Renzo Orihuela
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Renzo Miguel Orihuela Barcos | ||
| Date of birth | 4 April 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Salto, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Sarmiento (on loan from Montevideo City Torque) | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nacional | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Montevideo City Torque | 45 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | → Nacional (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Palermo (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Bolívar (loan) | 30 | (2) |
| 2025– | → Sarmiento (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2023 | Uruguay U23 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 February 2026 | |||
Renzo Miguel Orihuela Barcos (born 4 April 2001) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Argentine Primera División club Sarmiento, on loan from Montevideo City Torque.[1]
Orihuela is a youth academy graduate of Nacional. On 21 February 2020, he joined Montevideo City Torque. He was immediately loaned back to Nacional for two seasons.[2][3] He made his professional debut for the club on 23 September 2020 in a 3–1 Copa Libertadores win against Venezuelan club Estudiantes de Mérida. He played whole 90 minutes in the match and scored his team's second goal.[4][5]
On 7 January 2023, Orihuela was loaned out to Serie B club Palermo until the end of the season.[6] In January 2025, he joined Argentine club Sarmiento on a season long loan deal.[7]
International career
Orihuela is a Uruguayan youth international.[8] On 28 September 2023, he was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2023 Pan American Games.[9]
Personal life
In addition to his Uruguayan passport, Orihuela has also Italian citizenship through ancestry from his grandfather's side.[10]
