Fabián Espinoza
Chilean footballer (born 1998)
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Fabián Ignacio Espinoza Valenzuela (born 1 June 1998) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Deportes Puerto Montt.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fabián Ignacio Espinoza Valenzuela | ||
| Date of birth | 1 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Concepción, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Deportes Puerto Montt | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017 | Universidad de Concepción | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Universidad de Concepción | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Independiente Cauquenes (loan) | 31 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | → Fernández Vial (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Fernández Vial | 47 | (5) |
| 2023 | Deportes La Serena | 25 | (2) |
| 2024 | Deportes Iquique | 6 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Deportes Temuco | 26 | (0) |
| 2026 | Juventus-SP | 0 | (0) |
| 2026– | Deportes Puerto Montt | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 June 2026 | |||
Club career
After beginning his career with hometown side Universidad de Concepción, Espinoza played in just one match for the club before being loaned out to Independiente de Cauquenes in the Segunda División Profesional. In 2020, he signed for fellow third division team Fernández Vial,[1] and helped the club to achieve promotion to Primera B in his first season.
On 16 December 2021, Espinoza renewed his contract with Vial for a further year.[2] On 19 January 2023, he moved to fellow second division side Deportes La Serena.[3]
On 6 January 2024, Espinoza joined fellow Deportes Iquique in Primera División, after his link with La Serena expired.[4] Rarely used, he signed for Deportes Temuco in the second division in June.[5]
On 4 December 2025, Espinoza moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining Juventus-SP in the Campeonato Paulista Série A2.[6] After suffering a muscle injury which prevented him from playing as the club won the state league title,[7] he returned to his home country and signed for Deportes Puerto Montt in the second division on 12 June 2026.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 12 July 2026[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | State League | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Universidad de Concepción | 2018 | Primera División | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Independiente de Cauquenes (loan) | 2018 | Segunda División Profesional | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||||
| 2019 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 3 | |||||
| Fernández Vial | 2020 | Segunda División Profesional | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | Primera B | 25 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 31 | 4 | ||||
| 2022 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 66 | 6 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 74 | 7 | |||||
| Deportes La Serena | 2023 | Primera B | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 2 | |||
| Deportes Iquique | 2024 | Primera División | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Deportes Temuco | 2024 | Primera B | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2025 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 0 | |||||
| Juventus-SP | 2026 | Série A2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Deportes Puerto Montt | 2026 | Primera B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 156 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 12 | ||
Honours
Fernández Vial
Juventus-SP