Andrés Felipe Roa Estrada (born May 25, 1993) is a Colombian professional

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who plays as an

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or a

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for

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in the

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Career

He was crowned champion of Colombia with Deportivo Cali in 2015. He is known for his flair and pace as a creative midfielder. He impressed in his first Copa Libertadores campaign despite his side's poor showing and managed to score against

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. In July 2019, Roa joined

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club Independiente on a one-year loan deal with a purchase option on 1,3 million dollars until 31 January 2020. In December 2019 it was reported, that Independiente was ready to trigger the option. However, the clubs never reached a final agreement, but instead extended the duration of the loan in June 2020 until the end of the year, once again with a purchase option. On 30 December 2020, Independiente finally paid the purchase option and signed Roa on a permanent deal. In July 2022, Roa moved to fellow league club

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. On 7 January 2023, Roa joined Saudi Arabian club

Honours

Deportivo Cali *

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: 2015-I Colombia *

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: Third place

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* * 1993 births Living people Colombian footballers Colombian expatriate footballers Colombia international footballers Association football midfielders Copa América Centenario players Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Colombia People from Atlántico Department Deportivo Cali footballers Unión Magdalena footballers Club Atlético Huracán footballers Club Atlético Independiente footballers Argentinos Juniors footballers Al Batin FC players Categoría Primera A players Categoría Primera B players Argentine Primera División players Saudi Professional League players Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Expatriate footballers in Argentina Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia {{Colombia-footy-midfielder-stub