Sixto Betancourt

Sixto Betancourt (born 16 May 1992) is a Guatemalan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga Nacional club Coatepeque.

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) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Coatepeque
Number 19
Youth career
2011 Suchitepéquez
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Juventud Retalteca 16 (0)
2012–2013 Malacateco 39 (0)
2013–2016 Municipal 69 (0)
2014 → Cartaginés (loan) 9 (0)
2015 → Plaza Colonia (loan) 9 (0)
2016–2017 Antigua 43 (1)
2017–2022 Malacateco 199 (4)
2022-2023 Santa Lucía 25 (0)
2023- Coatepeque 0 (0)
International career
2009 Guatemala U17 ? (?)
2011 Guatemala U20 3 (0)
2021– Guatemala 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 January 2021

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]

Betancourt played a key role during his time at Malacateco as he captained his team to their first Liga Nacional title during the Apertura 2021 season.

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.

He made his debut for the senior squad on 22 January 2021 in a friendly game against Puerto Rico, he played the full game.[3]

Honours
Antigua
Malacateco

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)
  3. "Guatemala v Puerto Rico game report". ESPN. 22 January 2021.


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