Jherson Mosquera
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jherson Steven Mosquera Castro | ||
| Date of birth | 18 August 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Pereira, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Deportes Tolima | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Deportivo Pereira | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2023 | Deportivo Pereira | 99 | (1) |
| 2023–2026 | Newell's Old Boys | 32 | (3) |
| 2024–2025 | → Independiente Medellín (loan) | 30 | (1) |
| 2026– | Deportes Tolima | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:27, 19 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Jherson Steven Mosquera Castro (born 18 August 1999) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Categoría Primera A club Deportes Tolima.[1]
Career
Mosquera came through the youth setup at Deportivo Pereira, playing professional for the first time in 2018 before being an established player in the first team in the 2021 season.[2] On 28 August 2022, he made his 100th appearance for the club in a 1–1 draw against La Equidad.[3] He was part of the team that won the Clausura in the 2022 season.[4]
On 28 January 2023, he moved to Argentina to sign for Liga Profesional side Newell's Old Boys, signing a four-year contract.[5] He scored his first goal for the club on 19 February in a 2–0 win against Banfield.[6] In August 2023, he was suspended for four months following a positive doping test dating back to his time at Deportivo Pereira.[7] The ban was later extended to 12 months.[8]
On 5 July 2024, he was loaned back to Colombia to Independiente Medellín for a year with an option to buy.[9] His doping ban ended on August 23.[10] On 8 July 2025, he returned to Newell's after his loan ended.[11]
Career statistics
- As of 27 February 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Goals | Apps | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Deportivo Pereira | 2018 | Categoría Primera B | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | Categoría Primera A | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 43 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 50 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 44 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 47 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 99 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 1 | ||
| Newell's Old Boys | 2023 | Liga Profesional | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 26 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||||
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 3 | ||
| Independiente Medellín (loan) | 2024 | Categoría Primera A | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 30 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 161 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 5 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa Colombia, Copa Argentina
- ^ a b Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
Honours
Deportivo Pereira
References
- ^ "Deportes Tolima presenta oficialmente a su nueva contratación" (in Spanish). 17 March 2026. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ^ "Jherson Mosquera Castro, la revelación Matecaña este semestre - El Diario" (in Spanish). 1 May 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ^ "Jherson Steven Mosquera: 100 partidos profesionales". Blog de las Estadisticas (in Spanish). 29 August 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ^ Puerto, Guillermo (25 January 2023). "El otro campeón con Deportivo Pereira que iría al fútbol argentino y el lío con su salida". Futbolete (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ^ "Newell´s oficializó a Jherson Mosquera - TyC Sports". www.tycsports.com (in Spanish). 29 January 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ^ "Jherson Mosquera se estrenó como goleador en Argentina". OneFootball (in Spanish). 27 February 2026. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ^ "Sancionan por 4 meses a futbolista colombiano por uso de sustancias prohibidas". La FM (in Spanish). 24 August 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ^ "Comunicado oficial sobre la situación de Jherson Mosquera". Sitio oficial Club Newells Old Boys (in Spanish). 9 November 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ^ Carreño, Alfredo (5 July 2024). "Bolsa de jugadores. Jherson Mosquera firmó con el DIM | Cápsulas de Carreño" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ^ Martínez González, Brandon (23 August 2024). "Se acabó el tormento de Jherson Mosquera: por fin podrá debutar con el DIM tras superar sanción por dopaje". El Colombiano (in European Spanish). Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ^ "El colombiano Jherson Mosquera emprende la vuelta a Newell's'". La Capital. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
External links
- Jherson Mosquera at Soccerway