Andrés Mateus Uribe Villa (born 21 March 1991) is a Colombian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
central midfielder
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for Portuguese club
Porto
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and the
Colombia national team.
After coming through the ranks of
Envigado
Envigado () is a town southeast of Medellín, Colombia in the department of Antioquia. It is located in the Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley. It borders El Poblado, Medellín to the north, Sabaneta to the south, El Retiro and Caldas t ...
's youth academy, Uribe made his professional debut with Argentine
third division side
Deportivo Español
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before returning to Envigado in 2012. After a loan to
Deportes Tolima
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Founded in 1954, the club has w ...
in 2015, he joined
Atlético Nacional
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, where he won the
Copa Colombia
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in
2016, and the
league title in 2017. Uribe then signed with
Liga MX side
Club América
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, where he won an
Apertura
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title, the
Copa MX Clausura, and the
Campeón de Campeones
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title. In 2019, he joined Portuguese side
Porto
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and has since won six trophies with the club, two each of the
Primeira Liga
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,
Taça de Portugal
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and
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
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.
A full international with
Colombia since 2017, he represented the side at the
2018 FIFA World Cup
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and both the
2019
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and
2021 Copa América
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, achieving a third-place finish in the latter.
Club career
Early career
Born in
Medellín
Medellín ( or ), officially the Municipality of Medellín ( es, Municipio de Medellín), is the second-largest city in Colombia, after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia. It is located in the Aburrá Valley, a central re ...
, Uribe was formed at
Envigado FC
Envigado Fútbol Club () is a Colombian professional football team based in Envigado, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the Estadio Polideportivo Sur.
The club is renowned for the quality of its yo ...
. As first-team opportunities were limited, he played a year in the regional league of
Antioquia Department, and his first professional games at
Deportivo Español
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in the
Primera B Metropolitana
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, on the third tier of the
Argentine football league system
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. He scored twice in four games during his experience in
Buenos Aires
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. On returning home, he played regularly in the
Categoría Primera A
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for Envigado,
Deportes Tolima
Club Deportes Tolima S.A., commonly known as Deportes Tolima, or simply as Tolima, is a Colombian professional football club based in Ibagué, Tolima Department that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A.
Founded in 1954, the club has w ...
and
Atlético Nacional
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.
América
On 1 August 2017, Uribe joined
Club América
Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Club América or simply América, is a professional football club based in Mexico City. Nicknamed ''Las Águilas'' (The Eagles), it competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football. ...
of the Mexican
Liga MX. He scored 14 goals across all competitions in his first season in
Mexico City
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,
[ including two in a 4–1 win at ]Pumas UNAM
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on 3 May 2018 in the Clausura Liguilla quarter-finals. He was named in the 2018 Clausura
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Best XI.
Porto
Uribe joined Portuguese club FC Porto
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on 4 August 2019, on a four-year deal for a €10 million fee, earning a net annual salary of €3 million. Nine days later, he made his debut for the ''Dragons'' in their UEFA Champions League
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first qualifying round second leg at home to FC Krasnodar
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; he came on in the 49th minute for the injured Sérgio Oliveira
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He spent the better part of his career with Porto ...
in a 3–2 loss (3–3 aggregate draw and elimination on away goals). In November, he and teammates Luis Díaz, Agustín Marchesín and Renzo Saravia
Renzo Saravia (; born 16 June 1993) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a right back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Atlético Mineiro.
Club career Early career
Born in Villa de María del Río Seco in the interior of Córdoba Provi ...
were suspended from the derby game against Boavista F.C.
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for having partied the night before; the incident was involunatrily exposed by his wife Cindy Álvarez García on Instagram
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.
Uribe scored his first goal for Porto – already crowned champions – to open a 2–1 loss at S.C. Braga
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on 25 July 2020, the last day of the season. However, he was substituted with injury moments later. The following 10 February in a Taça de Portugal
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semi-final 1–1 draw at the same opponents, after compatriot Díaz had already been sent off, he joined him by headbutting Ricardo Esgaio
Ricardo de Sousa Esgaio (; born 16 May 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Sporting CP as a right-back.
Club career Sporting CP
Born in Nazaré, Leiria District, Esgaio joined Sporting CP's youth system at the age of 12, ...
.
International career
Uribe made his debut for the Colombia national team on 25 January 2017, against Brazil
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at the Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos
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in Rio de Janeiro
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. He played the full 90 minutes of the 1–0 defeat.
On 4 June 2018, Uribe was named in Colombia's final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup
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in Russia. He played in three of Colombia's four matches in the tournament, starting the game against Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣� ...
. Uribe hit the crossbar with his penalty during Colombia's 4–3 penalty shootout
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defeat against England
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in the round of 16
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, after the game had finished 1–1 after extra time.
Uribe scored his first international goals on 9 June 2019, two of a 3–0 friendly win away to Peru ahead of his participation in the Copa América
The Copa América ( en, America Cup) or CONMEBOL Copa América, known until 1975 as the South American Football Championship (''Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol'' in Spanish and ''Campeonato Sul-Americano de Futebol'' in Portuguese), is the t ...
tournament
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in Brazil.
Career statistics
Club
International
:''Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Uribe goal.''
Honours
Atlético Nacional
*Categoría Primera A
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: Torneo Apertura 2017
*Copa Colombia
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: 2016
América
* Liga MX: Apertura 2018
*Copa MX
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: Clausura 2019
*Campeón de Campeones
''Campeón de Campeones'' ( es, Champion of Champions) is an annual Mexican football competition established in 1942. In its current form, the winner of the Apertura season faces the winner of the Clausura season, for both Liga MX and Liga MX Feme ...
: 2019
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Porto
*Primeira Liga
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: 2019–20, 2021–22
*Taça de Portugal
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: 2019–20, 2021–22
*Taça da Liga
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: 2022–23
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*Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
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: 2020
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, 2022
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Individual
*CONCACAF Champions League
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Best XI: 2018
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* Liga MX Best XI: 2018 Clausura[
]
References
External links
*
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1991 births
Living people
Colombian footballers
Colombian expatriate footballers
Categoría Primera A players
Liga MX players
Primeira Liga players
Deportivo Español footballers
Deportes Tolima footballers
Envigado F.C. players
Atlético Nacional footballers
Club América footballers
FC Porto players
Expatriate footballers in Argentina
Expatriate footballers in Mexico
Expatriate footballers in Portugal
Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Footballers from Medellín
Association football fullbacks
Association football midfielders
2018 FIFA World Cup players
2019 Copa América players
2021 Copa América players
Colombia international footballers