Cameron Puertas

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

Cameron Puertas

Puertas with Union SG in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Cameron Mitchel Puertas Castro [1]
Date of birth	(1998-08-18) 18 August 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Lausanne, Switzerland [2]
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Al Qadsiah
Number	88
Youth career
	Renens
	Forward Morges
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2022	Lausanne-Sport	94	(10)
2022–2024	Union SG	86	(17)
2024–	Al-Qadsiah	14	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 January 2025

Cameron Mitchel Puertas Castro (born 18 August 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al-Qadsiah. 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]

On 26 August 2024, Puertas signed with Al-Qadsiah in Saudi Arabia. ^[5]

Personal life

Despite being born and raised in Switzerland, Puertas only holds Spanish citizenship, inherited from his parents. ^[6] 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. ^{[7] [8] [9]}

Career statistics

As of match played 29 November 2024 ^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		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 Pro League	9	0	—		—		—		9	0
	2022–23		34	5	4	1	9 [b]	0	—		47	6
	2023–24		40	11	4	0	12 [c]	3	—		56	14
	2024–25		3	1	—		2 [d]	0	1 [e]	0	6	1
	Total		86	17	8	1	23	3	1	0	118	21
Al-Qadsiah	2024–25	Saudi Pro League	11	0	2	1	—		—		13	1
Career total			191	27	17	3	23	3	1	0	232	33

1. Includes Swiss Cup, Belgian Cup, King's Cup
2. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Eight appearances and two goals inUEFA Europa League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League
4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
5. Appearance in Belgian Super Cup

Honours

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

• Belgian Cup: 2023–24

Individual

• Pro League Awards Player of the Season: 2023–24 ^[11]
• Belgian Silver Shoe: 2023, 2024 ^{[12] [13]}

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. "Cameron Puertas signs a contract with Al Qadsiah". Union SG. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
6. "Football vaudois – Le parcours atypique de Cameron Puertas peut servir d'exemple" – via www.24heures.ch.
7. "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.
8. "Deswegen darf dieses Lausanne-Sport-Toptalent nicht für die Schweiz spielen" (in German). 10 November 2021.
9. "Darum spielt Lausannes Kunstschütze noch nicht in der Nati" (in German). 10 November 2021.
10. Cameron Puertas at Soccerway
11. "Union valt in de prijzen op Pro League Awards: Puertas Speler van het Jaar, Blessin beste coach". Sporza (in Dutch). 27 May 2024.
12. "Toby Alderweireld zet kroon op Antwerpse feestavond met Gouden Schoen, Tessa Wullaert wint vierde bij de vrouwen" (in Dutch). Sporza. 18 January 2024.
13. "Bekijk hier de uitslagen van het 71e Gala van de Gouden Schoen". Sporza (in Dutch). 4 February 2025.

External links

• Cameron Puertas at WorldFootball.net
• SFL Profile