Sixto Betancourt

Sixto Betancourt (born 16 May 1992 in Tiquisate) is a Guatemalan football defender who currently plays for Deportivo Malacateco in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala.

Sixto Betancourt
Personal information
Full name Sixto Ubaldo Betancourt Véliz
Date of birth (1992-05-16) 16 May 1992
Place of birth Tiquisate, Guatemala
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Deportivo Malacateco
Youth career
–2011 Suchitepéquez
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Juventud Retalteca 16 (0)
2012–2013 Deportivo Malacateco 39 (0)
2013–2016 Municipal 69 (0)
2014 → Cartaginés (loan) 9 (0)
2015 → Plaza Colonia (loan) 9 (0)
2016–2017 Antigua GFC 40 (1)
2017– Deportivo Malacateco 9 (1)
National team
2009 Guatemala U17 ? (?)
2011 Guatemala U20 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 September 2017

Club career

Betancourt made his professional debut with Juventud Retalteca on 5 February 2012 against Suchitepéquez in a 3–1 away loss.

In August 2014, he was sent on loan to Costa Rican side C.S. Cartaginés.[1]

In February 2015, he was sent again on loan but now to Uruguayan club Plaza Colonia.[2]

International career

Betancourt has played for Guatemala at various youth levels, appearing first for the U17 team at the 2009 CONCACAF U-17 Championship. He also played with the U20 team at the 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship helping his country to qualify for the first time to the U-20 World Cup, where he played too.

References
  1. Cartaginés se reforzará con un lateral guatemalteco; nacion.com, 9 August 2014 (in Spanish)
  2. Dos jugadores no seguirán en el equipo; rojos.com, 4 February 2015 (in Spanish)


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