifuentes wanted to retire from football. However, he was convinces to keep playing and soon after, he started at América de Cali.^[2] Cifuentes had formerly played as an attacker and a midfielder, but after joining América, he was moved down to the defence.

19-year old Cifuentes got his official debut on 11 November 2018, when he came in as a substitute for Daniel Buitrago in the 85th minute against La Equidad in the Categoría Primera A.^[3] This game was his only appearance in the 2018 season. In the 2019 season, Cifuentes was a regular part of the U-20 team and played no professional games.

In 2020, Cifuentes was noted for two appearances in the Categoría Primera A for América, both in January 2020. He made no further appearances in 2020. In 2021, Cifuentes was not a part of América's first team squad. In March 2022, Cifuentes joined Uruguayan Segunda División side Racing Club de Montevideo.^[4]