Andrés Felipe Tello Muñoz (born 6 September 1996) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club Salernitana, on loan from Catania.[1]

Andrés Tello
Personal information
Full name Andrés Felipe Tello Muñoz
Date of birth (1996-09-06) 6 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Medellín, Colombia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
Salernitana
(on loan from Catania)
Number 70
Youth career
0000–2013 Envigado
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Envigado 16 (2)
2015–2018 Juventus 0 (0)
2015–2016Cagliari (loan) 24 (2)
2016–2017Empoli (loan) 18 (0)
2017–2018Bari (loan) 33 (1)
2018–2024 Benevento 142 (16)
2024– Catania 7 (0)
2024–Salernitana (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2013–2014 Colombia U17 2 (0)
2014–2015 Colombia U20 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2024

Club career

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Envigado

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Tello began in the lower youth squads of Envigado. Thanks to his good performances, Tello would play with the senior team of Envigado, debuting at age 17 against Independiente Medellín on 10 April 2014. Andrés Tello played 16 times in his debut season and scored twice; thanks to his performance, many European teams wanted him to join their ranks, among them teams like Juventus and Cagliari in Italy.[2]

Juventus

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During the 2015 Winter Transfer window, Serie A giants Juventus took Tello on a season-long loan for 1 million, with an option to buy him at €1.4m.[3][4] Juventus would then purchase Tello after making 7 appearances with their youth squad.[5][6] On 8 August 2015, Tello was an unused substitute when Juventus won the Supercoppa Italiana against Lazio.[7]

Loan to Cagliari

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On 19 August 2015, Tello was signed by Serie B side Cagliari on a season-long loan deal. On 11 October he made his Serie B debut for Cagliari as a substitute replacing Diego Farias in the 78th minute of a 3–1 home win over Cesena.[8] On 27 October, Tello played his first match as starter for Cagliari, a 0–0 away draw against Perugia; he was replaced by Marco Fossati in the 78th minute.[9] On 15 November he played his first entire match for Cagliari, a 3–1 away win over Spezia.[10] On 3 December, Tello played in the fourth round of Coppa Italia in a 1–0 away win over Sassuolo.[11] On 9 December he scored his first goal for Cagliari in the 13th minute of a 3–1 away win over Virus Lanciano.[12] On 15 December he played in a 3–0 away defeat against Internazionale in the quarter-finals of Coppa Italia.[13] On 24 December he scored his second goal, as a substitute, in the 84th minute, but he was sent off with a red card in the 86th minute of a 2–0 away win over Salernitana.[14] Tello ended his loan to Cagliari with 26 appearances and 2 goals.[15]

Loan to Empoli

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On 4 July 2016, Tello was signed by Serie A club Empoli on a season-long loan deal.[16][17] On 13 August he made his debut for Empoli in a 2–0 home win over Vicenza in the third round of Coppa Italia; he played the entire match.[18] On 21 October, Tello made his Serie A debut for Empoli in a 1–0 home defeat against Sampdoria; he was replaced by Rade Krunić in the 46th minute.[19] On 12 September he played his first entire match for Empoli, a 2–1 home win over Crotone.[20] On 29 November he played the fourth round of Coppa Italia in a 2–1 home defeat, after extra time, against Cesena.[21] Tello ended his season-long loan to Empoli with 20 appearances.[15]

Loan to Bari

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On 18 July 2017, Tello was loaned to Serie B side Bari on a season-long loan deal. On 6 August he made his debut for Bari in a 2–1 home win over Parma in the second round of Coppa Italia; he played the entire match.[22] On 12 August he played in the third round in a 2–1 home win over Cremonese.[23] On 28 August, Tello made his Serie B debut for Bari in a 3–0 home win over Cesena; he played the entire match.[24] On 3 September he scored his first goal for Bari in the 42nd minute of a 3–2 away defeat against Empoli.[25] Tello ended his loan to Bari with 36 appearances and 1 goal.[15]

Benevento

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On 13 July 2018, Tello signed a contract until 30 June 2021 with Serie B club Benevento, with a option to rebuy for Juventus.[26] He contributed to Benevento's promotion to 2020–21 Serie A and stayed with the club as it was relegated twice to Serie C.

Catania

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On 30 January 2024, Tello moved to Serie C club Catania.[27]

Loan to Salernitana

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On 17 August 2024, Tello joined Salernitana in Serie B on loan with an option to buy.[28]

Style of play

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Tello is right footed and has a good physical structure that allows him to fight in midfield. He is usually keen to run without the ball and, in the change of pace, he has technical characteristics for which, at home, he is compared to Juan Cuadrado.[29]

Career statistics

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As of match played 23 May 2021[30]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Envigado 2014 Categoría Primera A 16 1 3 0 0 0 19 1
Juventus 2015–16 Serie A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cagliari (loan) 2015–16 Serie B 24 2 2 0 0 0 26 2
Empoli (loan) 2016–17 Serie A 18 0 2 0 0 0 20 0
Bari (loan) 2017–18 Serie B 33 1 2 0 1 0 36 1
Benevento 2018–19 30 1 4 1 0 0 34 2
2019–20 27 2 1 2 0 0 28 4
2020–21 Serie A 17 1 1 0 0 0 18 1
Total 74 4 6 3 0 0 80 7
Career totals 165 8 15 3 1 0 181 11

International career

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U20 national team

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Tello made his debut in the 2014 Toulon Tournament, appearing in 3 matches. Tello was recalled to the U20 squad at the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship, playing in all matches and helping Colombia finish as runners-up.

Honours

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Juventus[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Andrés Tello at Soccerway
  2. ^ "La Juve se interesa en un joven colombiano" (in Spanish). 8 April 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Juventus sign Andres Tello". 29 January 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Andres Tello, il nuovo Cuadrado nella Primavera della Juventus". Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  5. ^ Martinez, Karen Paola Hernández. "Andrés Tello podría jugar con el primer equipo en la Juventus". Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  6. ^ Gamboa, William Horacio Perilla. "Andrés Tello debutó con la Juventus". Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Juventus vs. Lazio - 8 August 2015 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Cagliari vs. Cesena - 11 October 2015 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Perugia vs. Cagliari - 27 October 2015 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Spezia vs. Cagliari - 15 November 2015 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  11. ^ "Sassuolo vs. Cagliari - 3 December 2015 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  12. ^ "Virtus Lanciano vs. Cagliari - 9 December 2015 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  13. ^ "Internazionale vs. Cagliari - 15 December 2015 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  14. ^ "Salernitana vs. Cagliari - 24 December 2015 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  15. ^ a b c "Colombia - A. Tello - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  16. ^ "Preso Andrés Felipe Tello Muñoz" (in Italian). Empoli F.C. 4 July 2016. Archived from the original on 7 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  17. ^ "Calciomercato Empoli: dalla Juventus arriva il baby Tello". Tuttosport (in Italian). 4 July 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  18. ^ "Empoli vs. Vicenza - 13 August 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  19. ^ "Empoli vs. Sampdoria - 21 August 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  20. ^ "Empoli vs. Crotone - 12 September 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  21. ^ "Empoli vs. Cesena - 29 November 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  22. ^ "Bari 1908 vs. Parma - 6 August 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  23. ^ "Bari 1908 vs. Cremonese - 12 August 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  24. ^ "Bari 1908 vs. Cesena - 28 August 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  25. ^ "Empoli vs. Bari 1908 - 3 September 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  26. ^ "Tello signed with Benevento". Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  27. ^ "ANDRÉS TELLO CEDUTO AL CATANIA" [ANDRÉS TELLO SOLD TO CATANIA] (in Italian). Benevento. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  28. ^ "Andrés Tello is a player of Salernitana" [Andrés Tello is a player of Salernitana] (in Italian). US Salernitana 1919. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  29. ^ "Andrés Tello". scoutnation.forumfree.it. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  30. ^ Andrés Tello at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 March 2018.