Andrés Arroyo (footballer)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Arroyo and the second or maternal family name is Romero.

Andrés Juan Arroyo Romero (born 20 January 2002) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Fortaleza.

Andrés Arroyo

Personal information
Full name	Andrés Juan Arroyo Romero[1]
Date of birth	(2002-01-20) 20 January 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	Montería, Colombia[1]
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Fortaleza
Number	33
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)
2024–2025	Iraklis	15	(4)
2024–2025	→ Deportes Tolima (loan)	28	(5)
2025–	Fortaleza	4	(0)
International career‡
2019	Colombia U17	4	(1)
2019	Colombia U19	1	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:44, 21 June 2023 (UTC)

Early life

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

Deportivo Cali

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

In early January 2024, Arroyo joined Greek side Iraklis, signing a one-and-a-half-year deal.^[8]

International career

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

Club

As of 6 May 2024.^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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

1. Appearances in the Copa Colombia
2. Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana