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 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 .[ 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] Rionegro Águilas .[ 3]
Ajax
On 11 August 2017, Orejuela moved abroad and signed a five-year contract with Eredivisie side Ajax .[ 4] 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] 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]
On 17 January 2020, Orejuela joined Grêmio on loan.[ 9]
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] [ 12]
Career statistics
Club
As of 16 September 2020. [ 13]
International
As of 17 December 2019 [ 14]
Colombia
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 .
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