Luis Manuel Orejuela
Personal information
Full name Luis Manuel Orejuela García
Date of birth (1995-08-20) 20 August 1995
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)
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– → 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 Independiente Medellín, on loan from São Paulo.

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] 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

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

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)

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

São Paulo

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] He made his full international debut on 26 March, starting in a 2–1 loss against the latter.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 16 September 2020.[13]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Deportivo Cali 2013 Categoría Primera A 0010——10
2014 1010——20
2015 4020——60
2016 241401[lower-alpha 1]0—291
2017 252514[lower-alpha 2]0—343
Total 54313150—724
Jong Ajax 2017–18 Eerste Divisie 161———161
Ajax 2017–18 Eredivisie 103000—40
Cruzeiro (loan) 2019 Série A 232304[lower-alpha 1]05[lower-alpha 3]0352
Grêmio (loan) 2020 90001[lower-alpha 1]07[lower-alpha 4]0170
Career total 10351911001201447
  1. 1 2 3 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[14]
Colombia
YearAppsGoals
201940
Total40

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). 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.
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