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Colombian footballer (born 1995)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Orejuela and the second or maternal family name is García.
Luis Manuel Orejuela
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Full name Luis Manuel Orejuela García
Date of birth (1995-08-20) 20 August 1995 (age 27)
Place of birth Cali, Colombia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right-back

Current team

 São Paulo
Number 17
Recuerdos de Olimpia
Deportivo Cali
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)
2014–2015 Colombia U20 9 (0)
2019 Colombia 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2019

Luis Manuel Orejuela García (born 20 August 1995) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Brazilian club São Paulo.

Club career[edit]

Deportivo Cali[edit]

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]

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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[edit]

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[edit]

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)[edit]

On 17 January 2020, Orejuela joined Grêmio on loan.[9]

São Paulo[edit]

On 11 March 2021, Orejuela signed with São Paulo.[10]

International career[edit]

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[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 16 September 2020.[13]

International[edit]

As of 17 December 2019[14]
Colombia
Year Apps Goals
2019 4 0
Total 4 0

Honours[edit]

Deportivo Cali
Jong Ajax
Cruzeiro
Grêmio
São Paulo

References[edit]

  1. ^ “¿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.
  2. ^ “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.
  3. ^ “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.
  4. ^ “Ajax signs Luis Manuel Orejuela”. AFC Ajax. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  5. ^ “Dolberg leads Ajax to 2nd round KNVB Cup”. AFC Ajax. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  6. ^ “AZ Alkmaar vs. Ajax”. soccerway.com. Perform Group. 17 December 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  7. ^ “Ajax loans out Luis Orejuela to Cruzeiro Esporte Clube”. AFC Ajax. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  8. ^ “Cruzeiro exerce preferência e anuncia compra de parte dos direitos de Orejuela”. Globoesporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  9. ^ “Grêmio anuncia contratação do lateral Orejuela, do Cruzeiro”. Globoesporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  10. ^ “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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ “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.
  12. ^ “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.
  13. ^ Luis Manuel Orejuela at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  14. ^ “Luis Manuel Orejuela”. National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 December 2019.

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