Hugo Araya

Hugo Araya
Araya in 2018
Personal information
Full name Hugo Eduardo Araya Tobar
Date of birth (2000-12-26) 26 December 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth San Vicente de Tagua Tagua, Chile
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Cobreloa
Number 1
Youth career
2013–2017 Cobreloa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Cobreloa 45 (0)
International career‡
2017 Chile U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 March 2024

Hugo Eduardo Araya Tobar (born 26 December 2000) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Chilean Primera División club Cobreloa.

Club career

Born in San Vicente de Tagua Tagua,[1] Araya came to the Cobreloa youth system at the age of twelve, being a member of the first team since 2017.[2][3] He made his professional debut in a match against Deportes Santa Cruz on 2 June 2019[4] and won the 2023 Primera B with them, getting promotion to the Chilean Primera División.[5][6]

International career

Araya was a member of the Chile squad at under-17 level in both the 2017 South American Championship and the 2017 FIFA World Cup.[2][7]

At senior level, Araya was called up to the Chile squad under Eduardo Berizzo for the friendly matches against Cuba and Dominican Republic in June 2023.[8] He was a substitute player in the first match.[9]

Honours

Cobreloa

References

  1. ^ a b "Hugo Araya". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Arquero de Cobreloa es nominado a la Roja Sub-17 para jugar el Sudamericano". SoyChile (in Spanish). 15 February 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  3. ^ "¡Nuestro Plantel!". www.facebook.com (in Spanish). Cobreloa. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  4. ^ "[VIDEO] Con estos juveniles podría jugar Cobreloa el domingo ante Deportes Santa Cruz". SoyChile (in Spanish). 31 May 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  5. ^ "[Audio] Hugo Araya: Orgulloso por lo que fue el año y lograr el objetivo de subir". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  6. ^ Rubio, Jorge (15 October 2023). "INTERRUMPE entrevista de pura alegría: Seleccionado de Cobreloa y el abrazo con un histórico". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  7. ^ "La selección chilena sub 17 tiene nómina definitiva para el Mundial de India 2017". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  8. ^ Zavala, Jaime (6 June 2023). "De la B al 'Equipo de Todos': golero que brilla en el Ascenso será el reemplazo de Bravo en La Roja". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  9. ^ "[11/06/2023] Chile-Cuba 3:0". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 March 2024.