Jhon Harold Balanta

Jhon Harold Balanta
Personal information
Full name Jhon Harold Balanta Carabalí
Date of birth (1998-03-16) 16 March 1998
Place of birth Santander de Quilichao, Colombia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
Fortaleza
Number 18
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Boca Juniors de Cali
2017–2024 Deportes Quindío 91 (6)
2025– Fortaleza 46 (2)
International career
–2017 Colombia U20
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 March 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 March 2026

Jhon Harold Balanta Carabalí[a] (born 16 March 1998) is a Colombian footballer who plays for Fortaleza.

He contested the 2017 South American U-20 Championship for Colombia U20.[1] He is a versatile player in that he can be used as a centre-back or midfielder. Following several years in Deportes Quindío, he moved to the first tier with Fortaleza in 2025.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Balanta and the second or maternal family name is Carabalí.

References

  1. ^ Jhon Balanta at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Ramos Gámez, Andrés Felipe (24 January 2025). "Jugador del Deportes Quindío se va del equipo, fue contratado en primera división" [Deportes Quindío player leaves the team; signs with a First Division club]. La Crónica del Quindío (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 March 2026. Harold Balanta