Nacional inks Yohanner Sifontes, ex Cocodrilos

Yohanner Sifontes

Nacional De Futbol Montevideo (LUB) has agreed terms with 31-year-old Venezuelan international guard Yohanner Sifontes (192cm-1995) for the upcoming 2026-27 season. Sifontes played last season at Cocodrilos in the Venezuelan LSB league. In 7 SPB games recently, he averaged 9.4ppg, 3.0rpg, and 3.0apg. He played a key role in helping Cocodrilos finish the regular season as the second-best team in the league and advance to the league semifinals.
Sifontes represented Venezuela at the Panamerican Games in Santiago (Chile) three years ago.
He is quite an experienced player. Sifontes has played between Argentina (Ameghino and Independiente de Oliva), Brazil (Botafogo and UNIFACISA), Colombia (Piratas and Titanes), Venezuela (Guaros de Lara 2nd team, Trotamundos, Guaros, Gigantes and Pioneros) and Bolivia (Leones).
In 2025, he was voted to Latinbasket.com All-Venezuelan League Honorable Mention among many awards.