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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrés Llinás Montejo | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 1997 | ||
| 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) |
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*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) | |||
Club career
editLlinás 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
editLlinás 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
editLlinás 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
editInternational
edit- As of match played 9 December 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Honours
edit- Millonarios
- Copa Colombia (1): 2022
- Categoría Primera A (1): 2023–I
- Superliga Colombiana (1): 2024
References
edit- ^ Piza, Juan Camilo (16 April 2018). "Andrés Llinás: De corazón azul, hoy en Valledupar".
- ^ "Millonarios vs. Tigres - 1 May 2015 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (23 April 2021). "Andrés Llinás, el 'gringo' de la casa azul, quiere título con Millos". El Tiempo.
- ^ "Celebran en Millonarios: Andrés Llinás, convocado a la Selección Colombia". pulzo.com.
- ^ 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) - ^ "A Llinás lo quieren de todo lado: al menos de cuatro países de Europa lo buscan". ComuTricolor.
- ^ Tiempo, Casa Editorial El; TIEMPO, REDACCION EL (16 May 2002). "RENDÓN PRESIDENTE DE MILLOS". ElTiempo.
- ^ Carreño, Alfredo (19 September 2020). ""Incendio" en la Liga de Bogotá | Capsulas de Carreño".
External links
edit- Andrés Llinás at Soccerway
- Andrés Llinás at National-Football-Teams.com