Roger Cañas Henao (born 27 March 1990) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.
Career
Tranzit 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.
Jagiellonia Białystok In August 2011, he was loaned to Jagiellonia Białystok on a one-year deal.Róger Cañas w Jadze 30 August 2011, jagiellonia.pl
Shakhter Karagandy In January 2012, Cañas signed for Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Shakhter Karagandy.
Astana In January 2014 Cañas signed for Metalurh Donetsk, 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. Cañas then went on to sign a two-year contract with FC Astana on 2 February 2014. On 24 August 2016, Cañas signed a new contract with the club until the end of the 2018 season.
Loan to APOEL On 30 January 2017, Cañas moved on loan to the Cypriot side APOEL FC until the end of the 2016–17 season. 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. 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.
Ordabasy On 21 July 2017, Cañas signed for Kazakhstan Premier League side Ordabasy .
Shakhtyor Soligorsk On 17 February 2018, Shakhtyor Soligorsk announced the signing of Cañas on a one-year contract.
Irtysh Pavlodar On 23 January 2019, Irtysh Pavlodar announced the signing of Cañas. On 3 July 2019, Cañas was released by Irtysh Pavlodar.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsIndependiente Medellín2009Primera A2900040—330Tranzit2010LMT Virslīga4100——41Sibir Novosibirsk2010RPL1401020—1702011–12RNFL7010——80Total2102020—250Jagiellonia Białystok (loan)2011–12Ekstraklasa0010–—10Shakhter Karagandy2012KPL26341201033520132644012210436Total52781142207611Astana2014KPL3032071—3942015308201021043102016311211101045220170000000000Total9112612832012716APOEL (loan)2016–17Cypriot First Division13120——151Ordabasy2017KPL1200000—120Shakhtyor Soligorsk2018BPL1601010—180Irtysh Pavlodar2019KPL15321——174Barnechea2021Campeonato Primera B15110——161Shakhter Karagandy2022KPL25251——303Career total293272734954037436
Honours Independiente Medellín Categoría Primera A: 2009
Shakhter Karagandy Kazakhstan Premier League: 2012 Kazakhstan Cup: 2013 Kazakhstan Super Cup: 2013
Astana Kazakhstan Premier League: 2014, 2015, 2016 Kazakhstan Cup: 2016 Kazakhstan Super Cup: 2015
APOEL Cypriot First Division: 2016–17
References
External links
APOEL official profile