| Bernardo Araya | |
| Fullname: | Bernardo Jesús Araya Ponce |
| Birth Date: | 5 June 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Puente Alto, Santiago, Chile |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | AFSU Umuarama |
| Youthclubs1: | Colo-Colo (football) |
| Youthclubs2: | Universidad de Chile (football) |
| Years1: | 2012 |
| Clubs1: | Deportes Tocopilla (football) |
| Years2: | 2013 |
| Clubs2: | Palestino |
| Years3: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs3: | Deportes Concepción |
| Years4: | 2018–2021 |
| Clubs4: | Newell's Old Boys |
| Years5: | 2021 |
| Years6: | 2022 |
| Years7: | 2023 |
| Clubs7: | Yeesco Sercesa |
| Years8: | 2024– |
| Clubs8: | AFSU Umuarama |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013–2015 |
| Nationalteam1: | Chile U23 (futsal) |
| Nationalyears2: | 2015– |
| Nationalteam2: | Chile (futsal) |
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.
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, becoming the first Chilean to play in Europe.[3]
Due to a serious knee injury, he returned to Argentina in 2022[4] and joined, 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]
Araya has taken part of the Chile national futsal team since under-23 level, becoming the team captain at senior level.[9]
Araya is the younger brother of Karen Araya, a Chilean professional footballer.[1]
Yeesco Sercesa