Juan Balanta

Juan Balanta
Personal information
Full name Juan Andrés Balanta Palacios
Date of birth (1997-03-03) 3 March 1997 (age 29)
Place of birth Caloto, Colombia
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Ararat-Armenia
Number 8
Youth career
Deportivo Cali
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Deportivo Cali 15 (1)
2017 Cúcuta Deportivo 18 (1)
2018 Jaguares de Córdoba 3 (0)
2019 Tauro 14 (1)
2019–2020 AD Oliveirense 21 (4)
2020–2022 Canelas 52 (5)
2022–2025 Torreense 83 (5)
2025– Ararat-Armenia 20 (5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 May 2026

Juan Andrés Balanta Palacios (born 3 March 1997) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger for Armenian Premier League club Ararat-Armenia.

Career

On 2 July 2022, Balanta signed with Liga Portugal 2 club Torreense.

Ararat-Armenia

On 9 June 2025, Armenian Premier League club Ararat-Armenia announced the signing of Balanta from SCU Torreense.

Honours

Player

Ararat-Armenia

References

  1. ↑ Juan Balanta at Soccerway
  2. ↑ Juan Balanta at WorldFootball.net
  3. ↑ "JUAN BALANTA É REFORÇO" [JUAN BALANTA IS REINFORCEMENT] (in Portuguese). Torreense. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "are delighted to announce that Colombian centre midfielder Juan Balanta has joined our team". instagram.com/fc_ararat_armenia/ (in Armenian). FC Ararat-Armenia Instagram. 13 June 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "We Are The Champions, My Friend". instagram.com/fc_ararat_armenia/. FC Ararat-Armenia Instagram. 23 May 2026. Retrieved 28 May 2026.