José Luis Chunga
Colombian footballer (born 1991)
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José Luis Chunga Vega (born 11 July 1991) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Categoría Primera A club Independiente Medellín and the Colombia national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Luis Chunga Vega | ||
| Date of birth | 11 July 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Barranquilla, ATL, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Independiente Medellín | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Atlético Junior | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2020 | Atlético Junior | 30 | (0) |
| 2021 | Jaguares de Córdoba | 12 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Alianza Petrolera | 74 | (2) |
| 2023- | Independiente Medellín | 20 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Colombia | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 August 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 January 2022 | |||
Club career
His beginnings in football were in Barranquilla F.C., Atlético Junior's subsidiary team in the First B Category, being part of the payroll in the 2009 1 and 2010 seasons, 2 in which he debuted as a professional.
His good performances in Primera B 2010 allowed him to be promoted to the professional Junior roster since 2011, in which he has won 2 league titles, 2 cup championships, 1 Copa Sudamericana subtitle and 2 Super Leagues.
International career
Chunga made his debut for the Colombia national team on 16 January 2022 in a 2–1 home win over Honduras.[1]
Career statistics
- As of 26 November 2023[2]
| Club | Division | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barranquilla | Categoría Primera B | 2009 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | 31 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 42 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 0 | ||||
| Atlético Junior | Categoría Primera A | 2011 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2013 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 30 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 69 | 0 | ||
| Jaguares de Córdoba | Categoría Primera A | 2021 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Alianza Petrolera | Categoría Primera A | 2021 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 27 | 2 | — | — | 27 | 2 | ||||
| 2023 | 22 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 74 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 77 | 2 | |||
| Independiente Medellín | Categoría Primera A | 2023 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |
| Career total | 178 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 222 | 2 | ||
