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Orlando Berrío

Orlando Berrío

Colombian footballer (born 1991)


Orlando Enrique Berrío Meléndez (born 14 February 1991) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Paraguayan Primera División club Tacuary. He also represented Colombia national football team in six international appearances.

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Club career

Born in Cartagena, Berrío played for Expreso Rojo and Atlético Nacional as a youth.[2] He made his first team – and Categoría Primera A – debut on 22 February 2009, starting in a 0–1 home loss against Deportes Quindío.

Berrío scored his first professional goal on 8 April 2010, in a 2–0 home win against América de Cali. Three days later, he netted a brace in an away success over Cortuluá, for the same scoreline.

Sparingly used, Berrío was loaned to fellow top tier club Millonarios on 3 January 2012.[3] On 3 August 2012, after failing to score a single goal for the club, he was loaned to Patriotas for one year.[4]

Returning to Nacional, Berrío was regularly utilized by new manager Juan Carlos Osorio.

Flamengo

On 27 January 2017, Flamengo agreed to pay US$3.5 million to Atlético Nacional to sign Berrío.[5][6] Berrío debuted for Flamengo in a Primeira Liga match against Grêmio on 8 February 2017, replacing Federico Mancuello in the 62nd minute and scoring his first goal for his new club in the 78th minute, while Flamengo won 2–0.[7]

On 22 October 2017, in a Brazilian Série A match against São Paulo at Pacaembu Stadium, Berrío suffered a knee injury that later was confirmed as an anterior cruciate ligament injury.[8] In the same week, he underwent surgery, causing him to miss the rest of the 2017 season.[9]

Khor Fakkan

On 19 July 2020, Berrío signed with Khor Fakkan.[10]

América Mineiro

After spending an entire year without playing at Khor Fakkan, Berrío signed with América Mineiro on 12 July 2021.[11]

Águilas Doradas

On 16 August 2022, Berrío returned to Colombia and signed a with Categoría Primera A side Águilas Doradas.[12]

Qingdao West Coast

On 18 April 2023, Berrío joined China League One club Qingdao West Coast.[13]

Tacuary

On 25 January 2024, Berrío joined Paraguayan Primera División club Tacuary.[14]

International career

In August 2016, Berrío was named in Colombia's squad for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Venezuela and Brazil.[15] He did not play in either match, and only made his full international debut on 6 October, coming on as a substitute for Juan Cuadrado in a 1–0 away win against Paraguay.

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 July 2023.[16]
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  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana.
  2. Four appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores, four appearances and one goal in Copa Sudamericana.
  3. Appearance(s) in Superliga Colombiana.
  4. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores.
  5. Twelve appearances and four goals in Copa Libertadores, nine appearances and two goals in Copa Sudamericana.
  6. Three appearances in Copa Libertadores, four appearances and one goal in Copa Sudamericana.
  7. Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga.
  8. Appearance(s) in FIFA Club World Cup.

International

As of 9 September 2019[17]
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Honours

Club

Atlético Nacional
Flamengo

References

  1. "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019: List of Players: CR Flamengo" (PDF). FIFA. 5 December 2019. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2019.
  2. ""No vengo a reemplazar a Toloza", afirmó Orlando Berrío" ["I do not come to replace Toloza", says Orlando Berrío] (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  3. "Orlando Berrío es la nueva contratación de Millonarios" [Orlando Berrío is the new signing of Millonarios] (in Spanish). Los Millonarios. 3 January 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  4. "Orlando Berrío, nuevo jugador de Patriotas" [Orlando Berrío, new player of Patriotas] (in Spanish). Liga Postobón. 3 August 2012. Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  5. "Fla anuncia Berrío como quarto reforço do clube: Espero conseguir títulos". globoesporte.com. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  6. "Berrío celebra estreia com gol e exalta torcida do Flamengo: 'Espetacular'". ESPN Brasil. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  7. "Berrío tem ruptura no joelho, vai operar e para, pelo menos, por oito meses". globoesporte.com.br. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  8. "Colombia winger Berrio set to miss rest of 2017". Xinhuanet. 24 October 2017. Archived from the original on July 12, 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  9. "-". رسمياً.. خورفكان يتعاقد مع اللاعب الكولمبي أورلاندو بيريو (29 عاماً) قادماً من فلامينغو البرازيلي. 19 July 2020.
  10. "Águilas Doradas confirma incorporación de Orlando Berrío" (in Spanish). Diario AS. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  11. "官方:14名内援+哥伦比亚前锋贝里奥加盟青岛西海岸" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  12. "官方:青岛西海岸外援贝里奥加盟巴拉圭球队塔库里" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  13. "González y Berrío, nuevos con Pekerman" [González and Berrío, new with Pekerman] (in Spanish). El Colombiano. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  14. Orlando Berrío at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  15. "Orlando Berrío". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  16. Unwin, Will (23 November 2019). "Flamengo 2–1 River Plate: Copa Libertadores final – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  17. Vickery, Tim (27 February 2020). "Flamengo's Recopa win over Independiente a stepping stone to more glory". ESPN. Retrieved 27 February 2020.

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