La Candela is the future

Meet the eight players developed in our youth academy who have been called up for the match against Deportivo Pasto. Four of them have yet to make their first-division debut (from left to right: Luis Felipe Riascos, Juan Sánchez, Jhon Tilman Palacios, and Sebastián Quiñones):

Luis Felipe Riascos

- Age: 18 years

- Position: farther

- Profile: left

- Place of birth: El Cerrito, Valle del Cauca

- Training Categories: since 2020

- Achievements: Champion Copa Las Américas Sub-20, 2023 / Champion Liga Super Elite Sub-16, 2022

- Call-ups: Colombia U-20 National Team, 2024

Juan Sánchez

- Age: 21 years

- Position: defensive midfielder

- Profile: right

- Place of birth: Apartadó, Antioquia

- Training Categories: since 2023

- Origin: Toro Rojo

John Tilman Palacios

- Age: 19 years

- Position: farther

- Profile: right

- Place of birth: Carmen del Darién, Chocó

- Training Categories: since 2023

- Origin: Toro Rojo

- Achievements: Champion of the Copa Las Américas Under-20, 2023

Sebastian Quiñones

Age: 18 years

Position: Central defender

Profile: right

Place of birth: Guapi, Cauca

Training Categories: since 2022

Honors: Champion Copa Las Américas Sub-20, 2023 / Champion Liga Super Elite Sub-16, 2022.

The remaining four have already played minutes in the first division:

David Quintero

Age: 26 years

Position: goalkeeper

Profile: right

Place of birth: Santander de Quilichao, Cauca

Professional debut: May 17, 2023 vs. Atlético Bucaramanga

Official matches: 1

Josen Escobar:

Age: 20 years

Position: steering wheel

Profile: right

Place of birth: Santa Marta, Magdalena

Professional debut: August 30, 2023 vs. Unión Magdalena.

Official matches: 43

Yojan Garcés:

Age: 18 years

Position: Forward

Profile: right

Place of birth: Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca

Official debut: December 6, 2023 vs. Independiente Medellín

Official matches: 13

Brayan Medina

Age: 22 years

Position: Central defender

Profile: left

Place of birth: Villavicencio, Meta

Official debut: February 27, 2022 with América against Once Caldas.

Official matches: 55 in total, with América he played 8 league matches and one Copa Sudamericana match, the other 46 were between Huila and Fortaleza.

📋⚽️ The squad selected by coach Jorge Da Silva to face Deportivo Pasto tomorrow in La Libertad, for matchday 17 of the 2024-II BetPlay DIMAYOR League. 🇦🇹 pic.twitter.com/u7y2OnhBDf

— América de Cali (@AmericadeCali) November 7, 2024