Roger Cañas Henao (born 27 March 1990) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder who plays for Shakhter Karagandy.[1]

Roger Cañas
Personal information
Full name Roger Cañas Henao
Date of birth (1990-03-27) 27 March 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Medellín, Colombia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Shakhter Karagandy
Number 88
Youth career
Independiente Medellín
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Independiente Medellín 29 (0)
2010 Tranzit 4 (1)
2010–2011 Sibir Novosibirsk 21 (0)
2011Jagiellonia Białystok (loan) 0 (0)
2012–2013 Shakhter Karagandy 52 (7)
2014–2017 Astana 91 (12)
2017APOEL (loan) 13 (1)
2017 Ordabasy 12 (0)
2018 Shakhtyor Soligorsk 16 (0)
2019 Irtysh Pavlodar 15 (3)
2021 Barnechea 15 (1)
2022– Shakhter Karagandy 70 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 November 2024

Career

edit

Tranzit

edit

After playing for Tranzit during the first half of 2010, Cañas was close to signing for Serie A side Udinese Calcio during the summer, but following a poor World Cup for Italy, the Italian Football Federation changed the limitations on foreign players, meaning Udinese could only sign one non-eu player that season.[2]

Jagiellonia Białystok

edit

In August 2011, he was loaned to Jagiellonia Białystok on a one-year deal.[3]

Shakhter Karagandy

edit

In January 2012, Cañas signed for Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Shakhter Karagandy.[4]

Astana

edit

In January 2014 Cañas signed for Metalurh Donetsk,[5][6] however Cañas never played for Metalurh Donetsk as he was released by the club at the beginning of February after medical test showed the presence of only one kidney.[7] Cañas then went on to sign a two-year contract with FC Astana on 2 February 2014.[8] On 24 August 2016, Cañas signed a new contract with the club until the end of the 2018 season.[9]

Loan to APOEL

edit

On 30 January 2017, Cañas moved on loan to the Cypriot side APOEL FC until the end of the 2016–17 season.[10] He made his official debut on 11 February 2017, coming on as a 77th-minute substitute in APOEL's 1–0 away victory against Karmiotissa for the Cypriot First Division.[11] He scored his first goal for APOEL on 20 March 2017, netting the second goal in his team's 2–0 home victory against AEL Limassol for the Cypriot First Division.[12]

Ordabasy

edit

On 21 July 2017, Cañas signed for Kazakhstan Premier League side Ordabasy .[13]

Shakhtyor Soligorsk

edit

On 17 February 2018, Shakhtyor Soligorsk announced the signing of Cañas on a one-year contract.[14]

Irtysh Pavlodar

edit

On 23 January 2019, Irtysh Pavlodar announced the signing of Cañas.[15] On 3 July 2019, Cañas was released by Irtysh Pavlodar.[16]

Career statistics

edit
As of match played 6 November 2022[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Independiente Medellín 2009 Primera A 29 0 0 0 4 0 33 0
Tranzit 2010 LMT Virslīga 4 1 0 0 4 1
Sibir Novosibirsk 2010 RPL 14 0 1 0 2 0 17 0
2011–12 RNFL 7 0 1 0 8 0
Total 21 0 2 0 2 0 25 0
Jagiellonia Białystok (loan) 2011–12 Ekstraklasa 0 0 1 0 1 0
Shakhter Karagandy 2012 KPL 26 3 4 1 2 0 1 0 33 5
2013 26 4 4 0 12 2 1 0 43 6
Total 52 7 8 1 14 2 2 0 76 11
Astana 2014 KPL 30 3 2 0 7 1 39 4
2015 30 8 2 0 10 2 1 0 43 10
2016 31 1 2 1 11 0 1 0 45 2
2017 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 91 12 6 1 28 3 2 0 127 16
APOEL (loan) 2016–17 Cypriot First Division 13 1 2 0 15 1
Ordabasy 2017 KPL 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Shakhtyor Soligorsk 2018 BPL 16 0 1 0 1 0 18 0
Irtysh Pavlodar 2019 KPL 15 3 2 1 17 4
Barnechea 2021 Campeonato Primera B 15 1 1 0 16 1
Shakhter Karagandy 2022 KPL 25 2 5 1 30 3
Career total 293 27 27 3 49 5 4 0 374 36

Honours

edit

Independiente Medellín

Shakhter Karagandy

Astana

  • Kazakhstan Premier League: 2014, 2015, 2016
  • Kazakhstan Cup: 2016
  • Kazakhstan Super Cup: 2015

APOEL

References

edit
  1. ^ Roger Cañas at Soccerway
  2. ^ Полузащитник «Сибири» Рохер Каньяс: Хочу показать всем в России, на что способен Рохер Каньяс. sovsport.ru (in Russian). sovsport.ru. 14 September 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  3. ^ Róger Cañas w Jadze Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine 30 August 2011, jagiellonia.pl
  4. ^ «Шахтер» подписал Рохера Каньяса. sports.kz (in Russian). sports.kz. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  5. ^ В украинской Премьер-лиге появился первый футболист из Нигера. sport.lb.ua (in Russian). Sport.lb.ua. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Roger Cañas, al fútbol de Ucrania". colombia.com (in Spanish). Colombia.com. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  7. ^ Агент: Пусть Металлург сыграет хоть матч на уровне, на котором выступал Каньяс. sport.bigmir.net (in Russian). Sport.bigmir.net. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  8. ^ "Рохер Каньяс подписал контракт с "Астаной"". sports.kz (in Russian). Sports.kz. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  9. ^ "Каньяс подписал новый контракт с Астаной". fca.kz (in Russian). FC Astana. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  10. ^ "Σύναψη συνεργασίας με Roger Cañas". apoelfc.com.cy (in Greek). APOEL FC. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  11. ^ Καρμιώτισσα Πολεμιδιών 0–1 ΑΠΟΕΛ [Karmiotissa Polemidion 0–1 APOEL FC] (in Greek). APOEL FC. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  12. ^ ΑΠΟΕΛ 2-0 ΑΕΛ [APOEL 2-0 AEL] (in Greek). apoelfc.com.cy. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  13. ^ "Колумбийский полузащитник Рохер Каньяс подписал контракт с "Ордабасы"". fcordabasy.kz (in Russian). FC Ordabasy. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  14. ^ "Рохер Каньяс стал игроком "Шахтера"!". fcshakhter.by (in Russian). FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk. 17 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  15. ^ "ОФИЦИАЛЬНО: РОХЕР КАНЬЯС – ИГРОК ФК ERTIS". fcirtysh.kz/ (in Russian). FC Irtysh Pavlodar. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  16. ^ "ОФИЦИАЛЬНО: КАНЬЯС, МИРОСАВЛЕВ И ДУБРА ПОКИНУЛИ ФК ERTIS". fcirtysh.kz/ (in Russian). FC Irtysh Pavlodar. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  17. ^ "R. CAÑAS". uk.soccerway.com. Soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
edit