Roger Cañas

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.

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

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