Andrés Juan Arroyo Romero (born 20 January 2002) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder Deportes Tolima on loan from Iraklis.

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Andrés Arroyo
Personal information
Full name Andrés Juan Arroyo Romero[1]
Date of birth (2002-01-20) 20 January 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Montería, Colombia[1]
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Deportes Tolima (on loan from Iraklis)
Number 25
Youth career
2016–2019 Deportivo Cali
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Deportivo Cali 79 (6)
2022Jaguares de Córdoba (loan) 16 (1)
2024– Iraklis 15 (4)
2024–Deportes Tolima (loan) 7 (0)
International career
2019 Colombia U17 4 (1)
2019 Colombia U19 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:44, 21 June 2023 (UTC)
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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]
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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Deportivo Cali 2019 Categoría Primera A 1726[a]100233
2020 120002[b]000140
2021 1903[a]11[b]000231
2022 0000000000
2023 3145[a]100365
Total 7961433000969
Jaguares de Córdoba (loan) 2022 Categoría Primera A 1614[a]100202
Iraklis 2023–24 Super League Greece 2 1340000134
Career total 10811184300012915
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Notes

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

References

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