Cameron Puertas
|
Puertas with Union SG in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cameron Mitchel Puertas Castro[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 August 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Lausanne, Switzerland[2] | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Werder Bremen (on loan from Al Qadsiah) | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Renens | |||
| Forward Morges | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2022 | Lausanne-Sport | 94 | (10) |
| 2022–2024 | Union SG | 86 | (17) |
| 2024– | Al-Qadsiah | 32 | (3) |
| 2025– | → Werder Bremen (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:25, 14 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Cameron Mitchel Puertas Castro (born 18 August 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Werder Bremen, on loan from Saudi Pro League club Al-Qadsiah. Born in Switzerland, he is a citizen of Spain.
Career
Puertas started his career with Swiss amateur club Renens, before joining Forward-Morges in the fifth division at the age of 16, where he was soon considered to be the best player in the regional group.[3]
In 2020, he made first appearance in the Swiss Super League with Lausanne-Sport.
On 22 January 2022, Puertas signed a 3.5-year contract with Union SG in Belgium.[4]
On 26 August 2024, Puertas signed with Al-Qadsiah in Saudi Arabia.[5]
Puertas joined Bundesliga club Werder Bremen on loan in September 2025.[6] While the move was agreed on 1 September, the last day of the summer transfer window, it was announced on 4 September upon Al-Qadsiah's request.[6] The loan agreement includes an option for Bremen to sign Puertas permanently.[6]
Personal life
While being born and raised in Switzerland, Puertas only holds Spanish citizenship, inherited from his parents.[7] He was about to become a Swiss national in 2021, but the naturalisation process has been halted after he drove without a license. He will not receive his Swiss passport until 2025 at the earliest.[8][9][10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 14 December 2025[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lausanne-Sport | 2018–19 | Swiss Challenge League | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | 19 | 2 | |||
| 2019–20 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Swiss Super League | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 5 | |||
| 2021–22 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 94 | 10 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 101 | 11 | ||||
| Union SG | 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9[b] | 0 | — | 47 | 6 | |||
| 2023–24 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 12[c] | 3 | — | 56 | 14 | |||
| 2024–25 | 3 | 1 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 6 | 1 | |||
| Total | 86 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 118 | 21 | ||
| Al-Qadsiah | 2024–25 | Saudi Pro League | 32 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 38 | 5 | |
| Werder Bremen | 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Career total | 224 | 30 | 20 | 4 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 269 | 37 | ||
- ^ Includes Swiss Cup, Belgian Cup, King's Cup
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Eight appearances and two goals inUEFA Europa League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
Honours
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
Individual
- Pro League Awards Player of the Season: 2023–24[12]
- Belgian Silver Shoe: 2023, 2024[13][14]
References
- ^ "Player profile".
- ^ "Dernières infos C. Puertas (Lausanne Sports) | BeSoccer". fr.besoccer.com.
- ^ Le parcours atypique de Cameron Puertas peut servir d'exemple 24heures.ch
- ^ "Bienvenue Cameron Puertas !" (Press release) (in French). Union SG. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Cameron Puertas signs a contract with Al Qadsiah". Union SG. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ a b c Meiser, Julian (4 September 2025). "Werder bestätigt: Cameron Puertas wechselt nach Bremen" [Werder confirms: Cameron Puertas moves to Bremen]. Buten und Binnen (in German). Radio Bremen. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ "Football vaudois – Le parcours atypique de Cameron Puertas peut servir d'exemple" – via www.24heures.ch.
- ^ "Football – Le casier judiciaire de Cameron Puertas lui barre la route de la Nati car il a volé des bonbons en 2002". 24 heures (in French). Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "Deswegen darf dieses Lausanne-Sport-Toptalent nicht für die Schweiz spielen" (in German). 10 November 2021.
- ^ "Darum spielt Lausannes Kunstschütze noch nicht in der Nati" (in German). 10 November 2021.
- ^ Cameron Puertas at Soccerway
- ^ "Union valt in de prijzen op Pro League Awards: Puertas Speler van het Jaar, Blessin beste coach". Sporza (in Dutch). 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Toby Alderweireld zet kroon op Antwerpse feestavond met Gouden Schoen, Tessa Wullaert wint vierde bij de vrouwen" (in Dutch). Sporza. 18 January 2024.
- ^ "Bekijk hier de uitslagen van het 71e Gala van de Gouden Schoen". Sporza (in Dutch). 4 February 2025.
External links
- Cameron Puertas at WorldFootball.net
- Cameron Puertas Archived 26 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine at the SFL