Dayro Moreno
Dayro Mauricio Moreno Galindo (born 16 September 1985) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Categoría Primera A club Once Caldas. He is the top goalscorer of the Colombian Categoría Primera A with 225 goals.
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Moreno playing with Club Tijuana in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dayro Mauricio Moreno Galindo | ||
| Date of birth | 16 September 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Chicoral, Tolima, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Once Caldas | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2003 | Once Caldas | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2007 | Once Caldas | 136 | (56) |
| 2007 | → Atlético Paranaense (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| 2008–2010 | Steaua București | 43 | (12) |
| 2009 | Steaua II București | 4 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Once Caldas | 49 | (25) |
| 2011–2018 | Tijuana | 95 | (47) |
| 2012 | → Once Caldas (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | → Atlético Junior (loan) | 38 | (11) |
| 2013–2014 | → Millonarios (loan) | 45 | (29) |
| 2017–2018 | → Atlético Nacional (loan) | 68 | (44) |
| 2018–2020 | Talleres | 29 | (4) |
| 2020 | Once Caldas | 14 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | Oriente Petrolero | 17 | (4) |
| 2022 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 42 | (22) |
| 2023– | Once Caldas | 52 | (28) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2005 | Colombia U-20 | 10 | (0) |
| 2007–2016 | Colombia | 31 | (3) |
Medal record | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 June 2016 | |||
Moreno began his career with Once Caldas, winning the 2004 Copa Libertadores. After that, he moved to Europe to play for Romanian club Steaua București for two years, before returning to Once Caldas in 2010 and winning the 2010 Finalizacion league title with the Manizales-based club. In 2011, he moved to Mexico's Club Tijuana, where he stayed until 2018 with loans in between to Atlético Junior, Millonarios, and Atlético Nacional. His time at Atletico Nacional was a huge success, winning the 2016 Copa Libertadores, 2017 Recopa Sudamericana, and 2017 Apertura while being the top goalscorer of both Apertura and Finalización tournaments in 2017. After being dismissed from the club due to disciplinary problems in October 2018, he transferred to Talleres de Córdoba of Argentina in December, and stayed at the club until September 2020, where he made another short return to Once Caldas.
Moreno has been capped internationally at the youth and senior level for Colombia. He was part of the squad that got third place at the Copa América Centenario.
Although known for his ability to score goals, he has also been known negatively for indiscipline problems.