William Tesillo

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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[1]
Date of birth (1990-02-02) 2 February 1990 (age 34)[1]
Place of birth Barranquilla, Colombia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back, left-back
Team information
Current team
 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– León 160 (7)
International career‡
2016 Colombia Olympic 6 (0)
2017– Colombia 30 (1)
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Men's football
Copa América
Third place 2021
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:03, 3 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:35, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

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

Club career[edit]

Early career[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Club[edit]

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 30 1 — 30 1
Deportes Quindío 2010 Primera A 16 0 — 16 0
2011 32 2 9 0 — 41 2
2012 29 0 7 0 — 36 0
2013 31 1 10 0 — 41 1
Total 108 3 26 0 0 0 0 0 134 3
Junior 2014 Primera A 41 0 8 0 — 49 0
2015 42 0 7 0 4[a] 0 — 53 0
Total 83 0 15 0 4 0 0 0 102 0
Santa Fe 2016 Primera A 36 4 3 1 8[b] 1 2[c] 0 48 6
Total 36 4 3 1 8 1 2 0 48 6
Career total 257 8 44 1 12 1 2 0 315 10
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Recopa Sudamericana

International goals[edit]

As of match played 3 June 2019 Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first.[15]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 3 June 2019 Estadio El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia  Panama 1–0 3–0 Friendly

Honours[edit]

Junior

León

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023™: List of Players: Club León" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2023. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b "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. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. 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. Archived from the original on July 16, 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  12. ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal.com. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Radamel Falcao and James Rodriguez named in Colombia's World Cup squad | Goal.com". Archived from the original on 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
  14. ^ William Tesillo at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  15. ^ "William Tesillo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  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).
  17. ^ "Liga MX unveils its final roster for the 2021 All-Star game". AS. 19 July 2021.

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