Luis Manuel Orejuela

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

Luis Manuel Orejuela García (born 20 August 1995) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a right-back.

Luis Manuel Orejuela

Personal information
Full name	Luis Manuel Orejuela García
Date of birth	(1995-08-20) 20 August 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Cali, Colombia
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
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)
2021–2025	São Paulo	9	(0)
2022	→ Grêmio (loan)	8	(0)
2022	→ Athletico Paranaense (loan)	15	(1)
2023	→ Ceará (loan)	0	(0)
2023–2024	→ Independiente Medellín (loan)	35	(1)
International career‡
2014–2015	Colombia U20	9	(0)
2019–2020	Colombia	5	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 August 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 June 2023

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
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Deportivo Cali	2013	Categoría Primera A	0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
	2014		1	0	1	0	—		—		2	0
	2015		4	0	2	0	—		—		6	0
	2016		24	1	4	0	1[a]	0	—		29	1
	2017		25	2	5	1	4[b]	0	—		34	3
	Total		54	3	13	1	5	0	—		72	4
Jong Ajax	2017–18	Eerste Divisie	16	1	—		—		—		16	1
Ajax	2017–18	Eredivisie	1	0	3	0	0	0	—		4	0
Cruzeiro (loan)	2019	Série A	23	2	3	0	4[a]	0	5[c]	0	35	2
Grêmio (loan)	2020		9	0	0	0	1[a]	0	7[d]	0	17	0
Career total			103	5	19	1	10	0	12	0	144	7

1. 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
Year	Apps	Goals
2019	4	0
Total	4	0

Honours

Deportivo Cali

• Categoría Primera A: 2015 Apertura
• Superliga Colombiana: 2014

Jong Ajax

• Eerste Divisie: 2017–18

Cruzeiro

• Campeonato Mineiro: 2019

Grêmio

• Campeonato Gaúcho: 2020

São Paulo

• Campeonato Paulista: 2021
• Copa do Brasil: 2023