Orlando Berrío

Orlando Enrique Berrío Meléndez (born 14 February 1991) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for China League One club Qingdao West Coast. He also represented Colombia national football team in six international appearances.

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
Place of birth Cartagena, Colombia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right winger, Right back
Team information
Current team
 Qingdao West Coast
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)
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

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]

International career

In August 2016, Berrío was named in Colombia's squad for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Venezuela and Brazil.[14] 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 12 September 2021.[15]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atlético Nacional 2009 Primera A 22000——220
2010 11500——115
2011 10040——140
2013 164211[lower-alpha 1]0—195
2014 132618[lower-alpha 2]22[lower-alpha 3]0295
2015 304204[lower-alpha 4]0—364
2016 2494221[lower-alpha 5]61[lower-alpha 3]05017
Total 126241843483018136
Millonarios (loan) 2012 Primera A 12050——170
Patriotas (loan) 2012 102———102
2013 7231——103
Total 174310000205
Flamengo 2017 Série A 192617[lower-alpha 6]114[lower-alpha 7]2466
2018 9000000090
2019 161203[lower-alpha 4]03[lower-alpha 8]0241
2020 0000002[lower-alpha 9]020
Total 44381101192817
América Mineiro 2021 Série A 20———20
Career total 2013134644922230148
  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. Twelve appearances and one goal in Campeonato Carioca, two appearances and one goal in Primeira Liga.
  8. Two appearances in Campeonato Carioca, one appearance in FIFA Club World Cup.
  9. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Carioca.

International
As of 9 September 2019[16]
Colombia
YearAppsGoals
201630
201710
201920
Total60

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 July 12, 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. "González y Berrío, nuevos con Pekerman" [González and Berrío, new with Pekerman] (in Spanish). El Colombiano. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  15. Orlando Berrío at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  16. "Orlando Berrío". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  17. Unwin, Will (23 November 2019). "Flamengo 2–1 River Plate: Copa Libertadores final – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  18. 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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