Hugo Araya | |
Fullname: | Hugo Eduardo Araya Tobar |
Birth Date: | 26 December 2000 |
Birth Place: | San Vicente de Tagua Tagua, Chile |
Height: | 1.84 m |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Currentclub: | Cobreloa |
Clubnumber: | 1 |
Youthyears1: | 2013–2017 |
Youthclubs1: | Cobreloa |
Years1: | 2017– |
Caps1: | 45 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
Nationalteam1: | Chile U17 |
Pcupdate: | 8 March 2024 |
Ntupdate: | 8 March 2024 |
Hugo Eduardo Araya Tobar (born 26 December 2000) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Chilean Primera División club Cobreloa.
Born in San Vicente de Tagua Tagua,[1] Araya came to the Cobreloa youth system at the age of twelve, being a member of the first team since 2017.[2] [3] He made his professional debut in a match against Deportes Santa Cruz on 2 June 2019[4] and won the 2023 Primera B with them, getting promotion to the Chilean Primera División.[5] [6]
Araya was a member of the Chile squad at under-17 level in both the 2017 South American Championship and the 2017 FIFA World Cup.[2] [7]
At senior level, Araya was called up to the Chile squad under Eduardo Berizzo for the friendly matches against Cuba and Dominican Republic in June 2023.[8] He was a substitute player in the first match.[9]
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