Orlando Berrío

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Berrío and the second or maternal family name is Meléndez.
Orlando Berrío
Berrío with Atlético Nacional in 2016
Personal information
Full name Orlando Enrique Berrío Meléndez[1]
Date of birth (1991-02-14) 14 February 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Cartagena, Colombia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right winger, right back
Team information
Current team
 Tacuary
Number 39
Youth career
2007 Expreso Rojo
2008 Atlético Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2016 Atlético Nacional 126 (24)
2012 → Millonarios (loan) 12 (0)
2012–2013 → Patriotas (loan) 17 (4)
2017–2020 Flamengo 44 (3)
2020–2021 Khor Fakkan 0 (0)
2021–2022 América Mineiro 2 (0)
2022 Águilas Doradas 14 (1)
2023 Qingdao West Coast 3 (0)
2024– Tacuary 0 (0)
International career‡
2010 Colombia U20
2016– Colombia 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 September 2019

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.

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]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atlético Nacional 2009 Primera A 22 0 — 0 0 — — 22 0
2010 11 5 — 0 0 — — 11 5
2011 10 0 — 4 0 — — 14 0
2013 16 4 — 2 1 1[a] 0 — 19 5
2014 13 2 — 6 1 8[b] 2 2[c] 0 29 5
2015 30 4 — 2 0 4[d] 0 — 36 4
2016 24 9 — 4 2 21[e] 6 1[c] 0 50 17
Total 126 24 0 0 18 4 34 8 3 0 181 36
Millonarios (loan) 2012 Primera A 12 0 — 5 0 — — 17 0
Patriotas (loan) 2012 10 2 — — — — 10 2
2013 7 2 — 3 1 — — 10 3
Total 17 4 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 20 5
Flamengo 2017 Série A 19 2 12 1 6 1 7[f] 1 2[g] 1 46 6
2018 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
2019 16 1 2 0 2 0 3[d] 0 1[h] 0 24 1
2020 — 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
Total 44 3 16 1 8 1 10 1 3 1 81 7
América Mineiro 2021 Série A 2 0 0 0 0 0 — — 2 0
Águilas Doradas 2022 Primera A 14 1 — 0 0 — — 14 1
Qingdao West Coast 2023 China League One 3 0 — 1 0 — — 4 0
Career total 218 32 16 1 35 6 44 9 6 1 319 49
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana.
  2. ^ Four appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores, four appearances and one goal in Copa Sudamericana.
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Superliga Colombiana.
  4. ^ a b 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]
Colombia
Year Apps Goals
2016 3 0
2017 1 0
2019 2 0
Total 6 0

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. ^ "Flamengo anuncia contratação do atacante Orlando Berrío". Fox Sports. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Berrío celebra estreia com gol e exalta torcida do Flamengo: 'Espetacular'". ESPN Brasil. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Berrío tem ruptura no joelho, vai operar e para, pelo menos, por oito meses". globoesporte.com.br. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Colombia winger Berrio set to miss rest of 2017". Xinhuanet. 24 October 2017. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  10. ^ "-". رسمياً.. خورفكان يتعاقد مع اللاعب الكولمبي أورلاندو بيريو (29 عاماً) قادماً من فلامينغو البرازيلي. 19 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Com 15 dias para treinar, Berrío é apresentado no América-MG: "Voltar ao nível que todos sabem"". Globoesporte.com. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Águilas Doradas confirma incorporación de Orlando Berrío" (in Spanish). Diario AS. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "González y Berrío, nuevos con Pekerman" [González and Berrío, new with Pekerman] (in Spanish). El Colombiano. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  16. ^ Orlando Berrío at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  17. ^ "Orlando Berrío". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  18. ^ Unwin, Will (23 November 2019). "Flamengo 2–1 River Plate: Copa Libertadores final – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  19. ^ Vickery, Tim (27 February 2020). "Flamengo's Recopa win over Independiente a stepping stone to more glory". ESPN. Retrieved 27 February 2020.