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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Junior Huerto Saavedra | ||
| Date of birth | 26 April 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Lima, Peru | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlante | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Universidad San Martín | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Universidad San Martín | 57 | (4) |
| 2020–2023 | Sporting Cristal | 8 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Univ. San Martín (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Sport Boys (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Cantolao (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Cantolao (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2024 | Universidad San Martín | 9 | (0) |
| 2024 | Unión Santo Domingo | ||
| 2025 | Deportivo Coopsol | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | Atlante | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2014 | Peru U-15 | ||
| 2015 | Peru U-17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Peru U-20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | Peru U-23 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 05:54, 2 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
Carlos Junior Huerto Saavedra (born 26 April 1999) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a left-back for Atlante.
Huerto is also known by his nickname 'Checho'.
Huerto is a product of Universidad San Martín and made his debut for the club in November 2016. He became a regular starter in the 2018 season with four goals in 30 games. In 2019, Huerto made 25 league appearances. [2]
On 4 January 2020 it was confirmed, that Huerto had joined Sporting Cristal on a deal until the end of 2023. [3] He made his debut for the club on 1 February 2020 against UTC Cajamarca. [4]
To get some more minutes, after playing only 422 minutes in eight games in 2020, Huerto was loaned out back to Universidad San Martín on 9 January 2021 for the entire 2021 season. [5]
On 5 December 2021 it was confirmed, that Huerto would play the 2022 on loan at Sport Boys. [6] However, the spell was cut short and he was instead loaned out to Cantolao in the beginning of July 2022, until the end of the year. [2] Huerto returned to Cristal ahead of the 2023 season, and sat on the bench for one game for Cristal, before heading on a new loan spell at Cantolao.
After five years away, Huerto re-joined Universidad San Martín in February 2024. [7]
On September 28, 2024, it was confirmed that Huerto had joined Unión Santo Domingo. [8]
On 18 March 2025, it was confirmed that Huerto had signed with Peruvian Segunda División side Deportivo Coopsol. [9]
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