David Duque

Right Midfielder - Once Caldas U18
28 Feb 2027
Sunday
Process

Marked for David Duque

11 Edition

The Once Caldas Sentinel

12 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

The dugout

Déinner Quiñónes gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

The dugout

When it matters, Jáder Quiñónes plays

It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.

The dugout

Ethan González asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

Looking ahead

Andrés Colorado faces his old club

Cortulua next, and one man in the Once Caldas dressing room knows their training ground better than his own. The reception will tell him what they thought of him.

Market

Mateo Zuleta linked with a move away

The name of Mateo Zuleta keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Once Caldas say nothing, which says plenty.

The dugout

A door opens for Juan Pablo Nieto

He asked about his future and was given an answer with minutes in it. The manager has now made a promise in a building where promises are remembered, and the clock on it has started.

In brief

Back issues
2 Edition

The Once Caldas Sentinel

10 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Triumph

Squad

Mateo Zuleta stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Mateo Zuleta and Once Caldas agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Squad

Jesús Camargo in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Once Caldas this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Boardroom

Once Caldas agree a free transfer for Esteven Salguero

Nothing happens for months and then he simply arrives, at no cost, having signed a pre-contract while still turning out for somebody else. It is the least dramatic way to sign a footballer and frequently the shrewdest.

Match

Luis Sánchez the difference as Once Caldas beat Jaguares

Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Luis Sánchez. 2‑1 against Jaguares, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.

The dugout

No hiding place for Jesús Camargo

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Jesús Camargo, and the manager let it.

Market

One of our own: Victor Perez joins the Once Caldas first team

Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Victor Perez is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.

Market

Once Caldas promote Brian Diaz from within

The academy exists for exactly this morning. Brian Diaz has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.

Market

Once Caldas promote David Duque from within

The academy exists for exactly this morning. David Duque has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.

Market

One of our own: David Duque joins the Once Caldas first team

Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. David Duque is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.

In brief