Andrés Rentería

Andrés Rentería
Personal information
Full nameAndrés Jair Rentería Morelo[1]
Date of birth6 March 1993
Place of birthMedellín, Colombia
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionWinger
Club information
Current team
Santos Laguna
Number7
Youth career
2011–2012Atlético Nacional
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012Atlético Nacional2(0)
2012Alianza Petrolera (loan)21(14)
2013–Santos Laguna66(15)
National team
2013Colombia U-207(2)
2015–Colombia2(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 April 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 March 2015

Andrés Jair Rentería Morelo[2] (born 6 March 1993), commonly known as Andrés Rentería, is a Colombian footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club Santos Laguna.

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.[3] 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.[4] 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.

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 82th, assisted by Mojica himself in a 6-0 win.

Career statistics

Club

Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
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
2014–15277137004014
Total Colombia 231430002614
Mexico 6515167828924
Career total 88291978211538

International

International appearances

Under-20
Team Year Apps Goals
Colombia 201372
Total72
Senior
Team Year Apps Goals
Colombia 201521
Total21

International goals

Under-20

Scores and results lists Colombia's goal tally first.[5]

# Date Venue Opponent Score Final Competition
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.[5]

# Date Venue Opponent Score Final Competition
1.26 March 2015Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain Bahrain
6–0
6–0
Friendly

Honours

Club

Alianza Petrolera
Santos Laguna
Runner-up (1): 2012–13

International

Under-20
Runner-up (1): 2013

Individual

External links

References

  1. Andrés Rentería profile at Soccerway
  2. Profile in BDFA
  3. Guzmán, Arcardio (29 July 2012). "Con cuatro goles de Andrés Rentería, Alianza goleó 1-4 a Uniautónoma". Futbolred.com (in Spanish).
  4. Chávez, David (11 December 2012). "Hay un nuevo Guerrero en la Comarca". Futbol Total (in Spanish).
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Andrés Rentería International Statistics"., Int.soccerway.com Retrieved on 31 March 2015