Juan Cornejo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cornejo and the second or maternal family name is Palma.
Juan Cornejo
Personal information
Full name Juan Francisco Cornejo Palma
Date of birth (1990-02-27) 27 February 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Pichidegua, O'Higgins, Chile
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Coquimbo Unido
Number 16
Youth career
Colo-Colo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Magallanes 71 (6)
2013–2016 Audax Italiano 98 (11)
2016–2020 León 53 (2)
2019–2020 → Universidad Católica (loan) 32 (1)
2021 Universidad Católica 10 (1)
2022 Deportes Antofagasta 19 (0)
2023– Coquimbo Unido 46 (0)
International career‡
2015– Chile 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2015

Juan Francisco Cornejo Palma (born 27 February 1990) is a Chilean footballer who currently plays for Coquimbo Unido in the Primera División de Chile as a left back.

Career

On January 14, 2017 Cornejo made his Liga MX debut against Club Necaxa playing the last 3 minutes of the 1-0 win.

In December 2022, he signed with Coquimbo Unido for the 2023 season.[1]

International career

Cornejo was part of a Chile under-25 squad in a training session led by Claudio Borghi in May 2011, alongside his teammates in Magallanes, Claudio Latorre, Carlos Cisternas and Felipe Reynero.[2][3]

He was named in the preliminary squad for the 2015 Copa America but was omitted from the final squad.[4]

Honours

Magallanes[5]

Universidad Católica

References

  1. ^ "LA BANDA AURINEGRA SE REFUERZA CON JUAN CORNEJO" (in Spanish). Coquimbo Unido. 26 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Claudio Borghi nomina a 28 jugadores para selección de Primera B". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. 2 May 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Selección sub 25 cumplió su primera práctica bajo el mando de Claudio Borghi". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 16 May 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Sampaoli confirms final Chile squad for Copa America". goal.com. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  5. ^ Rivas, Ilich (2 November 2022). "Los dos títulos de Magallanes en Tercera División". Asifuch (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 July 2023.