Jean Franco Sarmiento

Jean Franco Sarmiento

Personal information
Full name	Jean Franco Sarmiento Campo
Date of birth	(1997-02-07) 7 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Santa Marta, Colombia
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Polonia Bytom
Youth career
	Águilas Doradas
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016	Águilas Doradas	0	(0)
2019–2020	Tigres FC	30	(2)
2021–2023	Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki	59	(35)
2023–2024	Radomiak Radom	12	(0)
2023–2024	→ Odra Opole (loan)	22	(5)
2025–	Polonia Bytom	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 November 2024

Jean Franco Sarmiento Campo (born 7 February 1997) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Polish club Polonia Bytom.

Early life

Sarmiento was born on 7 February 1997 in Santa Marta, Colombia, a city of which he is a native of, and has three sisters. Growing up, he regarded Colombia international Radamel Falcao as his football idol.[1]

Career

As a youth player, Sarmiento joined the youth academy of Colombian side Águilas Doradas, where he started his senior career. Following his stint there, he signed for Colombian side Tigres FC. Ahead of the second half of the 2020–21 season, he signed for Polish side Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki, helping the club achieve promotion from the Polish fourth tier to the third tier.[2] In 2023, he signed for Ekstraklasa side Radomiak Radom. The same year, he was sent on loan to second-tier club Odra Opole.

On 22 January 2025, Sarmiento joined II liga club Polonia Bytom on an eighteen-month deal.[3]

Style of play

Sarmiento can play as a forward, winger, or midfielder. Former Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki manager Krzysztof Chrobak described him as a "player with great individual skills, good technique and 1 vs 1 play. He has a flair for combination play. Jean's strong point is the ability to block, keep the ball, which is hard to take away from him".[4]

Honours

Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki

• III liga, group I: 2020–21[5]

References

1. "Znajomość z legendą czy nieudana wycieczka na Białoruś. Jak Kolumbijczyk wylądował w Radomiu?" [Acquaintance with a legend or an unsuccessful trip to Belarus. How did the Colombian end up in Radom?] (in Polish). Przegląd Sportowy. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
2. "Strzelił 35 goli w 2,5 roku. Teraz zagra w Radomiaku. Pierwszy transfer" [He scored 35 goals in 2.5 years. Now he will play in Radomiak. First transfer] (in Polish). Sport.pl. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
3. "Jean Franco Sarmiento w Polonii Bytom". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 22 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
4. "Przez Medellin do Grodziska Mazowieckiego. Sylwetka Jean Franco Sarmiento" [Through Medellin to Grodzisk Mazowiecki. The profile of Jean Franco Sarmiento] (in Polish). PolskaPiłka.pl. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
5. "III liga 2020/2021, grupa: I". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 27 November 2024.

External links

• Jean Franco Sarmiento at Soccerway
• Jean Franco Sarmiento at 90minut.pl (in Polish)