Sebastián Villa Cano (born 19 May 1996) is a Colombian professional footballer who last played for Argentine Primera División club Boca Juniors.

Club career

Villa had previously played for Deportes Tolima, with whom he won the 2018 Categoría Primera A (Torneo Apertura), before joining Boca Juniors in the summer of the same year.

Sebastián Villa (footballer)

Villa made his debut in the Argentine Primera División on 12 August 2018 against Talleres de Córdoba. He scored his first goal for Boca in only his fourth appearance, a 3–0 home victory against Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield on 3 September 2018.

Sebastián Villa (footballer)

International career

Villa was called up to the Colombia national football team on 29 August 2018. He made his debut against Venezuela on September 8, 2018.

Sebastián Villa (footballer)

Controversy

At the end of April 2020, a complaint was filed by the player's girlfriend, Daniela Cortés, who accused him of physical and psychological abuse, which she verified through photos. On June 2, 2023 Villa was found guilty of aggravated assault and coercive behaviour. Villa was given a suspended judicial sentence of two years.

Honours

Deportes Tolima

Copa Colombia: 2014

Primera A: 2018 Apertura

Boca Juniors

Primera División: 2019–20, 2022

Copa Argentina: 2019–20

Copa de la Liga Profesional: 2020, 2022

Supercopa Argentina: 2018, 2022

References

External links

1996 births

Living people

Colombian men's footballers

Men's association football forwards

Colombian expatriate men's footballers

Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina

Deportes Tolima footballers

Boca Juniors footballers

Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina

Colombia men's international footballers

People from Antioquia