3) Orozco has captained his country at youth level

It looks like the midfielder managed to attract the attention of United with his performances for Colombia.

Orozco played at the South American Under-15 Championships last October, but he made a much bigger impression when participating at the Under-17 edition of the tournament in March and April this year.


He captained his country as they made it all the way to the final, where they only lost to the winners, Brazil, on penalties.

4) He has been likened to Mainoo

Orozco is a hard-working defensive midfielder who likes to get stuck into tackles and win duels.

However, the 17-year-old is also talented with the ball at his feet, and he likes to receive passes and carry possession into the final third.


You can see why some have compared him to Kobbie Mainoo, although he is, of course, some way behind his England counterpart in terms of his development.

Read more about the Manchester United First Team Squad for 2025/26 here

David Tully

David Tully

David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for the Football News Network.