Devis Vásquez
Personal information
Full name Devis Estiven Vásquez Llach
Date of birth (1998-05-12) 12 May 1998
Place of birth Barranquilla, Colombia
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
AC Milan
Youth career
Cortuluá
2016–2018 Patriotas
2018La Equidad (loan)
2019–2020 Llaneros
2020–2021 Guaraní
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Guaraní 28 (0)
2023– AC Milan 0 (0)
2023–2024Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:05, 3 October 2023 (UTC)

Devis Estiven Vásquez Llach (born 12 May 1998) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club AC Milan.[2]

Career

Guaraní

Having joined Club Guaraní's youth setup in 2020, Vásquez made his senior league debut in February 2021 against Club Olimpia.[3] He saved a penalty in the final match of the 2021 Clausura season against Sportivo Luqueño.[4] In 2022, Vásquez became the undisputed starting goalkeeper for Club Guaraní following the departure of the previously established number one Gaspar Servio on loan to Rosario Central, playing matches in both the league and the Copa Libertadores. His form was such that he was mentioned to be in the reckoning for a call-up to the Colombia national football team in January 2023.[5] Part of Vázquez's good form was saving multiple penalties during a shootout to knock Club Libertad out of the semi-finals of the Copa Paraguay.[6]

AC Milan

On 3 January 2023, Vásquez signed for Serie A club AC Milan on a three-and-a-half year contract.[7]

Loan to Sheffield Wednesday

On 5 August 2023, Vásquez moved to England and joined recently promoted EFL Championship club Sheffield Wednesday on loan until 30 June 2024.[8] He made his debut for the club on 8 August 2023, in the EFL Cup against Stockport County. The match was tied and went to a penalty shoot-out where Vásquez saved two penalties to help secure a win for his side.[9][10] On 18 January 2024, he was recalled from his loan spell.[11]

International career

Vásquez was called up to the Colombia national team for the friendly matches against South Korea and Japan on 24 and 28 March 2023.[12] He was called up once again for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) matches against Venezuela and Chile on 7 and 12 September 2023, respectively.[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 October 2023[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Guaraní 2021 Primera División 3000001[lower-alpha 1]040
2022 Primera División 25000002[lower-alpha 1]0270
Total 280000030310
Milan 2022–23 Serie A 0000000000
2023–24 Serie A 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 2023–24[15] EFL Championship 900010100
Career total 37000103000410
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores

References

  1. "Devis Vásquez". AC Milan. Archived from the original on 9 March 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  2. "Devis Vasquez". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 2023-01-01. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  3. "Devis Vázquez will debut in Guaraní against Olimpia". Lanacion.com. 19 February 2021. Archived from the original on 2023-01-01. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  4. "Devis Vásquez, the surprising aurinegro hero who had his revenge". Lanacion.com. 2 November 2021. Archived from the original on 2023-01-01. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  5. "Devis Vásquez, considered by the Colombian team". Lanacion.com. 14 December 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-01-01. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  6. "Devis Vásquez: "It's time to celebrate and think about the next game"". ABC.com. Archived from the original on 2023-01-01. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  7. "OFFICIAL STATEMENT: DEVIS VÁSQUEZ". www.acmilan.com/en. 3 January 2023. Archived from the original on 3 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  8. "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE: DEVIS VÁSQUEZ". ACMilan.com. 5 August 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-08-05. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
  9. "Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Stockport County (4-1 pens) - Owls leave it late to reach round two". BBC Sport. 8 August 2023. Archived from the original on 9 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  10. "Watch Devis Vasquez's Sheffield Wednesday stops, Barry Bannan's panenka and Xisco's reaction". thestar.co.uk. 8 August 2023. Archived from the original on 9 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  11. "Vasquez returns to AC Milan". Sheffield Wednesday FC. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  12. "CONVOCATORIA DE LA SELECCIÓN COLOMBIA DE MAYORES PARA LA FECHA FIFA DE MARZO" (in Spanish). Colombian Football Federation. 13 March 2023. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  13. "Convocatoria de la Selección Colombia de Mayores – Fecha 1 y 2 de las Clasificatorias Conmebol a la Copa Mundial de la Fifa™ 2026". fcf.com.co/ (in Spanish). Colombian Football Federation. 31 August 2023. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  14. Devis Vásquez at Soccerway
  15. "Games played by Devis Vásquez in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
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