Willer Emilio Ditta Pérez (born 23 January 1998) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX club Cruz Azul and the Colombia national team.
Ditta began his career with Barranquilla before joining Junior in 2018, where he won two Categoría Primera A titles and two Superliga Colombiana trophies. In 2022, he moved to Argentine side Newell's Old Boys on loan, making the transfer permanent the following year. Later in 2023, he joined Mexican club Cruz Azul, where he won the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup and the Torneo Clausura the following year.
Ditta represented Colombia at under-23 level in the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament and made his senior debut in 2023.
Career Ditta began his football career at Barranquilla, where he emerged as a promising talent from the youth academy. He made his professional debut in 2018 before transferring to Atlético Junior, where he achieved significant success by winning two Primera A titles.
In January 2022, Ditta joined Newell's Old Boys on loan. Later that year, in November, Newell's exercised their purchase option to acquire him permanently, and he subsequently signed a three-year contract with the club.
On 6 July 2023, he joined Cruz Azul. In June 2025, he helped the club secure their seventh CONCACAF Champions Cup title with a dominant victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBarranquilla2017Categoría Primera B2805Appearances in the Copa Colombia0——330201815140——191Total43190——521Atlético Junior2018Categoría Primera A90304Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana0—1602019350105Appearances in the Copa Libertadores0—41020201103Appearances in the Superliga Colombiana020—160202131110101—422Total86180211—1152Newell's Old Boys (loan)2022Primera División3633Appearances in the Copa Argentina.0——393Newell's Old Boys20231701040—220Total5334040—613Cruz Azul2023–24Liga MX332——203522024–25400—8Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup0415212025–26430—50415212026–2791—0050141Total1253—1301521535Career total307821038115238111
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsColombia202310202410202510202620Total50
Honours Atlético Junior Categoría Primera A: 2018–II, 2019–I Superliga Colombiana: 2019, 2020
Cruz Azul Liga MX: Clausura 2026 Campeón de Campeones: 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup: 2025
Individual Liga MX Best XI: Apertura 2025,https://www.foxsports.com.mx/2025/12/24/liga-mx-anuncia-el-xi-ideal-del-apertura-2025-nadie-del-america-y-tigres-domina/ Clausura 2026https://x.com/LigaBBVAMX/status/2063068835859648702 Liga MX Player of the Month: February 2026https://x.com/LigaBBVAMX/status/2030060143736443053 Liga MX All-Star: 2025, 2026
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