Luis Manuel Orejuela
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luis Manuel Orejuela García | ||
Date of birth | (1995-08-20) 20 August 1995 (age 29) | ||
Place of birth | Cali, Colombia | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | São Paulo | ||
Number | 28 | ||
Youth career | |||
Recuerdos de Olimpia | |||
Deportivo Cali | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2017 | Deportivo Cali | 54 | (3) |
2017–2019 | Jong Ajax | 16 | (1) |
2017–2019 | Ajax | 1 | (0) |
2019 | → Cruzeiro (loan) | 35 | (2) |
2020–2021 | Cruzeiro | 0 | (0) |
2020 | → Grêmio (loan) | 18 | (1) |
2021– | São Paulo | 9 | (0) |
2022 | → Grêmio (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2022 | → Athletico Paranaense (loan) | 15 | (1) |
2023 | → Ceará (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2023–2024 | → Independiente Medellín (loan) | 3 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2014–2015 | Colombia U20 | 9 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Colombia | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 August 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 June 2023 |
Luis Manuel Orejuela García (born 20 August 1995) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for São Paulo.
Club career
Deportivo Cali
Born in Cali, Orejuela represented Deportivo Cali as a youth. He made his first team debut on 7 August 2013 at the age of 18, starting in a 1–1 Copa Colombia away draw against Unión Magdalena.[1]
Orejuela made his Categoría Primera A debut on 5 April 2014, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 away loss against Millonarios.[2] Initially a backup option, he became a regular starter for the club from the 2016 season onwards; he scored his first senior goal on 20 November of that year, netting the opener in a 3–1 away defeat of Rionegro Águilas.[3]
Ajax
On 11 August 2017, Orejuela moved abroad and signed a five-year contract with Eredivisie side Ajax.[4] Initially assigned to the reserves in Eerste Divisie, he made his first team debut on 20 September, starting in a 5–1 away routing of SVV Scheveningen for the KNVB Cup.[5]
Orejuela made his debut in the Eredivisie on 17 December 2017, coming on as a half-time substitute for Deyovaisio Zeefuik in a 2–1 away win over AZ Alkmaar.[6]
Cruzeiro
On 8 January 2019, Orejuela joined Cruzeiro on loan until December.[7] Initially a backup to Edílson, he became a regular starter as his side suffered relegation for the first time in the club's history. At the end of the year, Cruzeiro exercised their option to sign Orejuela, paying $1.5 million for 50% of his rights.[8]
Grêmio (loan)
On 17 January 2020, Orejuela joined Grêmio on loan.[9]
São Paulo
On 11 March 2021, Orejuela signed with São Paulo.[10]
International career
Orejuela represented Colombia at under-20 level before receiving a call up to the full side on 13 March 2019, for two friendlies against Japan and South Korea.[11] He made his full international debut on 26 March, starting in a 2–1 loss against the latter.[12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 16 September 2020.[13]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Deportivo Cali | 2013 | Categoría Primera A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
2015 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
2016 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | |||
2017 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 34 | 3 | |||
Total | 54 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 72 | 4 | |||
Jong Ajax | 2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
Ajax | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
Cruzeiro (loan) | 2019 | Série A | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | 35 | 2 |
Grêmio (loan) | 2020 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 7[d] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
Career total | 103 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 144 | 7 |
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores.
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana.
- ^ Appearance(s) in Campeonato Mineiro.
- ^ Appearance(s) in Campeonato Gaúcho.
International
- As of 17 December 2019[14]
Colombia | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2019 | 4 | 0 |
Total | 4 | 0 |
Honours
- Deportivo Cali
- Jong Ajax
- Cruzeiro
- Grêmio
- São Paulo
References
- ^ "¿Quién es Luis Orejuela, el lateral convocado por Queiroz?" [Who is Luis Orejuela, the full back called up by Queiroz?] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Fabián Vargas le dio el triunfo a Millonarios y hundió más al Cali" [Fabián Vargas gave the win to Millonarios and sunk Cali even further] (in Spanish). Fútbol Red. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Triunfo en Rionegro, clasificación y salto al segundo lugar de la tabla" [Triumph in Rionegro, qualification and jump to the second place in the table] (in Spanish). Futbolete. 20 November 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Ajax signs Luis Manuel Orejuela". AFC Ajax. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Dolberg leads Ajax to 2nd round KNVB Cup". AFC Ajax. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "AZ Alkmaar vs. Ajax". soccerway.com. Perform Group. 17 December 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Ajax loans out Luis Orejuela to Cruzeiro Esporte Clube". AFC Ajax. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "Cruzeiro exerce preferência e anuncia compra de parte dos direitos de Orejuela". Globoesporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). 30 December 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "Grêmio anuncia contratação do lateral Orejuela, do Cruzeiro". Globoesporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "São Paulo anuncia contratação do lateral-direito Orejuela, ex-Grêmio e Cruzeiro, até 2025" [São Paulo announces signing of right-back Orejuela, formerly of Grêmio and Cruzeiro, until 2025]. ESPN.com (in Portuguese). 11 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "Carlos Queiroz convocó a Luis Manuel Orejuela tras la lesión de Santiago Arias" [Carlos Queiroz called up Luis Manuel Orejuela after the injury of Santiago Arias] (in Spanish). El Espectador. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Orejuela hizo un "partidazo" ante Corea, según Queiroz" [Orejuela played "superbly" against Korea, according to Queiroz] (in Spanish). Antena 2. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ Luis Manuel Orejuela at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Luis Manuel Orejuela". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
External links
- Luis Manuel Orejuela at National-Football-Teams.com
- Luis Manuel Orejuela at Soccerway
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