Willer Emilio Ditta Pérez (born 23 January 1998) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX club Cruz Azul and the Colombia national team.
 Ditta in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Willer Emilio Ditta Pérez | ||
| Date of birth | 23 January 1998[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Ibirico, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 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 | 116 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2020 | Colombia U23 | 6 | (0) |
| 2023– | Colombia | 5 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:12, 24 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:12, 7 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
editDitta 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.
On 6 July 2023, he joined Cruz Azul. In June 2025, he helped the club secure their seventh CONCACAF Champions Cup title with a dominant victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 24 May 2026[2]
| Club | Season | League | National 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 | 43 | 0 | — | 5[g] | 0 | 4[h] | 1 | 52 | 1 | |||
| Total | 116 | 2 | — | 13 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 139 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 298 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 367 | 10 | ||
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearances in the Copa Colombia
- 1 2 3 4 Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
- 1 2 3 Appearances in the Copa Libertadores
- ↑ Appearances in the Superliga Colombiana
- 1 2 Appearances in the Copa Argentina.
- 1 2 Appearances in Leagues Cup
- 1 2 Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
- ↑ Three appearances and one goal in Leagues Cup, one appearance in FIFA Intercontinental Cup
International
edit- As of match played 7 June 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
Honours
editAtlético Junior
Cruz Azul
Individual
- Liga MX Best XI: Apertura 2025[3]
- Liga MX Player of the Month: February 2026[4]
References
edit- ↑ "FIFA World Cup 2026: Squad List" (PDF). FIFA. 2 June 2026. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ Willer Ditta at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ↑ https://www.foxsports.com.mx/2025/12/24/liga-mx-anuncia-el-xi-ideal-del-apertura-2025-nadie-del-america-y-tigres-domina/
- ↑ https://x.com/LigaBBVAMX/status/2030060143736443053
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