Anderson Arroyo

Anderson Arroyo Córdoba (born 27 September 1999) is a Colombian footballer who plays as either a central defender or a right back for Spanish club Deportivo Alavés, on loan from Premier League club Liverpool.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Arroyo and the second or maternal family name is Córdoba.
Anderson Arroyo
Personal information
Full name Anderson Arroyo Córdoba[1]
Date of birth (1999-09-27) 27 September 1999[2]
Place of birth Quibdó, Colombia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Alavés
(on loan from Liverpool)
Number 2
Youth career
Fortaleza CEIF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Fortaleza CEIF 14 (0)
2018– Liverpool 0 (0)
2018 → Mallorca B (loan) 14 (1)
2018–2019 → Gent (loan) 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Mladá Boleslav (loan) 5 (0)
2020–2021 → Salamanca (loan) 21 (0)
2021–2022 → Mirandés (loan) 39 (0)
2022– → Alavés (loan) 16 (0)
International career‡
2015 Colombia U17 8 (0)
2017 Colombia U20 8 (0)
2020 Colombia U23 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 February 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 20, 2020

Club career

Fortaleza CEIF

Born in Quibdó, Arroyo finished his formation with Fortaleza C.E.I.F.[3] He made his senior debut on 19 November 2015, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–1 Categoría Primera B home win over Deportivo Pereira, and appeared in one further match during the year as his team achieved promotion.

Arroyo made 22 appearances during three seasons, and described his time at Fortaleza as "unforgettable".[4]

Liverpool

In February 2018, Arroyo joined Liverpool.[5][6]

Loan to Mallorca

Immediately after joining Liverpool, Arroyo was loaned to RCD Mallorca on an 18-month deal.[7] He was initially assigned to the B-team in Tercera División, and played in 12 matches for the remainder of the season.[8]

Loan to Gent

For the 2018–19 season, Arroyo was loaned to Belgian club K.A.A. Gent, where he joined fellow Liverpool loanee Taiwo Awoniyi.[9]

Loan to Mladá Boleslav

On 24 September 2019, Arroyo joined Czech club FK Mladá Boleslav on loan for the 2019–20 season.[10]

Loan to Salamanca

Arroyo joined Salamanca on loan for the 2020–21 season.[11]

Loan to Mirandés

On 9 July 2021, Arroyo joined CD Mirandés on loan for the season.[12]

Loan to Alavés

On 9 July 2022, Arroyo joined Deportivo Alavés on a season-long loan, as well as signing a contract extension with Liverpool.[13]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 1 July 2022[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fortaleza 2015 Primera B 20—20
2016 Primera A 8040120
2017 Primera B 404080
Total 14080220
Mallorca B 2018–19 Tercera División 11—11
Mladá Boleslav 2019–20 Czech First League 20—20
Salamanca 2020–21 Segunda División B 210—210
CD Mirandes 2021–22 Segunda Division 39 0 3 0 42 0
Total 771110881

    References
    1. "Updated squad lists for 2022/23 Premier League". Premier League. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
    2. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Colombia" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
    3. Anderson Arroyo at Soccerway
    4. "Anderson Arroyo: 'My Dream is to Make My Debut for Liverpool'". 20 March 2020.
    5. Chris Shaw (6 February 2018). "Reds complete signing of Anderson Arroyo". Liverpool FC.
    6. "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League.
    7. "Liverpool snap up Colombian whizz kid Anderson Arroyo". AS. 6 February 2018.
    8. RCD Mallorca B 2017 - 2018 Season
    9. "Anderson Arroyo joins KAA Gent for 2018-19". Liverpool F.C. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
    10. "DO BOLESLAVI PŘICHÁZÍ KOLUMBIJSKÝ TALENT Z FC LIVERPOOL" (in Czech). FK Mladá Boleslav. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
    11. Williams, Sam (6 October 2020). "Anderson Arroyo joins Salamanca CF UDS on loan". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
    12. "Anderson Arroyo, nuevo defensa del C.D. Mirandés | Mirandés - Web Oficial". Anderson Arroyo, nuevo defensa del C.D. Mirandés (in Spanish). 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
    13. "Liverpool FC — Anderson Arroyo extends LFC deal and completes Alaves loan move". www.liverpoolfc.com. Retrieved 2022-07-09.
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