Orlando Berrío
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![]() Berrío with Atlético Nacional in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Orlando Enrique Berrío Meléndez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 February 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Cartagena, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | PVF-CAND B | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007 | Expreso Rojo | ||
| 2008 | Atlético Nacional | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2016 | Atlético Nacional | 126 | (24) |
| 2012 | → Millonarios (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Patriotas (loan) | 17 | (4) |
| 2017–2020 | Flamengo | 44 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | Khor Fakkan | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | América Mineiro | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | Águilas Doradas | 14 | (1) |
| 2023 | Qingdao West Coast | 3 | (0) |
| 2024 | Tacuary | 16 | (2) |
| 2025– | PVF-CAND B | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010 | Colombia U20 | ||
| 2016–2019 | Colombia | 6 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 September 2019 | |||
Orlando Enrique Berrío Meléndez (born 14 February 1991) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for V.League 2 club PVF-CAND B. He also represented Colombia national football team in six international appearances.
Flamengo
Born in Cartagena, Berrío played for Expreso Rojo and Atlético Nacional as a youth.[2] He made his first team – and Categoría Primera A – debut on 22 February 2009, starting in a 0–1 home loss against Deportes Quindío.
Berrío scored his first professional goal on 8 April 2010, in a 2–0 home win against América de Cali. Three days later, he netted a brace in an away success over Cortuluá, for the same scoreline.
Sparingly used, Berrío was loaned to fellow top tier club Millonarios on 3 January 2012.[3] On 3 August 2012, after failing to score a single goal for the club, he was loaned to Patriotas for one year.[4]
Returning to Nacional, Berrío was regularly utilized by new manager Juan Carlos Osorio.
On 27 January 2017, Flamengo agreed to pay US$3.5 million to Atlético Nacional to sign Berrío.[5][6] Berrío debuted for Flamengo in a Primeira Liga match against Grêmio on 8 February 2017, replacing Federico Mancuello in the 62nd minute and scoring his first goal for his new club in the 78th minute, while Flamengo won 2–0.[7]
On 22 October 2017, in a Brazilian Série A match against São Paulo at Pacaembu Stadium, Berrío suffered a knee injury that later was confirmed as an anterior cruciate ligament injury.[8] In the same week, he underwent surgery, causing him to miss the rest of the 2017 season.[9]
Khor Fakkan
On 19 July 2020, Berrío signed with Khor Fakkan.[10]
América Mineiro
After spending an entire year without playing at Khor Fakkan, Berrío signed with América Mineiro on 12 July 2021.[11]
Águilas Doradas
On 16 August 2022, Berrío returned to Colombia and signed a with Categoría Primera A side Águilas Doradas.[12]
Qingdao West Coast
On 18 April 2023, Berrío joined China League One club Qingdao West Coast.[13]
Tacuary
On 25 January 2024, Berrío joined Paraguayan Primera División club Tacuary.[14]
PVF-CAND B
In September 2025, Berrío moved to Vietnam signing for PVF-CAND B in the V.League 2.[15]
International career
In August 2016, Berrío was named in Colombia's squad for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Venezuela and Brazil.[16] He did not play in either match, and only made his full international debut on 6 October, coming on as a substitute for Juan Cuadrado in a 1–0 away win against Paraguay.
