Carlos Manuel Cortés Barreiro (born 17 September 2001) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a striker for Deportes Tolima on loan from Internacional Palmira.
A striker from the América de Cali youth system, Cortés made his professional debut with them in a 1–0 loss against Deportes Tolima on 26 September 2020.
[2] Later, he was loaned out to Fortaleza CEIF (2022) and Cortuluá (2023) in his homeland[3] and Santiago Wanderers in the Primera B de Chile.
[4][5] In 2024, Cortés signed with Internacional Palmira, the club that replaced Cortulúa in the Colombian football,[6] and subsequently he was loaned out to Deportes Tolima in the top level .
[7][8] Cortés represented Colombia at under-23 level in the 2023 Pan American Games,[9] friendlies against Peru[10] and the 2024 Pre-Olympic Tournament.