Kevin Balanta
Defender · Santos Laguna · №35
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
Santa Fe
River Plate
CONMEBOL Sudamericana
|
0:0 | |
Santa Fe
Chico
Primera A
|
2:0 | |
Rionegro Aguilas
Santa Fe
Primera A
|
2:1 | |
Pachuca
Santos Laguna
Liga MX
|
4:2 | |
Santos Laguna
Club América
Liga MX
|
1:1 | |
Santos Laguna
Puebla
Liga MX
|
2:1 | |
Guadalajara Chivas
Santos Laguna
Liga MX
|
3:0 | |
Querétaro
Santos Laguna
Liga MX
|
2:2 | |
León FC
Santos Laguna
Liga MX
|
2:1 | |
Santos Laguna
Mazatlán FC
Liga MX
|
1:2 |
Season statistics
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Liga MX | 2025 | 8 |
| Primera A | 2026 | 2 |
| CONMEBOL Sudamericana | 2026 | 1 |
About the player
Kevin Balanta came through the Deportivo Cali academy and made his senior debut there in the mid-2010s, going on to win the Superliga Colombiana in 2014 and the Primera A Apertura title the following year, before adding a Cuadrangular Pereira medal in 2018.
Club Tijuana signed him on loan with an option to buy in January 2019, a deal that let Deportivo Cali keep a quarter of his sporting rights. After a loan spell at Querétaro FC, Tijuana brought him back permanently in 2023 as part of a swap involving Joaquín Montecinos and Lisandro López. A brief loan to Defensa y Justicia in Argentina followed in 2025 before Santos Laguna took him on, first on loan from June 2025 with an official presentation in July, and later on a permanent deal.
Internationally, the defender worked his way up through Colombia's youth setup, representing the under-17, under-20 and under-23 sides, including a call-up for the 2016 Summer Olympics. He earned a senior cap for Colombia in February 2017, though he has not added to that tally since.
Balanta plays on the right and wears the number 35 shirt at Santos Laguna.
Career path
- 2025 — 2026 — now Santos Laguna 31 matches
- 2026 Independiente Santa Fe 5 matches
- 2019 — 2025 Club Tijuana 48 matches
- 2025 Defensa y Justicia 8 matches
- 2022 — 2023 Querétaro 49 matches
- 2023 Querétaro FC U19 1 match
- 2015 — 2019 Deportivo Cali 108 matches
Career
| Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Santos Laguna | Liga MX Apertura | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 374 |
| 25/26 | Santos Laguna | Liga MX Clausura | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 068 |
| 24/25 | Club Tijuana | Liga MX Apertura | 9 | 0 | 0 | 592 |
| 24/25 | Club Tijuana | Liguilla Apertura | 4 | 0 | 0 | 284 |
| 24/25 | Club Tijuana | Liga MX Clausura | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 23/24 | Club Tijuana | Liga MX Apertura | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 410 |
| 23/24 | Club Tijuana | Liga MX Clausura | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 246 |
| 22/23 | Querétaro | Liga MX Clausura | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 207 |
| 22/23 | Querétaro | Liga MX Apertura | 9 | 0 | 0 | 800 |
| 22/23 | Querétaro FC U19 | Liga MX Sub-20 Clausura (- 22/23) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 21/22 | Querétaro | Liga MX Apertura | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 054 |
| 21/22 | Querétaro | Liga MX Clausura | 11 | 0 | 0 | 822 |
| 2026 | Independiente Santa Fe | Liga Dimayor Finalización | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174 |
| 2026 | Independiente Santa Fe | Copa Colombia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2026 | Independiente Santa Fe | Copa Sudamericana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2025 | Defensa y Justicia | Torneo Apertura | 5 | 0 | 0 | 422 |
| 2025 | Santos Laguna | Leagues Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 2025 | Defensa y Justicia | Copa Sudamericana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 2025 | Defensa y Justicia | Copa Argentina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| 2024 | Club Tijuana | Leagues Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2023 | Club Tijuana | Leagues Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| 2019 | Deportivo Cali | Liga DIMAYOR Apertura | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2019 | Club Tijuana | Leagues Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2018 | Deportivo Cali | Liga DIMAYOR Apertura | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 054 |
| 2018 | Deportivo Cali | Liga Dimayor Finalización | 11 | 1 | 0 | 709 |
| 2018 | Deportivo Cali | Copa Sudamericana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 146 |
| 2018 | Deportivo Cali | Fase Final Liga DIMAYOR I | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 2017 | Deportivo Cali | Liga Dimayor Finalización | 10 | 0 | 0 | 877 |
| 2017 | Deportivo Cali | Copa Colombia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 505 |
| 2017 | Deportivo Cali | Liga DIMAYOR Apertura | 7 | 0 | 1 | 607 |
| 2017 | Deportivo Cali | Fase Final Liga DIMAYOR I | 6 | 0 | 4 | 475 |
| 2017 | Deportivo Cali | Copa Sudamericana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 2016 | Deportivo Cali | Liga DIMAYOR Apertura | 10 | 0 | 0 | 644 |
| 2016 | Deportivo Cali | Liga Dimayor Finalización | 3 | 0 | 0 | 108 |
| 2016 | Deportivo Cali | Copa Libertadores | 3 | 0 | 0 | 214 |
| 2016 | Deportivo Cali | Fase Final Liga DIMAYOR I | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | Deportivo Cali | Copa Colombia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2015 | Deportivo Cali | Liga Dimayor Finalización | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 161 |
| 2015 | Deportivo Cali | Copa Colombia | 9 | 0 | 0 | 582 |
| 2015 | Deportivo Cali | Fase Final Liga DIMAYOR I | 6 | 0 | 0 | 540 |
Transfers
Transfers- 26/27 Indep. Santa Fe Santos Laguna
- 26/27 Santos Laguna Indep. Santa Fe
- 25/26 Club Tijuana Santos Laguna
- 25/26 Santos Laguna Club Tijuana
- 24/25 Defensa Club Tijuana
- 24/25 Club Tijuana Defensa
- 23/24 Querétaro Club Tijuana
- 21/22 Club Tijuana Querétaro
- 19/20 Deportivo Cali Club Tijuana
- 19/20 Club Tijuana Deportivo Cali
- 18/19 Deportivo Cali Club Tijuana
- 14/15 Dep. Cali U20 Deportivo Cali
