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Orlando Botello
	Botello in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Orlando Botello Linares
Date of birth	6 August 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Ocotlán, Mexico
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	York United FC; (on loan from Monterrey)
Number	6
Youth career
	Atlético Morelia
2021–2022	Mazatlán
2023–	Monterrey
Senior career*
Years	Team
2019–2021	Atlético Morelia
2022	Cancún
2023–	Raya2 Expansión
2024–	→ York United FC (loan)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2024

Orlando Botello Linares (born 6 August 2001) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays for York United FC in the Canadian Premier League on loan from Monterrey.

Early life

Botello played youth football with Atlético Morelia. In 2021, he joined the youth system of Mazatlán. In 2023, after having appeared at the senior level with Cancún, he joined the U20 team of Monterrey.

Club career

On 1 October 2019, he made his senior debut with Atlético Morelia, in a Copa MX match against Puebla.^[1]

In January 2022, Botello signed with Cancún in the second tier Liga de Expansión MX.^[2]^[3]

In January 2023, he joined Raya2 Expansión, the second team of Monterrey, while also playing for the youth sides.^[4] In February 2024, he was loaned to York United FC in the Canadian Premier League for the 2024 season.^[5]

International career

In October 2017, Botello was called up to a training camp with the Mexico U16 team.^[6] In January 2019, he was called up to a camp with the Mexico U18 team.^[7]

References

^ Aguilera, Salvador (1 October 2019). "Los Debuts en la COPA MX" [Debuts in the COPA MX]. Copa MX (in Spanish).
^ Chávez, Isac (1 January 2022). "Orlando Botello emigra de puerto" [Orlando Botello emigrates from port]. El Sol de Mazatlán (in Spanish).
^ Cisneros Rodriguez, Adrian (3 January 2022). "Cancún Fc da a conocer sus refuerzos para la temporada de la Liga de Expansión MX" [Cancún Fc announces its reinforcements for the MX Expansion League season]. La Verdad Noticias (in Spanish).
^ Jacques, John (31 January 2024). "York United Set To Bring In Two CF Monterrey Youth Prospects". Northern Tribune.
^ "York United FC announce signings of Mexican midfielders Josué Martínez and defender Orlando Botello". York United FC. 2 February 2024.
^ Sanchez, Jhannet. "Academy: U-16 Defender Julian Hinojosa and Forward Gibran Rayo called in to Mexico U-16 Camp in Mexico City". FC Dallas.
^ "La SNM Sub-18 se encuentra trabajando en el CAR" [The SNM Sub-18 is working in the CAR]. Mexican Football Federation (in Spanish).

External links

Orlando Botello at Soccerway

[1] Aguilera, Salvador (1 October 2019). "Los Debuts en la COPA MX" [Debuts in the COPA MX]. Copa MX (in Spanish).

[2] Chávez, Isac (1 January 2022). "Orlando Botello emigra de puerto" [Orlando Botello emigrates from port]. El Sol de Mazatlán (in Spanish).

[3] Cisneros Rodriguez, Adrian (3 January 2022). "Cancún Fc da a conocer sus refuerzos para la temporada de la Liga de Expansión MX" [Cancún Fc announces its reinforcements for the MX Expansion League season]. La Verdad Noticias (in Spanish).

[4] Jacques, John (31 January 2024). "York United Set To Bring In Two CF Monterrey Youth Prospects". Northern Tribune.

[5] "York United FC announce signings of Mexican midfielders Josué Martínez and defender Orlando Botello". York United FC. 2 February 2024.

[6] Sanchez, Jhannet. "Academy: U-16 Defender Julian Hinojosa and Forward Gibran Rayo called in to Mexico U-16 Camp in Mexico City". FC Dallas.

[7] "La SNM Sub-18 se encuentra trabajando en el CAR" [The SNM Sub-18 is working in the CAR]. Mexican Football Federation (in Spanish).

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