Jordy Monroy

Jordy Joao Monroy Ararat (Armenian: Ժոաո Ժորդի Մոնրոյ Արարատ; born 3 January 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for FC Noah and the Armenia national team.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Monroy and the second or maternal family name is Ararat.
Jordy Monroy
Personal information
Full name Jordy Joao Monroy Ararat[1]
Date of birth (1996-01-03) 3 January 1996[1]
Place of birth Bogotá, Colombia[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Noah
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Santa Fe 8 (0)
2017–2020 Boyacá Chicó 89 (2)
2020– Noah 0 (0)
National team
2018– Armenia 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:35, 21 July 2020 (UTC)

Career

Club

Born in Bogotá, Monroy played from the age of 11 in the youth system of his hometown club Independiente Santa Fe. He made his debut on 1 November 2015 in Categoría Primera A, starting in a 1–1 home draw with Envigado.[2] He totalled nine competitive appearances for the club, filling in when the regulars were rested ahead of continental fixtures, and was released in January 2016.[2]

Following his release, he had an unsuccessful trial with a French Ligue 2 club, Patriotas Boyacá and a farm team of América de Cali, before becoming an Uber driver.[2] He then had a choice between signing for Boyacá Chicó or Cúcuta Deportivo and chose the former, whom he helped win Categoría Primera B in 2017.[2]

Boyacá Chicó were relegated back to the second tier at the end of the 2018 season. On 27 August 2019, Monroy scored his first senior goal to open a 3–2 home win over Cortuluá.[3]

On 21 July 2020, Armenian Premier League club FC Noah announced the signing of Monroy.[4]

International

Being an Afro-Colombian, Monroy qualified to play for Armenia through his mother Lucelia, who is an Armenian national of African-American heritage.[5] He was called up for the first time in May 2018 ahead of friendlies against Malta and Moldova, and debuted against the former in a 1–1 draw on 29 May.[6]

References
  1. Jordy Monroy at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  2. Machado, Miguel Ángel (24 January 2018). "Jordy Monroy: canterano de Santa Fe, manejó Uber y es lateral de Chicó" [Jordy Monroy: Santa Fe youth player, drove for Uber and is Chicó fullback] (in Spanish). Fútbol Red. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  3. "Pereira superó 1–0 a Bogotá y acecha el liderato del Torneo de la B" [Pereira beat Bogotá 1–0 and have an eye on pole position in the B Tournament] (in Spanish). Fútbol Red. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  4. "ՊԱՇՏՈՆԱԿԱՆ Արարատը մերնա". facebook.com (in Armenian). FC Noah Facebook. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  5. Montañez, Sebastián (25 May 2018). "Ex jugador de Santa Fe fue convocado por una selección europea para la fecha FIFA" [Former Santa Fe player has been called up by a national team in Europe for the FIFA date] (in Spanish). Antena 2. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  6. Castro, Andrés (4 June 2018). "Jordy Monroy jugó su segundo partido con Armenia, que empató en amistoso ante Moldavia" [Jordy Monroy played his second match for Armenia, who drew in a friendly against Moldova] (in Spanish). Colombia Sports. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
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