Claudio Abarca
Chilean footballer (born 1994)
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Claudio Antonio Abarca Gálvez (born 7 January 1994) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Provincial Ovalle.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Claudio Antonio Abarca Gálvez | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Provincial Ovalle | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Palestino | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2016 | Palestino | ||
| 2013 | → Barnechea (loan) | ||
| 2013–2014 | → Trasandino (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → San Antonio Unido (loan) | ||
| 2016 | General Velásquez | ||
| 2017 | Universidad Central | ||
| 2019 | La Pintana Unida | ||
| 2021 | Iberia | 19 | (0) |
| 2022 | Rodelindo Román | 22 | (0) |
| 2023 | Real San Joaquín | 13 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | San Marcos | 14 | (0) |
| 2025 | Deportes Rengo | 12 | (2) |
| 2026– | Provincial Ovalle | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2010 | Chile U17 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 January 2026 | |||
Club career
A product of Palestino youth system, Abarca played on loan at Barnechea, Trasandino and San Antonio Unido.[citation needed]
After leaving Palestino, he played for General Velásquez before moving to Venezuelan side Universidad Central in 2017.[1]
Back in Chile, he played for La Pintana Unida [es],[2][3] Iberia[4] and Rodelindo Román in 2022.[5]
In the first half of 2023, he played for Real San Joaquín, and switched to San Marcos de Arica for the second half of the same year.[6]
On 28 January 2026, Abarca joined Provincial Ovalle.[7]
Controversies
In 2016, as a player of General Velásquez, Abarca kicked on the head to Diego Díaz, player of Deportivo Estación Central,[8] and was punished with four years with no playing for a Chilean club.[1]
International career
Abarca represented Chile U17 at the 2010 South American Games.[9]