Erick Puerto
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Erick Omar Puerto Murillo | ||
| Date of birth | 28 October 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Choloma, Honduras | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
BATE Borisov (on loan from Platense) | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2019–2022 | Choloma | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | Choloma | ||
| 2023– | Platense | 41 | (25) |
| 2026– | → BATE Borisov (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2026– | Honduras | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 06:11, 28 June 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 03:24 , 2 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
Erick Omar Puerto Murillo (born 28 October 2001), nicknamed Yio, is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belarusian Premier League club BATE Borisov, on loan from Liga Nacional club Platense, and the Honduras national team.[1]
Club career
[edit]Puerto started his career with Choloma, where he spent three years from 2019 until 2022. He received his first professional first-team contract ahead of the 2022 Clausura tournament of the Liga de Ascenso, the second tier of Honduran football. In 2023, he transferred to Platense, with whom he achieved promotion to the Liga Nacional in 2025. He made his debut in the first division on 27 July 2025, in a 2–1 home victory over Real España, scoring his side's first.[2][3] In his debut season, Puerto finished with a total of 25 goals in 41 appearances across both Apertura and Clausura tournaments, drawing interest from regional giants Motagua and Comunicaciones, and as well as MLS Next Pro club Ventura County FC.[4][5]
On 30 June 2026, Belarusian Premier League club BATE Borisov announced the signing of Puerto from Platense on a six-month loan deal with an option to buy.[6][7] He made his debut the following 7 July in a 1–1 draw against Elbasani, in the first leg of the UEFA Conference League first qualifying round.[8]
International career
[edit]Puerto received his first call up to the Honduras national team for the final two matches of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Nicaragua and Costa Rica in November 2025.[9] He made his international debut against Peru in a friendly match on 31 March 2026, coming on as a substitute and replacing Jorge Benguché in the 76th minute.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ↑ Coello, Kelvin (4 November 2025). "Erick Puerto, de bajar cocos para vender a ser convocado a la selección de Honduras" [Erick Puerto, from picking coconuts to sell to being called up to the Honduras national team] (in Spanish). El Heraldo. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
- ↑ Martínez, Franklin (27 July 2025). "Rambo de León se acerca a Platense tras el regreso a la Liga Nacional de Honduras" [Rambo de León approaches Platense after returning to the National League of Honduras] (in Spanish). Diario Diez. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
- ↑ diez.hn, ed. (2025). "Erick Puerto, el goleador del Apertura 2025, revela de dónde es y el sueño que tiene: ¿ficharía por un grande de Honduras?" (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- ↑ Roca, Gustavo (30 April 2026). "¿Contactos con Olimpia? Lo último sobre el futuro de Erick 'Yío' Puerto" [Contacts with Olimpia? The latest on the future of Erick 'Yío' Puerto] (in Spanish). La Prensa. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
- ↑ Moreno, Mario (20 May 2026). "Motagua saca la chequera y va por Erick Puerto, delantero del Platense" [Motagua pulls out the checkbook and goes for Erick Puerto, forward from Platense] (in Spanish). El Heraldo. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
- ↑ "Эрик Пуэрто — игрок БАТЭ" [Erick Puerto is a BATE player] (in Russian). FC BATE Borisov. 30 June 2026. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
- ↑ "Источник: в борисовский БАТЭ перейдет нападающий сборной Гондураса" [Forward from the Honduran national team to join BATE Borisov]. Pressball.by (in Russian). 20 June 2026. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
- ↑ Coello, Kelvin (7 July 2026). "Erick Puerto debutó en Europa con el BATE Borisov de Bielorrusia en torneo UEFA" [Erick Puerto made his European debut with BATE Borisov of Belarus in a UEFA tournament] (in Spanish). Diario Diez. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
- ↑ Honduras anuncia convocatoria para buscar el boleto al Mundial 2026 ante Nicaragua y Costa Rica (2025, November). La Prensa. https://www.laprensa.hn/deportes/honduras-convocatoria-partidos-nicaragua-costa-rica-eliminatoria-concacaf-mundial-2026-FO28041488
- ↑ "Peru 2-2 Honduras (Mar 31, 2026) Final Score". ESPN. 2026. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
- ↑ Oficial: Primera convocatoria de José Molina con la Selección de Honduras para su debut frente a Perú en Madrid, España (2026, March). Diario Diez. https://www.diez.hn/laseleccion/oficial-primera-convocatoria-jose-molina-seleccion-de-honduras-frente-peru-EJ29756266
External links
[edit]- Erick Puerto at Soccerway
- Erick Puerto at Fotmob
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