Willer Ditta
 Ditta in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Willer Emilio Ditta Pérez | ||
| Date of birth | 23 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Ibirico, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cruz Azul | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Barranquilla | 43 | (1) |
| 2018–2023 | Atlético Junior | 86 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Newell's Old Boys (loan) | 36 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | Newell's Old Boys | 17 | (0) |
| 2023– | Cruz Azul | 85 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2020 | Colombia U23 | 6 | (0) |
| 2023– | Colombia | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:45, 4 October 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:12, 11 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Willer Emilio Ditta Pérez (born 23 January 1997) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX club Cruz Azul and the Colombia national team.
Career
Ditta began his football career at Barranquilla, where he emerged as a promising talent from the youth academy. He made his professional debut in 2018 before transferring to Atlético Junior, where he achieved significant success by winning two Primera A titles.
In January 2022, Ditta joined Newell's Old Boys on loan. Later that year, in November, Newell's exercised their purchase option to acquire him permanently, and he subsequently signed a three-year contract with the club.
In January 2024, he moved to Cruz Azul in Mexico. In June 2025, he helped the club secure their seventh Concacaf Champions Cup title with a dominant victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 4 October 2025[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barranquilla | 2017 | Categoría Primera B | 28 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 15 | 1 | 4[a] | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 43 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 52 | 1 | ||||
| Atlético Junior | 2018 | Categoría Primera A | 9 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 35 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 11 | 0 | 3[a][d] | 0 | 2[b][c] | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 31 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | 10[b][c] | 1 | — | 42 | 2 | |||
| Total | 86 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 1 | — | 115 | 2 | |||
| Newell's Old Boys (loan) | 2022 | Primera División | 36 | 3 | 3[e] | 0 | — | — | 39 | 3 | ||
| Newell's Old Boys | 2023 | 17 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| Total | 53 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 61 | 3 | |||
| Cruz Azul | 2023–24 | Liga MX | 33 | 2 | — | — | 2[f] | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | 40 | 0 | — | 8[g] | 0 | 4[f] | 1 | 52 | 1 | |||
| 2025–26 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3[f] | 1 | 15 | 1 | |||
| Total | 85 | 2 | — | 8 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 102 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 267 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 330 | 10 | ||
- Notes
- ^ a b c d e f Appearances in the Copa Colombia
- ^ a b c d Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
- ^ a b c Appearances in the Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearances in the Superliga Colombiana
- ^ a b Appearances in the Copa Argentina.
- ^ a b c Appearances in Leagues Cup
- ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
International
- As of match played 11 October 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Honours
Atlético Junior
Cruz Azul
References
- ^ Willer Ditta at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
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