Andrés Amaya (footballer)

This article is about the Colombian football forward. For the Spanish Baroque painter, see Andrés Amaya.

Andrés Amaya
Personal information
Full name Andrés Felipe Amaya Rivera[1]
Date of birth (2001-04-24) 24 April 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Barrancabermeja, Colombia[1]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward, midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Deportivo Pasto
Number 25
Youth career
Atlético Huila
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2024 Atlético Huila 101 (16)
2020–2021 → Internacional (loan) 3 (0)
2023 → Belgrano (loan) 1 (0)
2024– Deportivo Pasto 17 (0)
International career‡
2019–2020 Colombia U20 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:53, 22 June 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:53, 22 June 2023 (UTC)

Andrés Felipe Amaya Rivera (born 24 April 2001) is a Colombian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Colombian club Deportivo Pasto.

Early life

Born in Barrancabermeja, Amaya's family moved to Urabá Antioquia when he was one year old.[2] With Urabá being one of the most dangerous parts of Colombia, Amaya stated that he saw violence "daily".[2]

Club career

Amaya joined the academy of Atlético Huila as a child, and was initially deployed as an attacking midfielder, before being moved into a more defensive role in midfield.[2] He eventually settled as a forward, and went on to make his debut for the club on 8 March 2017, in a 2–1 Copa Colombia win over Deportes Quindío. Following impressive performances for the club, he was named on British newspaper The Guardian's "Next Generation" list for 2018, highlighting the best sixty young players worldwide.[3][4]

In a Categoría Primera A match against Deportivo Cali on 2 February 2019, Amaya was subject to a number of tough challenges from Deportivo Cali players, with Julián Zea being sent off for a particularly dangerous challenge on Amaya.[5] Following the match, club chairman Juan Carlos Patarroyo spoke publicly about the incidents during the game, requesting that other teams be more careful not to injure a player with as much potential as Amaya.[5]

Having established himself in the first team over the season, he was linked with a move to Portuguese club Porto in early 2020, as well as clubs in the United States.[6] Despite these links, he signed for Brazilian club Internacional in February 2020, on an initial one-year loan deal with a purchase option.[7] The move was confirmed by his agent in March of the same year, with Amaya having already began to train with his new team.[8]

Having spent the first season with Internacional's under-20 side, in a campaign interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil, he went on to make three appearances in the Campeonato Gaúcho the following year, before returning to Huila mid-way through the 2021 season.[9] Huila were relegated to the Categoría Primera B for the 2022 season, which saw them bounce immediately back to the first division, with Amaya contributing ten goals.[10]

Following his performances in helping Huila achieve promotion, he was signed by Argentine side Belgrano in February 2023, on a one-year loan deal with a purchase option.[11][12]

International career

Amaya has represented Colombia at under-20 level, playing at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[1]

Career statistics

Club

As of 22 June 2023.[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atlético Huila 2017 Categoría Primera A 8 2 – 5[a] 0 0 0 13 2
2018 20 1 – 2[a] 1 0 0 22 2
2019 21 3 – 0 0 0 0 21 3
2020 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 17 0 – 0 0 0 0 17 0
2022 Categoría Primera B 35 10 – 3[a] 0 0 0 38 10
2023 Categoría Primera A 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 101 16 0 0 10 1 0 0 111 17
Internacional (loan) 2020 Série A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 0 0 3[b] 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Belgrano (loan) 2023 Argentine Primera División 1 0 – 1[c] 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 105 16 3 0 11 1 0 0 119 17
Notes
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in the Copa Colombia
  2. ^ Appearances in the Campeonato Gaúcho
  3. ^ Appearances in the Copa Argentina

References

  1. ^ a b c d Andrés Amaya at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b c "Andrés Amaya, el chico que 'gambeteó' la violencia" [Andrés Amaya, the boy who 'dribbled' past violence]. noticiasuraba.com (in Spanish). 16 October 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  3. ^ Christenson, Marcus; Powell, Jim; Blight, Garry; Hulley-Jones, Frank (11 October 2018). "Next Generation 2018: 60 of the best young talents in world football". theguardian.com. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Andrés Amaya, único colombiano entre los futbolistas más prometedores" [Andrés Amaya, the only Colombian among the most promising soccer players]. caracol.com.co (in Spanish). 11 October 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  5. ^ a b Cifuentes Pérez, Jeison (3 February 2019). "No solo fue la falta sobre Andrés Amaya. La queja del Atlético Huila" [It was not only the foul on Andrés Amaya. The complaint of Atlético Huila]. futbolete.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Andrés Amaya se va del Huila: del fútbol de la B a un grande de Europa" [Andrés Amaya leaves Huila: from B football to a great in Europe]. futbolred.com (in Spanish). 4 February 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  7. ^ David, Cristian (27 February 2020). "Andrés Amaya rumbo a Brasil" [Andrés Amaya is heading to Brazil]. lanacion.com.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Andrés Amaya, listo con Internacional: ya entrena y buscará ganarse un lugar en Brasil" [Andrés Amaya, ready with Internacional: he is already training and will seek to earn a place in Brazil]. gol.caracoltv.com (in Spanish). 16 March 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Andrés Amaya: del Atlético Huila al fútbol Argentino" [Andrés Amaya: from Atlético Huila to Argentine soccer]. onefootball.com (in Spanish). 2 February 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Andrés Amaya: Todavía no hemos ganado nada, tenemos los pies sobre la tierra" [Andrés Amaya: We haven't won anything yet, we have our feet on the ground]. winsports.co (in Spanish). 15 November 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  11. ^ Parra Cuenca, Daniel (3 February 2023). "Andrés Amaya, nuevo jugador de Belgrano: desde Atlético Huila arriba al fútbol argentino" [Andrés Amaya, new Belgrano player: from Atlético Huila up to Argentine football]. gol.caracoltv.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Andrés Amaya, nuevo jugador de Belgrano de Argentina" [Andrés Amaya, new player of Belgrano from Argentina]. lanacion.com.co (in Spanish). 3 February 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  13. ^ Andrés Amaya at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 July 2018.