Andrés Llinás

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Llinás and the second or maternal family name is Montejo.
Andrés Llinás
Personal information
Full name Andrés Llinás Montejo
Date of birth (1997-07-23) 23 July 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Bogotá, Colombia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Millonarios
Number 26
Youth career
2006–2015 Millonarios
2011 →Real Madrid (loan)
2013 →Hellas Verona (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Millonarios 122 (6)
2018 →Valledupar (loan) 8 (0)
International career‡
2022– Colombia 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:40, 03 June 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:16, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

Andrés Llinás Montejo (born 23 July 1997) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Categoría Primera A club Millonarios and the Colombia national team.

Club career

Llinás began playing football with the youth academy of Millonarios at the age of 9 in 2006. He had two stints on loan with the youth academy of Real Madrid and Hellas Verona before returning to Millonarios.[1] He made his professional and Copa Colombia as a late sub with Millonarios in a 1–1 Copa Colombia tie with Tigres on 30 April 2015.[2] He spent the 2018 season on loan with Valledupar in the Categoría Primera B. Returning once more to Millonarios, and after strong performances extended his contract with the club on 30 December 2020.[3]

On June 24, 2023, he scored the tie in the final against Nacional, leaving 1 to 1 in the 90 minutes so that Millonarios later won the round 3 to 2, consecrating himself as an idol of the club after this.

International career

Llinás received his first call-up to the senior Colombia national team for a set of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification in August 2021.[4] He made his debut with them as a half-time sub in a 2–1 friendly win over Honduras on 16 January 2022.[5]

Personal life

Llinás is of Spanish descent and holds a Spanish passport.[6] His father, Camilo Llinás, is a sports executive in Colombia who was vice president of Millonarios from 2002 to 2003,[7] president of the Liga de fútbol de Bogotá from 2015 to 2020 and vice minister of communications and secretary of the government of the city of Bogotá.[8]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 9 December 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Colombia 2022 2 0
2023 1 0
Total 3 0

Honours

Millonarios

References

  1. ^ Piza, Juan Camilo (16 April 2018). "Andrés Llinás: De corazón azul, hoy en Valledupar".
  2. ^ "Millonarios vs. Tigres - 1 May 2015 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  3. ^ Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (23 April 2021). "Andrés Llinás, el 'gringo' de la casa azul, quiere título con Millos". El Tiempo.
  4. ^ "Celebran en Millonarios: Andrés Llinás, convocado a la Selección Colombia". pulzo.com.
  5. ^ de 2022, 18 de Enero. "Video: así vivió la familia de Andrés Llinás su debut con la selección Colombia". infobae.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "A Llinás lo quieren de todo lado: al menos de cuatro países de Europa lo buscan". ComuTricolor.
  7. ^ Tiempo, Casa Editorial El; TIEMPO, REDACCION EL (16 May 2002). "RENDÓN PRESIDENTE DE MILLOS". ElTiempo.
  8. ^ Carreño, Alfredo (19 September 2020). ""Incendio" en la Liga de Bogotá | Capsulas de Carreño".