Andrés Rentería


Andrés Jair Rentería Morelo, commonly known as Andrés Rentería, is a Colombian footballer who plays as a forward for Rionegro Águilas. He is a naturalized citizen of Mexico.

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. 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. 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.

Cruz Azul

On July 21, 2018, Renteria made his debut with Cruz Azul and scored his 1st goal in the 80th minute in a 3-0 victory against Puebla.
On 28 January 2019 it was confirmed, that Renteria would spend the rest of 2019 on loan at San Lorenzo.

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.

Career statistics

Club

International

International appearances

Under-20
Senior
Olympic

International goals

Under-20

Scores and results lists Colombia's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreFinalCompetition
1.3 June 2013Parc des Sports, Avignon, France
3–1
3–1
2013 Toulon Tournament
2.28 June 2013Gaziantep Kamil Ocak Stadium, Gaziantep, Turkey
1–0
3–0
2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Senior

Scores and results lists Colombia's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreFinalCompetition
1.26 March 2015Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain
6–0
6–0
Friendly

Honours

Club

;Alianza Petrolera
;Santos Laguna
;Querétaro
;Cruz Azul