Carlos Junior Huerto Saavedra (born 26 April 1999) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a left-back for UTC.
Huerto is also known by his nickname 'Checho'.
Club career Universidad San Martín Huerto is a product of Universidad San Martín and made his debut for the club in November 2016. He became a regular starter in the 2018 season with four goals in 30 games. In 2019, Huerto made 25 league appearances.
Sporting Cristal On 4 January 2020 it was confirmed, that Huerto had joined Sporting Cristal on a deal until the end of 2023.Sporting Cristal oficializó a Junior Huerto como fichaje, peru.as.com, 4 January 2020 He made his debut for the club on 1 February 2020 against UTC Cajamarca.UTC CAJAMARCA VS. SPORTING CRISTAL 2 - 1, soccerway.com, 1 February 2020
To get some more minutes, after playing only 422 minutes in eight games in 2020, Huerto was loaned out back to Universidad San Martín on 9 January 2021 for the entire 2021 season.Es santo: Junior Huerto jugará esta temporada en San Martín, rpp.pe, 9 January 2021
On 5 December 2021 it was confirmed, that Huerto would play the 2022 on loan at Sport Boys.Junior Huerto es nuevo jugador de Sport Boys por todo el 2022, ovacion.pe, 5 December 2021 However, the spell was cut short and he was instead loaned out to Cantolao in the beginning of July 2022, until the end of the year. Huerto returned to Cristal ahead of the 2023 season, and sat on the bench for one game for Cristal, before heading on a new loan spell at Cantolao.
Later clubs After five years away, Huerto re-joined Universidad San Martín in February 2024.San Martín anuncia nuevo fichaje para la Liga 2 del 2024, futbolperuano.com, 24 February 2024
On September 28, 2024, it was confirmed that Huerto had joined Unión Santo Domingo.𝗕𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗱𝗼 𝗮 𝘁𝘂𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝗶́𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿., facebook.com, 28 September 2024
On 18 March 2025, it was confirmed that Huerto had signed with Peruvian Segunda División side Deportivo Coopsol.Coopsol anunció a Junior Huerto como nuevo refuerzo, ovacion.pe, 18 March 2025 However, he never made his debut for the club before moving to the Mexican club Atlante in the summer of 2025.De la Liga 2 a la Liga Expansión: Junior Huerto, campeón con Sporting Cristal, se incorpora al histórico Atlante, 25 June 2025Junior Huerto disputó nuevo amistoso con Atlante FC de México, ovacion.pe, 23 June 2025 He also failed to make any appearances in Mexico, after which Huerto returned to Peru, where he joined UTC ahead of the 2026 season.De México a Cajamarca: Huerto defenderá la camiseta de UTC, ovacion.pe, 19 December 2025
Estadísticas Clubes . ClubDivisionSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsUniversidad San MartínLiga 1201610——102017 10——102018 304——3042019 24030—270Sporting CristalLiga 1202080—1090Universidad San MartínLiga 12021150——150Sport BoysLiga 1202230—2050CantolaoLiga 12022100——1002023231——231Total3310000331Universidad San MartínLiga 22024100——100Total8143000844UTCLiga 1202621——21Career total127630301336
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