Juan Portillo

Juan Carlos Portillo (born 18 May 2000) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder Argentine Primera División club River Plate.

Career Portillo joined Crucero del Norte in 2015.

After appearing seven times back with Crucero in 2019–20, Portillo left permanently to join Primera División outfit Unión Santa Fe in July 2020. He scored in an October friendly match versus Newell's Old Boys. His first competitive appearance arrived on 28 November against Racing Club in the Copa de la Liga Profesional; replacing Kevin Zenón with seventeen minutes remaining. After a good first season, in which Portillo made 34 appearances, he signed a new contract in November 2023 until the end of 2027.

In July 2025, Portillo joined River Plate, signing a contract until the end of 2028.

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