Brayan Andrés Ceballos Jiménez (born 24 May 2001) is a Colombian footballer who plays as central defender for Brazilian club Fortaleza.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brayan Andrés Ceballos Jiménez | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-05-24) 24 May 2001 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Cali, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Fortaleza | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Universitario Popayán | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Universitario Popayán | 5 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Deportes Quindío | 40 | (1) |
| 2022– | Fortaleza | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:10, 10 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
Born in Cali, Ceballos was an Universitario Popayán youth graduate, and made his senior debut on 11 April 2018, starting in a 1–0 away win over Deportes Quindío, for the year's Copa Colombia. After five more Categoría Primera B appearances, he moved to the latter club, owned by the same group of businessmen.[1]
Initially a backup option, Ceballos became a regular starter for the club in the 2021 season, helping in their promotion to the Categoría Primera A in the Torneo I. He made his top tier debut on 17 July 2021, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 home success over Jaguares de Córdoba.
Ceballos scored his first senior goal on 17 August 2021, netting the opener in a 2–3 home loss against Atlético Bucaramanga.[2] He featured in 11 matches in the main category, as his side was immediately relegated back.
On 16 December 2021, Ceballos moved abroad and signed a three-year contract with Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side Fortaleza.[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Universitario Popayán | 2018 | Categoría Primera B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Deportes Quindío | 2019 | Categoría Primera B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | Categoría Primera A | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| Total | 40 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 47 | 1 | ||||
| Fortaleza | 2022 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 45 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 1 | ||
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