Andrés De Jesús Sarmiento Salas (born 15 January 1998) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a left winger for Atlético Nacional.

Andrés Sarmiento
Personal information
Full name Andrés De Jesús Sarmiento Salas
Date of birth (1998-01-15) 15 January 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Luruaco, Colombia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Left winger
Team information
Current team
Atlético Nacional
Number 7
Youth career
2014–2018 Atlético Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Atlético Nacional 9 (1)
2018Excel Mouscron (loan) 4 (0)
2019Cúcuta Deportivo (loan) 17 (0)
2020Alianza Petrolera (loan) 12 (2)
2021 Atlético Bucaramanga 17 (5)
2022 Vizela 12 (0)
2023–2024 América de Cali 46 (13)
2024– Atlético Nacional 18 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:04, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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Atlético Nacional

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Sarmiento was raised in a small town called Los Pendales in the municipality of Luruaco, Atlántico in Colombia.[2] In an interview in 2017, Sarmiento explained that he "started playing on the streets and had the opportunity to perform in several short tournaments and some teams that my dad organized".[2] He arrived at Atlético Nacional in 2014. In 2015, he became the topscorer of the Mundial Juvenil Sub-17 de Clubes played in Spain scoring five goals, with teams as Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid also participating. He was rewarded with getting promoted to the U-20 squad in 2016, where he also became the topscorer of the U20 tournament.[3]

Scoring a lot of goals in the youth teams, Sarmiento got his official debut for Atlético Nacional in the Categoría Primera A 16 August 2016 against Boyacá Chicó.[4] Sarmiento started on the bench, before replacing Andrés Ibargüen in the 78th minute. However, including his debut, Sarmiento only played 197 minutes across all tournaments between 2016 and 2018 for the Nacional's first team. He instead played nearly all the games for the U-20s, scoring 26 goals in 2017.[3]

In the summer 2018, Sarmiento travelled to Belgium, where he went on a trial at Belgian First Division A club Royal Excel Mouscron. It took him about three months to convince the club, before signing a loan deal in October 2018 with the Belgian club for the rest of the year.[5] He made four league appearances, while he also made one in the Belgian Cup. In January 2019, Sarmiento returned to Atletico.[6] After returning, he made two appearances for Atlético Nacional, before being loaned out to Cúcuta Deportivo.[7]

Scoring no goals in 17 games for Cúcuta Deportivo, he was loaned out once again in January 2020 to Alianza Petrolera for the rest of the year.[8]

Atlético Bucaramanga

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For the 2021 season, Sarmiento joined Atlético Bucaramanga.[9] He got his officiel debut for the club on 20 January 2021 against Boyacá Chicó, where Sarmiento also scored.[10]

Vizela

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On 18 January 2022, Sarmiento joined Portuguese Primeira Liga side Vizela on a deal until June 2025.[11] He got his official debut on 13 February 2022 against Gil Vicente in the Primeira Liga.[12]

América de Cali

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On 31 December 2022, Sarmiento signed with América de Cali.[13]

Return to Atlético Nacional

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In July 2024, Sarmiento returned to Atlético Nacional; his childhood- and first club as professional.[14]

References

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  1. ^ Andrés Sarmiento at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b Andrés Sarmiento, hoy de Nacional, potente, rápido, con gol..., capsulas.com.co, 13 September 2017
  3. ^ a b Andrés Sarmiento:»Quiero triunfar en Nacional»..., nacionalespasion.com.co
  4. ^ BOYACÁ CHICÓ VS. ATLÉTICO NACIONAL 1 - 1, soccerway.com, 16 August 2016
  5. ^ Qué hay de la vida del verde Andrés Sarmiento, capsulas.com.co, 26 December 2018
  6. ^ FUERON PRESENTADOS 7 VERDOLAGAS QUE SE SUMAN A LA PLANTILLA, atlnacional.com.co, 22 January 2019
  7. ^ REFUERZOS Y NOVEDADES PARA EL INICIO DEL SEGUNDO SEMESTRE, cucutadeportivo.com.co, 15 July 2019
  8. ^ Andrés Sarmiento llega a Alianza Petrolera, todofichajes.com, 4 January 2020
  9. ^ Atlético Bucaramanga hace oficial la llegada del canterano Andrés Sarmiento para el 2021, football-addict.com, 31 December 2020
  10. ^ ATLÉTICO BUCARAMANGA VS. BOYACÁ CHICÓ 2 - 0, soccerway.com, 20 January 2021
  11. ^ Andrés Sarmiento até 2025, fcvizela.pt, 18 January 2022
  12. ^ Andrés Sarmiento até 2025, fcvizela.pt, 18 January 2020
  13. ^ "Andrés Sarmiento se viste de Rojo" [Andrés Sarmiento dresses in Red] (in Spanish). América de Cali. 31 December 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  14. ^ UN NUEVO REFUERZO PARA EL VERDE, atlnacional.com.com, 20 June 2024
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