Eduardo Montenegro

Colombian footballer (born 1998)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is  Montenegro and the second or maternal family name is  Zúñiga.

Eduardo MontenegroPersonal information

Full name|  Eduardo Antonio Montenegro Zúñiga[1]
Date of birth|  (1998-09-30) 30 September 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth|  Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia[1]
Position(s)|  Midfielder
Team information

Current team

|  Atlántico
Number|  10
Youth career
2011–2013|  Colombia Sport
2014–2016|  Udinese Football School
2017|  Watford
2017|  → Granada (loan)
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2017–2018|  Watford|  0|  (0)
2017–2018|  → Real Valladolid B (loan)|  7|  (0)
2018|  Envigado|  2|  (0)
2019|  Real Cundinamarca|  6|  (1)
2023|  Atlántico|  25|  (3)
2024|  Moca|  25|  (0)
2025–|  Atlántico|  4|  (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:44, 15 March 2025 (UTC)

Eduardo Antonio Montenegro Zúñiga (born 30 September 1998) is a Colombian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Atlántico.

## Club career

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### Early career and move to Europe

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Born in Barranquilla in the Atlántico Department of Colombia, Montenegro initially played football at Colombia Sport, later admitting that he would not regularly attend training sessions.[2] After encouragement from a friend, he tried out for the Parma Football School (since renamed as the Udinese Football School) at the age of fifteen,[3] but was initially denied a place.[2]

After receiving a phone call from the school, he was eventually offered a place, but would again struggle with regularly attending training.[2][4][5] After a change in educational facility, his attendances improved, and his performances caught the eye of Italian club Udinese scout Rafael Monfort [es].[2] Through Montfort, as well as the school's links to English Premier League side Watford via the Pozzo family, it was agreed in mid-2016 that Montenegro and teammate Jaime Alvarado would join The Hornets from January 2017.[4]

He was initially loaned to Spanish side Granada, who were also owned by the Pozzo family at the time, immediately upon joining Watford, and remained there alongside fellow Colombians Alvarado and Juan Camilo Becerra until June 2017.[6] The following month he joined fellow Spanish club Real Valladolid on loan, being assigned to the club's B team alongside Alvarado, Becerra and Luis Suárez.[7]

### Return to Colombia

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After only a handful of appearances in the Segunda División B, Montenegro returned to Colombia, signing with Envigado in July 2018.[5][8] After just two appearances for Envigado, he was declared transferrable by the club at the end of the 2018 season.[9] He went on to join Real Cundinamarca for the 2019 season, but left the club in May of the same year.[10][11]

### Dominican Republic

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After a three-year hiatus, Montenegro returned to football in 2023, moving to the Dominican Republic to join Liga Dominicana de Fútbol side Atlántico.[3] He joined Moca the following season, before returning to Atlántico in 2025.[12]

## Career statistics

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### Club

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As of 15 March 2025.[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition  Club  | Season  | League  | Cup  | Continental  | Other  | Total

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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
Watford | 2017–18 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Real Valladolid B (loan)  | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 7 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0
Envigado | 2018 | Categoría Primera A | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0
Real Cundinamarca | 2019 | Categoría Primera B | 6 | 1 | 3[a] | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1
Atlántico | 2023 | LDF | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 2[b] | 0 | 27 | 3
Moca | 2024 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10[c] | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 37 | 0
Atlántico | 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0
Career total | 69 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 87 | 4

Notes

1. ^ a b Appearances in the Copa Colombia
2. ^ a b Appearances in the Liga Dominicana de Fútbol playoffs
3. ^ Two appearances in the CONCACAF Champions Cup, eight appearances in the CONCACAF Caribbean Cup

## References

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1. ^ a b Eduardo Montenegro at WorldFootball.net
2. ^ a b c d Gómez, Andrés Noé (28 April 2016). "Eduardo Montenegro enderezó su camino y ahora va rumbo a Europa" [Eduardo Montenegro straightened his path and is now heading to Europe.]. zonacero.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 March 2025.
3. ^ a b "Eduardo ´´El Mago´´ Montenegro, el mediocampista de Atlántico FC que tiene hechizada la LDF" [Eduardo "El Mago" Montenegro, the Atlántico FC midfielder who has the LDF under his spell]. puertoplatadigital.com (in Spanish). 8 June 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
4. ^ a b "Jóvenes costeños, rumbo al fútbol de Europa" [Young coastal people, heading for European football]. elheraldo.co (in Spanish). 29 April 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
5. ^ a b "Eduardo Montenegro, de Barranquilla para el mundo" [Eduardo Montenegro, from Barranquilla to the world]. capsulas.com.co (in Spanish). 28 July 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
6. ^ Domínguez, Jesús (17 July 2017). "El Real Valladolid B de los colombianos de Pozzo" [Real Valladolid B, led by Pozzo's Colombians]. blanquivioletas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 March 2025.
7. ^ "El Watford cede otros cuatro jugadores para el Promesas" [Watford loan out four more players to the Promesas]. eldesmarque.com (in Spanish). 17 July 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
8. ^ "Eduardo Montenegro, única novedad de Envigado, llegó procedente del balompié español" [Eduardo Montenegro, the only newcomer to Envigado, arrived from Spanish football.]. minuto30.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 March 2025.
9. ^ "Envigado F.C. anunció la lista de jugadores que no continuarán en el Club" [Envigado FC announced the list of players who will not continue with the Club.]. telemedellin.tv (in Spanish). 22 November 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
10. ^ "Con cinco caras nuevas Valledupar FC volvió a entrenamientos" [With five new faces, Valledupar FC returned to training]. elpilon.com.co (in Spanish). 8 January 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
11. ^ "Vega y Montenegro: los primeros que salen del equipo Valledupar FC" [Vega and Montenegro: the first to leave the Valledupar FC team]. diariodelcesar.com (in Spanish). 27 May 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
12. ^ Cuadra, Alberto (12 February 2024). "MOCA FC completa su plantilla extranjeros de cara al arranque LDF 2024" [MOCA FC completes its foreign roster ahead of the start of the 2024 LDF]. diariodominicano.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 March 2025.
13. ^ Eduardo Montenegro at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals