Bayron Saavedra

Bayron Saavedra
Personal information
Full name Bayron Antonio Saavedra Navarro
Date of birth (1997-07-06) July 6, 1997
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
Monseñor Enrique Alvear
Palestino
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Palestino 21 (0)
2019 Barnechea 10 (0)
2020–2021 Coquimbo Unido 0 (0)
2022 Rodelindo Román 7 (2)
2023 Deportes Linares 13 (1)
2025 Potiguar 6 (1)
International career
2015 Chile U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 March 2025

Bayron Antonio Saavedra Navarro (born July 6, 1997) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a left-back. He last played for Brazilian club Potiguar.

Club career

As a youth player, Saavedra was with club Monseñor Enrique Alvear before joining Palestino.[1] He made his professional debut with Palestino in a 2014–15 Copa Chile match against Universidad de Concepción on May 29, 2014.[2]

After playing for Palestino and Barnechea, in the 2020 season he joined Coquimbo Unido, playing at the 2020 Copa Sudamericana.[3]

In 2022, he played for Chilean Segunda División club Rodelindo Román.[1] The next season, he played for Deportes Linares in the same division.[4]

After a year as a free agent, Saavedra signed with Brazilian Série D club Potiguar for the 2025 season alongside his compatriot Óscar Aravena.[5] In March 2025, they returned to his homeland.[6]

International career

Along with Chile U20, he won the L'Alcúdia Tournament in 2015.[7]

Honours

Palestino
Coquimbo Unido
Chile U20

References

  1. ^ a b Azócar, Axel (8 December 2022). "Bayron Saavedra: "Rodelindo es un club muy lindo, me abrieron las puertas cuando veía todo en color gris"". Pasión de Hincha (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  2. ^ "UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCIÓN GANA SOBRE LA HORA Y CLASIFICA A OCTAVOS DE FINAL" (in Spanish). ANFP. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Vuelta - Coquimbo Unido ganó 3-1 marcador global" (in Spanish). ESPN. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  4. ^ Cerna, Maximiliano (3 March 2024). "Deportes Linares: El albirrojo quiere "volar" en 2024". Pasión de Hincha (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  5. ^ Francke, Lucas (21 November 2024). "De regalón de Arturo Vidal en el fútbol chileno a ser anunciado como nuevo fichaje en Brasil". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  6. ^ Fernández, José Tomas (10 March 2025). "Dos chilenos vuelven desde Brasil". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  7. ^ Roggero, José (19 August 2015). "¡La Roja sub 20 es campeona en L'Alcúdia!". El Mostrador (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2022.