Carlos Terán
Personal information
Full name Carlos Terán Díaz[1]
Date of birth (2000-09-24) 24 September 2000
Place of birth Turbo, Colombia
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Chicago Fire
Number 4
Youth career
Envigado
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Envigado 17 (0)
2020– Chicago Fire 61 (3)
2022 Chicago Fire II 2 (0)
International career
2019 Colombia U20 1 (0)
2020– Colombia U23 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:44, 5 July 2019 (UTC)

Carlos Terán Díaz (born 24 September 2000) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire.

Club career

Born in Turbo, Colombia, Terán began his career with Categoría Primera A club Envigado.[3] He made his professional debut for the club on 30 January 2019 against Deportivo Pasto, starting in a 1–1 draw.[4] He ended his first season with Envigado appearing in 13 matches, starting 12.[5]

Chicago Fire

On 21 August 2020, Terán joined American Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire.[3] He made his debut on 28 October, in a 2–1 league defeat against the Philadelphia Union, coming on as a 78th minute substitute.[6]

On 29 April 2023, Terán extended his contract with Chicago until the end of 2026, with a club option for the 2027 season.[7][8]

International career

Terán has represented Colombia at both the iunder-20 and iunder-23 sides. He made his debut for the Colombia under-20's on 23 May 2019 against Poland U20, coming on as a substitute.[9] Terán was then selected into the Colombia under-23 squad for the CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament in 2020, making his debut on 18 January 2020 against Argentina U23. starting in a 3–1 defeat.[10]

Personal life

In 2022, Terán received his U.S. Green Card, granting him permanent residency in the country.[8]

Career statistics

As of as of match played 21 October 2023[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Envigado 2019 Categoría Primera A13030160
2020 Categoría Primera A400040
Total 1703000200
Chicago Fire 2020 Major League Soccer2020
2021131131
2022 22 1 22 1
2023 24 1 3 0 27 1
Total 6130030643
Career total 7833030843

References

  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Colombia" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  2. "Carlos Terán". Chicago Fire FC. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  3. 1 2 Sandalow, Brian (24 October 2020). "Carlos Teran, Fire hope signing worth the wait". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  4. "Deportivo Pasto 1–1 Envigado". Soccerway.
  5. 1 2 Carlos Terán at Soccerway
  6. "Philadelphia Union 2–1 Chicago Fire". Soccerway.
  7. "Chicago Fire FC Sign Defender Carlos Terán to New Contract". Chicago Fire FC. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  8. 1 2 "Chicago Fire sign defender Carlos Terán to new deal". MLSSoccer.com. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  9. "Poland U20 0–2 Colombia U20". Soccerway.
  10. "Colombia U23 1–3 Argentina U23". Soccerway.
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