Juan Manuel Rengifo is without a doubt the new promise of Colombian Professional Football. The Atlético Nacional attacking midfielder is a player with a lot of future, but also with a lot of present. He even won the Águila Stars award for the best young man of 2025.
Everyone is talking about the 20-year-old Antioquian, especially after his great night against América de Cali for the fourth day of the BetPlay League in which the player scored the winning goal with a shot inside the area after an assist from Edwin Cardona.
One goal and two assists have been his balance at the start of the BetPlay League in just two games played with the Antioquia team. Not to mention that in his 23 games as a professional, the attacking midfielder has participated in 10 goals, scoring five goals and assisting another five. In addition, he already has the Colombia Cup title in his record.
Who is Juan Manuel Rengifo?
Juan Manuel Rengifo Duque was born on April 2, 2005 in Bello, Antioquia. The player started in the Atlético Nacional training camp, where he achieved several titles in different categories. His great performance also led him to belong to the Antioquia National Team, where he competed since the juniors.
The midfielder debuted on August 27, 2025 as a professional in Atlético Nacional’s 4-0 victory against Deportes Quindío. The player played 25 minutes and had a dream debut by scoring his first goal as a professional.
“You have heard me say that I don’t care about age or last name, we have to give opportunities and Today was a match for Rengifo and football rewards him today for the good work he has been doing”, assured that day the technical director Javier Gandolfi.
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While his debut in the League did not take place until September 21 against Unión Magdalena and it was with one assist. At the beginning of this year, the player renewed his contract with Atlético Nacional for three more years, so in principle he will remain linked to the institution until December 2028.
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