Alexander Aravena
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Full name | Alexander Ernesto Aravena Guzmán | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 6 September 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Huechuraba, Santiago, Chile | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Grêmio | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2010–2020 | Universidad Católica | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2020–2024 | Universidad Católica | 46 | (16) | ||||||||||||||
2022 | → Ñublense (loan) | 30 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
2024– | Grêmio | 9 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Chile U17 | 13 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2022– | Chile U23 | 10 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Chile | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 February 2024 |
Alexander Ernesto Aravena Guzmán (born 6 September 2002) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Grêmio and the Chile national team.
Club career
[edit]Aravena debuted the year 2020 in the match against Huachipato in San Carlos de Apoquindo, on the following date.[1]
In the second half of 2024, Aravena moved abroad and joined Brazilian club Grêmio on a deal until the end of 2028.[2][3]
International career
[edit]He represented Chile at under-23 level in a 1–0 win against Peru U23, where he scored the goal, on 31 August 2022, in the context of preparations for the 2023 Pan American Games.[4] He was included in the final squad for the games,[5][6] where Chile won the silver medal.[7]
In 2024, he took part in the Pre-Olympic Tournament.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 9 December 2023[9]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Universidad Católica | 2020 | Primera División | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
2021 | Primera División | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
2023 | Primera División | 28 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 34 | 14 | ||
Total club | 33 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 14 | ||
Ñublense (loan) | 2022 | Primera División | 30 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 38 | 12 | |
Total carrera | 63 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 26 |
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
International
[edit]- As of match played 21 November 2023
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Chile | 2023 | 9 | 0 |
Total | 9 | 0 |
Honours
[edit]Universidad Católica
Chile U23
- Pan American Games Silver Medal: 2023
References
[edit]- ^ "El ejemplo de la UC que deja al descubierto a la U y Colo Colo" (in Spanish). 6 September 2020.
- ^ Fernández, José Tomas (14 July 2024). "Oficial: Alexander Aravena deja la UC y ficha en Brasil". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "Grêmio chega a acordo para contratação do atacante Alexander Aravena". Grêmio FBPA (in Portuguese). 14 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ Quijada, Vicente (31 August 2022). "En un intenso encuentro, La Roja Sub 23 se impuso por 1-0 ante Perú en Iquique". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "Team roster CHI - Chile" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "Individual Statistics" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "Medallists" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "La Roja Sub 23 presentó la nómina definitiva para el Preolímpico". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Alexander Aravena".
External links
[edit]- Media related to Alexander Aravena at Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Aravena at Soccerway
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Santiago
- Chilean men's footballers
- Chilean expatriate men's footballers
- Chile men's youth international footballers
- Chile men's international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers
- Ñublense footballers
- Grêmio FBPA players
- Chilean Primera División players
- Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
- Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil
- Footballers at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games medalists in football
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Chile
- Pan American Games competitors for Chile