Hernán Darío Burbano (born 5 March 1988), popularly known by his nickname Piri, is a Colombian professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays for

Cúcuta Deportivo Cúcuta Deportivo Fútbol Club S. A. (Spanish ), commonly referred to as Cúcuta Deportivo, is a professional Colombian football club from the city of Cúcuta. Founded on 10 September 1924, it is one of the oldest active football clubs in the co ...

. He is a naturalized citizen of

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. Mainly a winger, he can also operate as an attacking midfielder or second striker. His key attributes are his speed, passing and dribbling.

Career

Burbano is a product of the

Deportivo Cali Asociación Deportivo Cali, best known as Deportivo Cali, is a Colombian sports club based in Cali, most notable for its football team, which currently competes in the Categoría Primera A. Deportivo Cali is one of the most successful football t ...

youth system, and made his senior debut with Córdoba F.C. In 2008, he was scouted while he played for a local amateur football team called Deportivo Pasto, prior to joining Cali's senior side in 2011. However, he was loaned to Cordoba Futbol Club that at the time played in Colombia's Primera B. Which soon after changed to Atletico de la Sabana, in which he continued to play. The attacking midfielder signed for Mexican side

Club León Club León is a Mexican professional Association football, football club based in León, Guanajuato, León, Guanajuato, that competes in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football league system, Mexican football. The club was founded in 1944 ...

in December 2011. He was one of the key players in the promotion of Club Leon back to the First Division, and a key to the Apertura 2013 championship.

Tigres UANL

In December 2013, he was transferred to

Tigres UANL Club Tigres de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, abbreviated as Tigres UANL and simply known as Tigres or internationally as Tigres de México, is a Mexican professional Association football, football club based in the Monterrey metropo ...

. On December 14, 2014, Burbano received red card just seconds after replacing teammate José Francisco Torres as a substitute in the

Liga MX Liga MX, also known as Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Mexico and the highest level of the Mexican football league system. Formerly known as Liga Mayor (1943–1949) and also as Primera Divis ...

final. Two of his other teammates, Damian Alvarez and Nahuel Guzman also received a red card in the Liga MX final against Club America. Burbano and his club lost 3–0 against

Club América Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Club América, is a professional association football, football club based in Mexico City. Nicknamed ''Las Águilas'' (The Eagles), it competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football ...

Honours

León *

Ascenso MX Ascenso MX, also known as Ascenso BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, was a professional association football league in Mexico and the second level of the Mexican football league system. Formerly known as Primera División A de México (1994–2009 ...

: Clausura 2012 *

: Apertura 2013 Tigres UANL *

Copa MX Copa MX, also known as Copa Corona MX for sponsorship reasons, was an association football competition in Mexico and the domestic cup tournament for clubs at the highest and second levels of Mexican football league system. Formerly known as Copa ...

: Clausura 2014

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* * * 1988 births Living people Colombian men's footballers Colombian expatriate men's footballers Colombian emigrants to Mexico Naturalized citizens of Mexico Categoría Primera A players Liga MX players Ascenso MX players Argentine Primera División players Deportivo Pasto footballers Deportivo Cali footballers Club León footballers Tigres UANL footballers Atlético de la Sabana footballers Club Atlético Aldosivi footballers Cúcuta Deportivo footballers Men's association football wingers Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Footballers from Cauca Department 21st-century Colombian sportsmen {{Colombia-footy-midfielder-stub