Andrés Rentería

Andrés Jair Rentería Morelo[2] (born 6 March 1993), commonly known as Andrés Rentería, is a Colombian footballer who plays as a forward for Rionegro Águilas. He is a naturalized citizen of Mexico.[3]

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Rentería and the second or maternal family name is Morelo.
Andrés Rentería
Personal information
Full name Andrés Jair Rentería Morelo[1]
Date of birth (1993-03-06) 6 March 1993
Place of birth Medellín, Colombia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Rionegro Águilas
Number 7
Youth career
2011–2012 Atlético Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Atlético Nacional 2 (0)
2012 → Alianza Petrolera (loan) 21 (14)
2013–2016 Santos Laguna 103 (23)
2016–2017 Querétaro 12 (1)
2017–2018 Atlético Nacional 32 (6)
2018–2019 Cruz Azul 10 (2)
2019 → San Lorenzo (loan) 4 (0)
2019– Rionegro Águilas 12 (2)
National team
2013 Colombia U20 7 (2)
2015– Colombia 2 (1)
2016 Colombia Olympic 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:38, 27 November 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Atlético Nacional and Alianza Petrolera

Rentería started his career in Atlético Nacional's youth teams, and debuted in the first team on 4 March 2012, in the 1–0 defeat against Cúcuta Deportivo, coming on as an 81st-minute substitute for Diego Álvarez. He began his career as a centre forward, but eventually adopted its current position of winger.

On 30 June, he was loaned to Primera B club Alianza Petrolera. He debuted for the team on 28 July, in the 1–4 win against Uniautónoma, where he scored the 4 goals of his team.[4] He would score 14 goals in 21 matches, becoming the season's top scorer and helping to Alianza Petrolera to get promotion to the Categoría Primera A for the first time in its history.

Santos Laguna

On 11 December 2012, Rentería was sold to Liga MX club Santos Laguna.[5] He debuted for the team on 20 January, in the 2–1 defeat against Puebla. Rentería would score his first goal on 12 May, in the 1–3 win against Atlas.

Cruz Azul

On July 21, 2018, Renteria made his debut with Cruz Azul and scored his 1st goal in the 80th minute in a 3-0 victory against Puebla.

On 28 January 2019 it was confirmed, that Renteria would spend the rest of 2019 on loan at San Lorenzo.[6]

International career

Rentería was called for the Colombia U20 squad of the 2013 Toulon Tournament. He played 4 matches, and scored a goal in the 80th minute of the 1–3 win against France U20.

He also was called for the squad that played the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey, where he played 3 matches, and scored a goal in the 21st minute of the 0–3 win against El Salvador U-20.

On 22 March 2015 he was called up by Colombia national team for the friendlies against Bahrain and Kuwait. He made his international debut four days later, coming on as a second-half substitute for Radamel Falcao García, assisting Johan Mojica in the 79th minute and scoring in the 82nd, assisted by Mojica himself in a 6-0 win.

On 25 March 2016, Rentería made his debut for the Colombia Olympic football team in the 2016 Summer Olympics CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off. Subsequently the team qualified to the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Career statistics

Club
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Colombia League Cup South America Total
2012Atlético NacionalCategoría Primera A20300050
2012Alianza PetroleraCategoría Primera B211400002114
Mexico League Cup North America Total
2012–13Santos LagunaLiga MX1320010142
2013–142563072358
2014–153811147005218
2015–162740051325
Total Colombia 231430002614
Mexico 1032317713313333
Career total 1263720713315947

International

International appearances
Under-20
Team Year Apps Goals
Colombia 201372
Total72
Senior
Team Year Apps Goals
Colombia 201521
Total21
Olympic
Team Year Apps Goals
Colombia 201610
Total10

International goals

Under-20

Scores and results lists Colombia's goal tally first.[7]

#DateVenueOpponentScoreFinalCompetition
1.3 June 2013Parc des Sports, Avignon, France France
3–1
3–1
2013 Toulon Tournament
2.28 June 2013Gaziantep Kamil Ocak Stadium, Gaziantep, Turkey El Salvador
1–0
3–0
2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Senior

Scores and results lists Colombia's goal tally first.[7]

#DateVenueOpponentScoreFinalCompetition
1.26 March 2015Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain Bahrain
6–0
6–0
Friendly

Honours

Club
Alianza Petrolera
Santos Laguna
Querétaro
Cruz Azul

Individual

References
  1. Andrés Rentería at Soccerway
  2. Profile in BDFA
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-07-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Guzmán, Arcardio (29 July 2012). "Con cuatro goles de Andrés Rentería, Alianza goleó 1-4 a Uniautónoma". Futbolred.com (in Spanish).
  5. Chávez, David (11 December 2012). "Hay un nuevo Guerrero en la Comarca". Futbol Total (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 15 December 2013.
  6. Andrés Rentería ya es jugador de San Lorenzo, rcnradio.com, 28 January 2019
  7. "Andrés Rentería International Statistics"., Int.soccerway.com Retrieved on 31 March 2015
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