Yonathan Andía Explained
| Yonathan Andía |
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| Fullname: | Yonathan Wladimir Andía León |
| Birth Date: | 6 August 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Santa Bárbara, Chile |
| Position: | Right-back
Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Deportes Copiapó |
| Clubnumber: | 33 |
| Youthclubs1: | Escuela Benjamín Muñoz |
| Years1: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs1: | Unión Santa María |
| Caps1: | – |
| Goals1: | – |
| Years2: | 2013 |
| Caps2: | – |
| Goals2: | – |
| Years3: | 2014 |
| Clubs3: | General Velásquez |
| Caps3: | – |
| Goals3: | – |
| Years4: | 2015 |
| Caps4: | – |
| Goals4: | – |
| Years5: | 2016 |
| Clubs5: | Chimbarongo FC |
| Caps5: | – |
| Goals5: | – |
| Years6: | 2016 |
| Clubs6: | Huertos La Perla |
| Caps6: | – |
| Goals6: | – |
| Years7: | 2017 |
| Clubs7: | Deportes Limache |
| Caps7: | – |
| Goals7: | – |
| Years8: | 2018–2021 |
| Clubs8: | Unión La Calera |
| Caps8: | 82 |
| Goals8: | 3 |
| Years9: | 2021–2023 |
| Caps9: | 74 |
| Goals9: | 2 |
| Years10: | 2024 |
| Clubs10: | Deportes Iquique |
| Caps10: | 8 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2024– |
| Clubs11: | Deportes Copiapó |
| Caps11: | 4 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2020 |
| Nationalteam1: | Chile |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 9 August 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 13 November 2020 |
Yonathan Wladimir Andía León (born August 6, 1992) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a right back for Deportes Copiapó.
Club career
A product of the Escuela de Fútbol (football academy) Benjamín Muñoz, he played for several amateur clubs like Club Deportivo Huertos La Perla[1] at local championships and both the Tercera A and Tercera B, the fourth and the fifth level of the Chilean football, respectively, until he was seen by Víctor Rivero, then manager of Unión La Calera in 2018.[2]
Unión La Calera
He arrived as a central midfielder, but the coach Francisco Meneghini turned him on a right back,[2] being a recurring starting player, also appearing in Copa Sudamericana matches in 2019 and 2020.[3]
Universidad de Chile
After being the runner-up at the Campeonato Nacional AFP PlanVital 2020 with Unión La Calera, he signed with Universidad de Chile a three-year contract.[4]
Deportes Iquique
In 2024, he switched to Deportes Iquique.[5] He left them in August of the same year.[6]
Deportes Copiapó
In the second half of 2024, Andía signed with Deportes Copiapó.[7]
International career
He received his first call up to the Chile senior team for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Colombia in October 2020, but he made his international debut in a match against Peru on 13 November 2020.[8]
Personal life
Andía is nicknamed Cachorro (Puppy)[9] since he was a child, due to he used to attend to the local amateur matches along with his uncles surnamed León (Lion).[1]
In July 2022, he was involved in legal issues due to that he was arrested after not respecting a red traffic light and drunk driving in La Florida, Santiago. His club, Universidad de Chile, applied him disciplinary bans.[10]
Notes and References
- Web site: Martínez . Alfredo . Yonathan Andía: "Hace cuatro años jugaba en los torneos de barrio" . . 7 June 2022 . es . 30 November 2020.
- Web site: Yonathan Andía: “Me encantaría jugar en Iberia algún día”. Yonathan Andía: "I would like to play for Iberia one day". La Tribuna. es. 21 February 2020. 20 September 2020. 28 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200928182333/https://www.latribuna.cl/deportes/2020/02/21/yonathan-andia-me-encantaria-jugar-en-iberia-algun-dia.html. live.
- Web site: El gran logro de Andía: del fútbol amateur a la Sudamericana. The great Andía's achievement: from amateur football to Copa Sudamerica. Diario AS. es. 9 March 2019. 20 September 2020. 24 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210424094710/https://chile.as.com/chile/2019/02/28/futbol/1551356606_949867.html. live.
- Web site: ¡Yonathan Andía es el cuarto refuerzo del “Romántico Viajero”! . UdeChile.cl . . 1 March 2021 . es . 1 March 2021 . 1 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210301133320/https://www.udechile.cl/yonathan-andia-es-el-cuarto-refuerzo-del-romantico-viajero/ . live .
- News: Refuerza la zaga defensiva: Yonathan Andía fue oficializado como nuevo refuerzo de Deportes Iquique . 13 January 2024 . SoyChile . 13 January 2024 . es . 13 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240113115911/https://www.soychile.cl/Iquique/Deportes/2024/01/13/843475/refuerzos-deportes-iquique-yonathan-andia.html . live .
- Web site: Silva . Felipe . Andía se queda sin equipo . . 8 August 2024 . es . 7 August 2024.
- News: Copiapó sumó a Yonathan Andía, Martín Araya y Elías Calderón . 9 August 2024 . . 8 August 2024 . es.
- Web site: Yonathan Andía debutó en el triunfo de la Selección Nacional. Yonathan Andía made his international debut in the Chile national team's victory. ElDigital.cl. es. 13 November 2020. 13 November 2020. 15 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201115141400/http://eldigital.cl/2020/11/yonathan-andia-debuto-en-el-triunfo-de-la-seleccion-nacional/. live.
- Web site: Yonathan Andía, el último citado de La Roja que se repartía entre Tercera y Primera División. Yonathan Andía, the last called up player to The Red One who was between the fifth and the first Chilean football tier. CDF. es. 6 October 2020. 20 October 2020. 22 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201022164217/https://www.cdf.cl/qatar2022/El-ultimo-citado-de-La-Roja-se-dividia-entre-Tercera-y-Primera-Division-20201006-0029.html. live.
- Web site: La U actuará contra Yonathan Andía y sancionará duramente al futbolista tras conducir en estado de ebriedad . En Cancha . 25 July 2022 . es . 22 July 2022 . 22 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220722120227/https://www.encancha.cl/futbol-chileno/u-de-chile/2022/7/22/la-actuara-contra-yonathan-andia-sancionara-duramente-al-futbolista-tras-conducir-en-estado-de-ebriedad-170076.html . live .
