Bernardo Araya
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bernardo Jesús Araya Ponce | ||
| Date of birth | 5 June 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Puente Alto, Santiago, Chile | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AFSU Umuarama | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Colo-Colo (football) | |||
| Universidad de Chile (football) | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | Deportes Tocopilla (football) | ||
| 2013 | Palestino | ||
| 2013–2014 | Deportes Concepción | ||
| 2018–2021 | Newell's Old Boys | ||
| 2021 | Nantes Métropole | ||
| 2022 | San Lorenzo | ||
| 2023 | Yeesco Sercesa | ||
| 2024– | AFSU Umuarama | ||
| International career | |||
| 2013–2015 | Chile U23 (futsal) | ||
| 2015– | Chile (futsal) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Bernardo Jesús Araya Ponce (born 5 June 1993) is a Chilean futsal player who plays as a defender for Brazilian side AFSU Umuarama. Besides Chile, he has played in Argentine, France and Brazil.
Career[edit]
As a youth footballer, Araya was with both Colo-Colo and Universidad de Chile at under-17 and under-18 level, respectively. Next he spent a season with Deportes Tocopilla.[1]
In 2013 he switched to futsal after a trial to join Chile national futsal team alongside his best friend. Having played for both Palestino and Deportes Concepción in his homeland,[1] in 2018 he moved to Argentine side Newell's Old Boys.[2]
As a member of Newell's Old Boys, he got three consecutive promotions and played at all categories of the Argentine futsal.[1]
In 2021, he moved to French side Nantes Métropole [fr], becoming the first Chilean to play in Europe.[3]
Due to a serious knee injury, he returned to Argentina in 2022[4] and joined San Lorenzo [es], winning the league title and the Copa Argentina.[5]
In 2023, he joined Brazilian club Yeesco Sercesa in the Liga Gaúcha, becoming the first Chilean to play in the Brazilian futsal[6] and winning the Série Ouro of the Federação Gaúcha.[7] The next season, he switched to AFSU Umuarama.[8]
International career[edit]
Araya has taken part of the Chile national futsal team since under-23 level, becoming the team captain at senior level.[9]
Personal life[edit]
Araya is the younger brother of Karen Araya, a Chilean professional footballer.[1]
Honours[edit]
Yeesco Sercesa
- Copa dos Campeões: 2023
- Taça Farroupilha: 2023
- Série Ouro - Federação Gaúcha: 2023[10]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Stanisci, Juan (23 September 2022). "Bernardo Araya: a la conquista de Sudamérica". Lástima a nadie, maestro (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ Elias, Rodrigo (3 November 2018). "Bernardo Araya: "Vamos a dar la vida por el objetivo" • Planeta Newells". Planeta Newell's (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ Maldonado, Víctor (15 July 2021). "Un chileno da el gran salto de su carrera y ficha en el Nantes: "Quiero marcar un precedente"" (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ Ramírez, Daniel (1 March 2022). "Bernardo Araya, la estrella de La Roja de futsal que busca renacer y regresar a Europa: "Quiero volver a mi nivel y estar en las mejores ligas del mundo"". ADN (in Spanish). ADN Radio Chile. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ Quijada, Vicente (7 December 2022). "Bernardo Araya se coronó campeón de Futsal en Argentina". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ Almazán, Felipe (16 February 2023). "Bernardo Araya será el primer chileno en jugar en el Futsal brasileño". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ Almazán, Felipe (14 December 2023). "Bernardo Araya: "Me preocupo de poner a disposición mi experiencia para potenciar al equipo"". www.LaRoja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ Almazán, Felipe (17 January 2024). "¡Bernardo Araya es nuevo jugador del AFSU - Umuarama!". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "Bernardo Araya, capitán de La Roja Futsal: "Es un honor defender la camiseta de mi país"" (in Spanish). ANFP. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ @yeescosercesa (14 December 2023). "CAMPEÃO SÉRIE OURO DE FUTSAL 2023" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 December 2023 – via Instagram.
External links[edit]
- Bernardo Araya at PlaymakerStats.com
- 1993 births
- Living people
- People from Puente Alto
- Footballers from Santiago
- Chilean men's footballers
- Chilean men's futsal players
- Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
- Chilean expatriate sportspeople in France
- Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
- Futsal defenders
- Men's association football defenders