Andrés Arroyo (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrés Juan Arroyo Romero[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 January 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Montería, Colombia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Iraklis | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2019 | Deportivo Cali | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | Deportivo Cali | 79 | (6) |
| 2022 | → Jaguares de Córdoba (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2024– | Iraklis | 13 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Colombia U17 | 4 | (1) |
| 2019 | Colombia U19 | 1 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:44, 6 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:44, 21 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
Andrés Juan Arroyo Romero (born 20 January 2002) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greek Super League 2 club Iraklis.
Early life[edit]
A native of Montería, Arroyo's mother died when he was six months old.[2] As his father lived in Canada, he was raised by his uncle and grandmother, who supported Arroyo as he played youth football, with his uncle going as far as to quit his job to help Arroyo achieve his dream.[2]
Club career[edit]
Deportivo Cali[edit]
In his youth, Arroyo featured for Italian side AC Milan in international tournaments.[3][4] He joined Deportivo Cali's youth system in 2016, and would make his professional debut with the club's senior team in 2019.[2] On 30 August of the same year, he scored his first goal for the club; having come off the bench with six minutes to go and a 1–1 scoreline in a Copa Colombia game against Atlético Junior, Arroyo scored the winning goal as Deportivo Cali went on to win 2–1.[5]
Over the following three seasons, Arroyo struggled to fully establish himself in the Deportivo Cali first team, scoring no goals in the 2020 and 2021 Categoría Primera A seasons. For the 2022 season, he was sent on loan to fellow Categoría Primera A side Jaguares de Córdoba.[6] Having returned to Deportivo Cali and featuring heavily in the 2023 season, Arroyo left the club in December 2023 following a mutual agreement.[7]
Iraklis[edit]
In early January 2024, Arroyo joined Greek side Iraklis, signing a one-and-a-half-year deal.[8]
International career[edit]
Arroyo has represented Colombia at under-17 and under-19 level.[1] In October 2019, after a good debut season with his club, Deportivo Cali, he was called up to the under-20 squad for the first time.[9]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of 6 May 2024.[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Deportivo Cali | 2019 | Categoría Primera A | 17 | 2 | 6[a] | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 19 | 0 | 3[a] | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 31 | 4 | 5[a] | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 36 | 5 | |||
| Total | 79 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 9 | ||
| Jaguares de Córdoba (loan) | 2022 | Categoría Primera A | 16 | 1 | 4[a] | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | |
| Iraklis | 2023–24 | Super League Greece 2 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | |
| Career total | 108 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 15 | ||
- Notes
- ^ a b c d Appearances in the Copa Colombia
- ^ a b Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Andrés Arroyo at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c "Andrés Arroyo, el joven que amargó a Junior en la voz del cazatalentos" [Andrés Arroyo, the young man who embittered Junior in the voice of the talent scout]. futbolred.com (in Spanish). 30 August 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ "Andrés Arroyo, proceso en Milan Junior Camp, hoy con el Cali" [Andrés Arroyo, process in Milan Junior Camp, today with Cali]. capsulas.com.co (in Spanish). 23 January 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ Puerto, Guillermo (13 April 2020). "Andrés Juan Arroyo y su paso por el Campamento de AC Milan" [Andrés Juan Arroyo and his time at the AC Milan Camp]. futbolete.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ ""Estoy feliz de anotar mi primer gol como profesional": Andrés Arroyo, volante del Deportivo Cali" ["I'm happy to score my first goal as a professional": Andrés Arroyo, Deportivo Cali midfielder]. elpais.com.co (in Spanish). 29 August 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ Puerto, Guillermo (26 October 2022). "Deportivo Cali: ¿Cómo le fue a Andrés Arroyo en Jaguares?" [Deportivo Cali: How did Andrés Arroyo do at Jaguares?]. futbolete.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ Puerto, Guillermo (7 December 2023). "Así terminaría la historia de Andrés Arroyo en Deportivo Cali" [This is how the story of Andrés Arroyo would end in Deportivo Cali]. futbolete.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "Ανακοίνωσε τον Αράγιο ο Ηρακλής" [Herakles announced to Araios]. ertsports.gr (in Greek). 10 January 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "Andrés Arroyo: "Uno trabaja en su equipo para venir a potenciarse en la Selección Colombia"" [Andrés Arroyo: "You work in your team to come and strengthen yourself in the Colombian National Team"]. gol.caracoltv.com (in Spanish). 22 October 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ Andrés Arroyo at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- 2002 births
- Living people
- People from Montería
- Sportspeople from Córdoba Department
- Colombian men's footballers
- Colombia men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Categoría Primera A players
- Super League Greece 2 players
- Deportivo Cali footballers
- Jaguares de Córdoba footballers
- Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki) players
- Colombian expatriate men's footballers
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- 21st-century Colombian people