Andrés Felipe Solano Dávila (born 24 February 1998) is a Colombian professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Solano joined the youth academy of

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at the age of 16. He was promoted to

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ahead of 2017–18 season. He made his debut for the reserves on 20 August 2017, in a 3–1 win against Gimnástica Segoviana. He made his

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debut on 9 March 2019, in a 1–0 win against

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. On 2 October 2020,

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announced the signing of Solano on a season long loan deal with an option to buy. He made his debut in a 1–0 home win over

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the following 18 October. On 1 November 2020, Solano suffered a

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during the 0–0 draw against

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. Following a successful surgery, he was ruled out for the rest of the

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References

External links

FC Barcelona official profile
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