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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
Personal information
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 Independiente Medellín (on loan from São Paulo FC
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 FC, on loan from Independiente Medellín.

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.

Orejuela made his Categoría Primera A debut on 5 April 2014, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 away loss against Millonarios. 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.

Ajax

On 11 August 2017, Orejuela moved abroad and signed a five-year contract with Eredivisie side Ajax. 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.

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.

Cruzeiro

On 8 January 2019, Orejuela joined Cruzeiro on loan until December. 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.

Grêmio (loan)

On 17 January 2020, Orejuela joined Grêmio on loan.

São Paulo

On 11 March 2021, Orejuela signed with São Paulo.

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. He made his full international debut on 26 March, starting in a 2–1 loss against the latter.

Career statistics

Club

As of 16 September 2020.
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
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 0 — 29 1
2017 25 2 5 1 4 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 0 5 0 35 2
Grêmio (loan) 2020 9 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 17 0
Career total 103 5 19 1 10 0 12 0 144 7
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores.
  2. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana.
  3. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Mineiro.
  4. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Gaúcho.

International

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

Honours

Deportivo Cali
Jong Ajax
Cruzeiro
Grêmio
São Paulo

References

  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). 30 December 2019. 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.
  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.

External links

Independiente Medellín – current squad
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