Israel Poblete Explained

Israel Poblete
Fullname:Israel Elías Poblete Zúñiga
Birth Date:22 June 1995
Birth Place:Santiago, Chile
Height:1.75 m
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Universidad de Chile
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Youthyears1:2010–2014
Youthclubs1:Cobresal
Years1:2014–2019
Caps1:64
Goals1:6
Years2:2017–2018
Clubs2:Unión Española (loan)
Caps2:42
Goals2:2
Years3:2020–2021
Caps3:29
Goals3:1
Years4:2022–
Caps4:0
Goals4:0
Club-Update:21 January 2021

Israel Elías Poblete Zúñiga (born June 22, 1995) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chilean Primera División club Universidad de Chile.

Career

Poblete was born in Santiago,[1] but began his football career as a youngster with Cobresal, based in the mining town of El Salvador.[2] He made his first-team debut on October 25, 2014, as a second-half substitute in a 3–2 defeat away to Universidad de Concepción in the Primera División, and made four substitute appearances in the 2015 Clausura,[3] including the penultimate fixture of the season in which Cobreloa came back from 2–1 down to beat Barnechea 3–2 and clinch their first Primera title.[4] He played increasingly regularly over the next two seasons, but when Cobresal were relegated in the 2016–17 season, Poblete remained in the top flight, joining Unión Española on an 18-month loan.[5] He appeared in all but one of the 2017 Torneo de Transición matcheshalf as starter, half as substituteand contributed to the team's runners-up placing.[1] [3]

Honours

Cobresal

Unión Española

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Israel Poblete . WorldFootball.net . February 14, 2018.
  2. News: La sacrificada vida y todo lo que debieron dejar los más jóvenes del plantel del líder Cobresal . Spanish . Life of sacrifice and everything the youngest squad members of league-leaders Cobresal had to leave behind . Javier . Ugarte Marisio . El Mercurio . Santiago . April 10, 2015 . February 14, 2018.
  3. Web site: I. Poblete . Soccerway . Perform Group . February 14, 2018.
  4. News: Cobresal lo dio vuelta ante Barnechea y gritó campeón en El Salvador . Spanish . Cobresal turned it round against Barnechea, proclaimed champions in El Salvador . Cristián . Pérez Piña . Radio Cooperativa. Santiago . April 26, 2015 . February 14, 2018.
  5. News: Cobresal oficializó el préstamo de Israel Poblete a Unión Española . Spanish . Cobresal confirm the loan of Israel Poblete to Unión Española . Radio Cooperativa. Santiago . June 23, 2017 . February 14, 2018.