Francisco Arriagada | |
Fullname: | Francisco Bernardo Arriagada Mella |
Birth Date: | 31 January 1994 |
Birth Place: | Talcahuano, Chile |
Height: | 1.77 m |
Position: | Attacking midfielder |
Currentclub: | Vittoriosa Stars |
Youthyears1: | 2003–2013 |
Youthclubs1: | Huachipato |
Years1: | 2013 |
Caps1: | 1 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2013–2015 |
Caps2: | 14 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2015–2016 |
Clubs3: | Fgura United |
Years4: | 2016–2017 |
Caps4: | – |
Goals4: | – |
Years5: | 2017–2018 |
Clubs5: | Vittoriosa Stars |
Years6: | 2018 |
Clubs6: | Fgura United |
Years7: | 2019 |
Caps7: | 1 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Years8: | 2020–2021 |
Caps8: | 15 |
Goals8: | 1 |
Years9: | 2021 |
Clubs9: | Fuente de Cantos |
Caps9: | 17 |
Goals9: | 0 |
Years10: | 2024– |
Clubs10: | Vittoriosa Stars |
Nationalteam1: | Chile U15 |
Nationalteam2: | Chile U17 |
Francisco Bernardo Arriagada Mella (born 31 January 1994) is a Chilean footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Vittoriosa Stars.
An attacking midfielder from the Huachipato youth system,[1] Arriagada took part of Chile youth national teams from under-14 to under-17 level, coinciding with players such as Ángelo Henríquez, Igor Lichnovsky, Andrés Robles, among others. After ending his contract with Huachipato in 2013, he emigrated to Europe thanks to a group of businessmen.[2]
After tried to sign with Swiss side Lugano, he joined Maltese club Mosta in the Premier League.[2] In Malta, he also has played for Vittoriosa Stars and Fgura United.[3] In the Maltese football, he coincided with his compatriots Edison Bilbao and Juan Manuel Artiaga.[4]
In his homeland, he has played for Deportes Limache in 2016–17[5] and Barnechea in 2019.[6]
From 2020 to 2021, he played in Spain for UD Montijo, where he coincided with his compatriots Nicolás Clavería[7] and Rodrigo Gattas,[8] and UD Fuente de Cantos.[1]
In the second half of 2024, Arriagada rejoined Vittoriosa Stars.[9]
He is nicknamed Pancho, an affective form of Francisco.[2]
He married Constanza López, who is the niece of the former Chile international footballer Luis Jiménez.[1]