Cameron Puertas

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Puertasand the second or maternal family name is Castro.

Cameron Puertas

Puertas as Union SG player in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Cameron Mitchel Puertas Castro [1]
Date of birth	(1998-08-18) 18 August 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth	Lausanne, Switzerland [2]
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Union SG
Number	23
Youth career
	Renens
	Forward Morges
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2022	Lausanne-Sport	94	(10)
2022–	Union SG	81	(16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2024

Cameron Mitchel Puertas Castro (born 18 August 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian club Union SG. Born in Switzerland, he is a citizen of Spain.

Career

Puertas started his career with Swiss amateur club Renens, before joining Forward-Morges in the fifth division at the age of 16, where he was soon considered to be the best player in the regional group. ^[3]

In 2020, he made first appearance in the Swiss Super League with Lausanne-Sport.

On 22 January 2022, Puertas signed a 3.5-year contract with Union SG in Belgium. ^[4]

Personal life

Despite being born and raised in Switzerland, Puertas only holds Spanish citizenship, inherited from his parents. ^[5] He was about to become a Swiss national in 2021, but the naturalization process has been halted after he drove without a license. He will not receive his Swiss passport until 2025 at the earliest. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

Career statistics

As of 26 October 2023 ^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup [lower-alpha 1]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lausanne-Sport	2018–19	Swiss Challenge League	19	2	—		—		—		19	2
	2019–20		26	1	3	0	—		—		29	1
	2020–21	Swiss Super League	33	5	2	0	—		—		35	5
	2021–22		16	2	2	1	—		—		18	1
	Total		94	10	7	1	—		—		101	11
Union SG	2021–22	Belgian First Division A	9	0	—		—		—		9	0
	2022–23		34	5	4	1	9 [lower-alpha 2]	0	—		47	6
	2023-24		12	2	0	0	5 [lower-alpha 3]	1	—		17	3
	Total		55	7	4	1	9	1	—		73	9
Career total			149	17	11	2	14	1	0	0	174	20

1. Includes Swiss Cup, Belgian Cup
2. Includes seven appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Champions League
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

• Belgian Cup: 2023–24

Individual

• Pro League Awards Player of the Season: 2023–24 ^[10]

References

1. "Player profile".
2. "Dernières infos C. Puertas (Lausanne Sports) | BeSoccer". fr.besoccer.com.
3. Le parcours atypique de Cameron Puertas peut servir d'exemple 24heures.ch
4. "Bienvenue Cameron Puertas !" (Press release) (in French). Union SG. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
5. "Football vaudois – Le parcours atypique de Cameron Puertas peut servir d'exemple" – via www.24heures.ch.
6. "Football – Le casier judiciaire de Cameron Puertas lui barre la route de la Nati car il a volé des bonbons en 2002". 24 heures (in French). Retrieved 10 May 2021.
7. "Deswegen darf dieses Lausanne-Sport-Toptalent nicht für die Schweiz spielen" (in German). 10 November 2021.
8. "Darum spielt Lausannes Kunstschütze noch nicht in der Nati" (in German). 10 November 2021.
9. "Cameron Puertas". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
10. "Union valt in de prijzen op Pro League Awards: Puertas Speler van het Jaar, Blessin beste coach". Sporza (in Dutch). 27 May 2024.

External links

• Cameron Puertas at Soccerway
• Cameron Puertas at WorldFootball.net
• SFL Profile