Hugo Araya
Chilean footballer
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Hugo Eduardo Araya Tobar (born 26 December 2000) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Primera B de Chile club Cobreloa.
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Araya in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hugo Eduardo Araya Tobar | ||
| Date of birth | 26 December 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | San Vicente de Tagua Tagua, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cobreloa | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2017 | Cobreloa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | Cobreloa | 45 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Chile U17 | ||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 March 2024 | |||
Club career
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]
International career
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]
Honours
Cobreloa