Sebastián Villa
Personal information
Full name Sebastián Villa Cano
Date of birth (1996-05-19) 19 May 1996
Place of birth Bello, Colombia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Beroe
Number 22
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Deportes Tolima 63 (5)
2018–2023 Boca Juniors 113 (21)
2023– Beroe 0 (0)
International career‡
2018– Colombia 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:07, 08 May, 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 March 2019 (UTC)

Sebastián Villa Cano (born 19 May 1996) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays for Beroe.

Club career

Villa had previously played for Deportes Tolima, with whom he won the 2018 Categoría Primera A (Torneo Apertura), before joining Boca Juniors in the summer of the same year.[2]

Villa made his debut in the Argentine Primera División on 12 August 2018 against Talleres de Córdoba.[3] He scored his first goal for Boca in only his fourth appearance, a 3–0 home victory against Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield on 3 September 2018.[4]

In November 2023, Villa was announced as a new signing for Bulgarian top division side PFC Beroe Stara Zagora.[5]

International career

Villa was called up to the Colombia national football team on 29 August 2018.[6] He made his debut against Venezuela on September 8, 2018.[7]

Controversy

At the end of April 2020, a complaint was filed by the player's girlfriend, Daniela Cortés, who accused him of physical and psychological abuse, which she verified through photos.[8] On 2 June 2023 Villa was found guilty of aggravated assault and coercive behaviour. Villa was given a suspended judicial sentence of two years.[9]

Honours

Deportes Tolima

Boca Juniors

References

  1. ↑ "Sebastián Villa" (in Spanish). Boca Juniors. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Boca Juniors confirm deal for Colombian league winner Sebastián Villa & edge closer to Carlos Izquierdoz". June 28, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Boca Juniors vs. Talleres de Córdoba - 12 August 2018 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  4. ↑ "Boca Juniors vs. Vélez Sarsfield - 3 September 2018 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  5. ↑ "Boca: Sebastián Villa goes to Bulgaria to a club full of Argentines". Pagina12.com. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "James Rodriguez left out of Colombia squad - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on September 1, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Venezuela vs. Colombia - 8 September 2018 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  8. ↑ "La pareja de Sebastián Villa lo acusó de violencia de género: "Es capaz de hacer cualquier cosa" - 28 April 2020 TN". tn.com.ar.
  9. ↑ "Sebastián Villa fue condenado en la causa por violencia de género, pero no irá a la cárcel - 02 June 2023 TN". tn.com.ar.
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