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Andrés Rentería
Colombian footballer (born 1993) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Andrés Jair Rentería Morelo[3] (born 6 March 1993), commonly known as Andrés Rentería, is a Colombian footballer who plays as a forward for Alianza Petrolera.
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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.[4] He debuted for the team on 28 July, in the 1–4 win against Uniautónoma, where he scored the 4 goals of his team.[5] He would score 14 goals in 21 matches, becoming the season's top scorer,[6] and helping to Alianza Petrolera achieve promotion to the Categoría Primera A, for the first time in their history.[7]
Santos Laguna
On 11 December 2012, Rentería was sold to Liga MX club Santos Laguna.[8] He debuted for the team on 20 January, in the 2–1 defeat against Puebla.[9] Rentería would score his first goal on 12 May, in the 1–3 win against Atlas.[10] On 5 November 2014, Santos won the Copa MX beating Puebla 4–2 in a penalty shootout, after a 2–2 draw. Rentería scored the opening goal of the match.[11] On 21 July 2015, Santos Laguna won the 2015 Clausura of the Liga MX.[12]
Querétaro
On 8 June 2016, Rentería joined Querétaro on a permanent transfer.[13] On 2 November 2016, Querétaro beat Chivas 3–2 in a penalty shootout to win Copa MX,[14] despite receiving a red card 7 minutes after being subbed in.[15] On 16 July 2017, his team won the 2017 Supercopa MX.[16]
Return to Atlético Nacional
On 22 July 2017, Rentería returned to Colombia rejoining Atlético Nacional on a one-year loan, with an option to buy for a $4 million fee.[17]
Cruz Azul
On 16 June 2018, Cruz Azul announced the signing of Rentería.[18] On July 21, 2018, he made his debut with Cruz Azul and scored his first goal in the 80th minute in a 3–0 victory against Puebla.[19] In November 2018, he won Copa MX when Cruz Azul beat Monterrey 2–0 in the final.[20]
Loans
On 28 January 2019 it was confirmed, that he would spend the rest of 2019 on loan at San Lorenzo,[21] with an option to join permanently for a $3 million fee.[22] His loan was terminated on 14 May 2019, due to his poor performance.[23] On 18 July 2019, he joined Rionegro Águilas on loan until the end of the 2019 season.[24] On 18 November, he returned to Cruz Azul after a disappointing loan spell.[25] After failing to loan him with an option to buy,[26] he returned on loan to Rionegro.[27]
Later career
On 11 January 2021, Rentería joined Independiente Santa Fe.[28][29] On 30 July 2021, he joined Jaguares de Córdoba.[30] On 27 June 2022, he joined Deportes Tolima.[31] On 14 July 2023, he rejoined Alianza Petrolera.[32]
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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. He was left out of the roster for the 2016 Summer Olympics due to injury.[33]\
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Club
- As of 13 November 2023[36]
- Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup and Copa Libertadores
- Appearances in Superliga Colombiana and Copa de la Superliga
International
International appearances
Under-20
Senior
Olympic
International goals
Under-20
Scores and results lists Colombia's goal tally first.[37]
Senior
Scores and results lists Colombia's goal tally first.[37]
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Honours
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- Alianza Petrolera
- Santos Laguna
- Querétaro
- Cruz Azul
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