Hernán Pertúz

Hernán Enrique Pertúz Ortega (born March 31, 1989) is a Colombian footballer who currently plays as a defender for Cucuta Deportivo.

Hernán Pertúz

Personal information
Full name	Hernán Enrique Pertúz Ortega
Date of birth	(1989-03-31) March 31, 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth	Barranquilla, Colombia
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Medellín
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2020	Medellín	201	(6)
2012	→ FC Dallas (loan)	30	(1)
International career
2009	Colombia U20	8	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:56, 25 October 2020 (UTC)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pertúz and the second or maternal family name is Ortega.

Club career

Pertúz began his career in the youth ranks of top Colombian club Independiente Medellín. He made his first team debut on November 27, 2011, in a 3–4 loss to Once Caldas. During the 2009 season Pertúz helped Medellín to a first-place finish in the Torneo Finalización and a Copa Mustang II title. On January 3, 2011, Pertúz signed with FC Dallas of Major League Soccer.^[1]

On December 20, 2012, after making 30 appearances and scoring one goal in what turned out to be his loan stint with Dallas, it was announced that Pertúz had not come into terms with Dallas and would be returning to Independiente.^[2] After a spinal injury in June 2018, Pertúz was out for a year and one week. In May 2020 the club confirmed, that Partúz wouldn't get his contract extended and would leave the club on 30 June 2020.^[3]

International career

Hernán Pertúz was a member of the Colombia national under-20 football team that participated in the 2009 South American Youth Championship. He was a key player for the side scoring three goals in the competition.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Medellín	2008	5	0	5	1	-		10	1
	2009	10	1	1	1	0	0	11	2
	2010	23	0	6	0	1	0	30	0
	2011	19	1	4	0	-		23	1
FC Dallas	2012	30	1	-		-		30	1
Medellín	2013	19	0	4	0	-		23	0
	2014	19	1	4	1	-		23	2
	2015	23	0	2	0	-		25	0
	2016	28	0	5	0	5	0	38	0
	2017	18	2	5	0	4	0	27	2
	2018	39	1	1	0	2	1	42	2
	2019	2	0	0	0	-		2	0
	2020	1	0	-		-		1	0
	Total	206	6	37	3	12	1	255	10
Career total		236	7	37	3	12	1	285	11