An image has gone viral this week on social media. It was the one who took Honduras?”>Yaser Asprilla next to his idol, Juan Fernando Quintero, in the concentration of the Colombian National Team for the friendly duel next Sunday against Honduras.
Their careers have multiple coincidences. Both play in the same position of creative midfielder, both went through the football Pony wearing the same number (10). Juan Fernando, in 2005 with Envigado, and Yaser, with Palmira in 2015. The two also debuted in professional football with Envigado.
In September of last year, when his sale to the English team at Watford was confirmed, at the age of 17, Yaser told EL COLOMBIANO the following: “I want to go to Europe and compete for important things, but another of my dreams is the Colombian National Team. and share with one of my idols: Juan Fernando Quintero ”.
Today that dream came true for the young man who was born on November 19 in Bajo Baudo, Chocó.
When Envigado managers saw him in the 2015 edition of what is now called baby football, they did not hesitate to add him to their quarry, which he arrived at when he was 12 years old.
Quickly, with his magical left foot and an exquisite technique, which put him above his teammates, he was climbing in the categories of the Antioquia team.
He came to the professional team and the Spanish coach José Arastey, who was training the orange team at that time, gave him the opportunity to debut in 2020 in a classic against Independiente Medellín.
The year of its consolidation was 2021, especially the second semester in which it scored 5 annotations, among these marking two greats: Nacional and Millionaires.
With his talent he was able to leave behind the shortcomings of his childhood, which forced his family to seek a better future in the Valle de Cauca, leaving Bajo Baudo.
However, in Antioquia he found the team that welcomed him and made him known. Now, it is up to him alone to reach the elite. He has a sonorous surname: Asprilla, and although he is not related to the historical Faustino, he does want to leave his mark as Tino did.
The duel against Honduras will mark the debut of this young man with the Tricolor, and he aspires to have the opportunity to play alongside Quintero
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