William Tesillo

William José Tesillo Gutiérrez (born 2 February 1990) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a central defender for Liga MX club León and the Colombia national team. He also plays as a left back.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Tesillo and the second or maternal family name is Gutiérrez.
William Tesillo
Tesillo with Colombia at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full name William José Tesillo Gutiérrez
Date of birth (1990-02-02) 2 February 1990
Place of birth Barranquilla, Colombia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back, Left back
Club information
Current team
 Club León
Number 6
Youth career
Boca Juniors de Cali
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Centauros Villavicencio 30 (1)
2010–2015 Deportes Quindío 108 (3)
2014–2015 → Junior (loan) 83 (0)
2016–2018 Santa Fe 76 (6)
2018– Club León 90 (5)
National team‡
2016 Colombia Olympic 6 (0)
2017– Colombia 13 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 November 2019

Club career

Early career

Born in Barranquilla, Tesillo represented mainly Boca Juniors de Cali as a youth.[2] In 2009, he joined Centauros Villavicencio in the Categoría Primera B, and made his senior debut for the club during the year. His first goal came on 21 March 2009, in a 1–3 away loss against Atlético.

Deportes Quindío

In 2010, Tesillo moved to Categoría Primera A side Deportes Quindío, along with three other Centauros teammates.[3] He made his debut in the category on 4 April, starting in a 0–1 away loss against Boyacá Chicó.

Tesillo scored his first goal in the top tier on 8 May 2011, netting his team's third in a 4–3 home success over Deportivo Pereira.[4] An undisputed starter for the club, and left with 134 official appearances.

Junior

On 19 December 2013, Tesillo signed a one-year loan deal with fellow top-tier club Junior.[5] He made his debut for the club the following 25 January, coming on as a late substitute for Luis Enrique Quiñones in a 3–2 win at Atlético Huila.[6]

Tesillo became an undisputed starter at the club, and had his loan extended for a further year in December 2014. He left the club after his loan expired, and the club opted to not activate his buyout clause.

Santa Fe

On 29 December 2015, Tesillo signed a three-year contract with Independiente Santa Fe.[7] He made his debut for the club on 31 January of the following year by playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 win at Boyacá Chicó.[8]

Immediately a first-choice, Tesillo scored his first goal on 21 February 2016, but in a 1–2 away loss against Envigado.[9] He contributed with a career-best four goals in 36 appearances.

International career

Tesillo was named in Colombia's provisional squad for Copa América Centenario but was cut from the final squad.[10] On 15 July, he was included in the 18-man squad ahead of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[11]

Tesillo appeared in all four matches during the tournament, as his side was knocked out by eventual champions Brazil in the quarterfinals.

In May 2018 he was named in Colombia's preliminary 35 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[12] However, he did not make the final cut to 23.[13] On June 28, 2019, his missed penalty kick in the shootout, saw Colombia eliminated by Chile in the 2019 Copa America quarterfinals.

Career statistics
As of 14 December 2016[14]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Centauros Villavicencio 2009[2] Primera B 301—301
Deportes Quindío 2010 Primera A 160—160
2011 32290—412
2012 29070—360
2013 311100—411
Total 108326000001343
Junior 2014 Primera A 41080—490
2015 420704[lower-alpha 1]0—530
Total 83015040001020
Santa Fe 2016 Primera A 364318[lower-alpha 2]12[lower-alpha 3]0486
Total 364318120486
Career total 25784411212031510
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  3. Appearance(s) in Recopa Sudamericana

International goals
Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first.[15]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.3 June 2019Estadio El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia Panama1–03–0Friendly

Honours

Club
Junior
León

Individual

References
  1. William Tesillo. rio2016.com
  2. "William Tesillo, el líder de la zaga roja" [William Tesillo, the leader of the defense roja] (in Spanish). El Espectador. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  3. "Noticias equipos Torneo Postobon" [News about Torneo Postobon teams] (in Spanish). Torneo Postobon (página no oficial). 22 January 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2016. Cinco jugadores importantes salieron del equipo profesional, que este año será dirigido por Eduardo Cruz. Se trata de William Tesillos, John Jairo Roy, Julián Rosero, el argentino Alexis Bravo (todos al Deportes Quindío) y Jair Valoy, quien fue al Cortuluá. Por el momento no se conoce acerca de refuerzos.
  4. "Quindío le ganó a Pereira y se metió a los ocho" [Quindío defeated Pereira and got inside the eight first] (in Spanish). Liga Postobón. 8 May 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  5. "William Tesillo, la primera cara nueva del Junior" [William Tesillo, the first new face of Junior] (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  6. "Junior arrancó la Liga con triunfo 3–2 sobre Huila como visitante" [Junior started the league with a triumph by 3–2 over Huila as a visitor] (in Spanish). Junior Barranquilla. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  7. "Tesillo y Rivas, nuevos jugadores de Santa Fe" [Tesillo and Rivas, new players of Santa Fe] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  8. "Santa Fe ganó en el debut ante Boyacá Chicó en Tunja" [Santa Fe won in the debut against Boyacá Chicó in Tunja] (in Spanish). ESPN. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  9. "Jugando buen partido Envigado venció a Santa Fe" [Playing a good match Envigado defeated Santa Fe] (in Spanish). Antena 2. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  10. "Falcao left out of Colombia's Copa America squad". Goal.com. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  11. "Colombia announce Olympic football squad". Xinhua News Agency. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  12. http://www.goal.com/en-gb/amp/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb
  13. http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/falcao-and-james-join-injured-duo-in-colombias-world-cup/wnbuppcvblfj1humzah4jkfbq
  14. William Tesillo at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  15. William Tesillo at National-Football-Teams.com
  16. De la Cruz, Luis (16 December 2020). "Liga MX: León, Pumas y Cruz Azul se 'roban' el 11 ideal del Guardianes 2020". SoyFutbol.com (in Spanish).
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