Bastián Yáñez | |
Fullname: | Bastián Jean Yáñez Miranda |
Birth Date: | 21 June 2001 |
Birth Place: | Santiago, Chile |
Height: | 1.73 m |
Position: | Left winger |
Currentclub: | Unión Española |
Clubnumber: | 22 |
Youthyears1: | 2009–2019 |
Youthclubs1: | Unión Española |
Years1: | 2018– |
Caps1: | 87 |
Goals1: | 4 |
Nationalyears1: | 2021– |
Nationalteam1: | Chile |
Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2022– |
Nationalteam2: | Chile U23 |
Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Pcupdate: | 26 September 2021 |
Ntupdate: | 7 October 2022 |
Bastián Jean Yáñez Miranda (born 21 June 2001) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chilean Primera División side Unión Española.
Yáñez came to Unión Española at the age of 8[1] and became champion of the Campeonato Nacional Sub 17 (National under-17 Championship) in 2018.[2] In the same year, he made his professional debut in a Chilean Primera División match against O'Higgins.[3]
In September 2021, he was called up to the Chile senior team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers,[4] but he was withdrawn from the squad due to an injury.[5]
Yáñez made his debut for the Chile national team on 9 December 2021 in a 2–2 draw against Mexico.[6]
He represented Chile at under-23 level in a 1–0 win against Peru U23 on 31 August 2022, in the context of preparations for the 2023 Pan American Games.[7]