Juan Pablo Arenas
Chilean soccer player (born 1987)
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Juan Pablo Arenas Núñez (born 22 April 1987) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Pablo Arenas Núñez | ||
| Date of birth | 22 April 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Colo-Colo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 | Colo-Colo | 19 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Santiago Morning (loan) | ||
| 2008 | → Deportes Melipilla (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2009 | Deportes Melipilla | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Magallanes | 12 | (0) |
| 2012 | Provincial Osorno | ||
| 2012–2015 | Trasandino | 67 | (2) |
| 2018 | Puma Generaleña | – | (–) |
| International career | |||
| 2007 | Chile U20 | 7 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Arenas made his professional debut with Colo-Colo at the young age of seventeen against arch rival Universidad de Chile on 1 August 2004.[1]
He played for Colo-Colo and also played (on loan) in Deportes Melipilla.[2]
His last club was Puma Generaleña in the 2018–19 Segunda División de Costa Rica, where he coincided with his compatriots Cristián Abarca and Bastián Lecaros.[3] He retired at the age of 31.[1][4]
International career
Arenas was capped at the under-20 level. He was selected in the squad for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada, he did not play any minutes during the that tournament.[5] He scored two goals at U20 level. His first goal came against Colombia to clinch the 5-0 Chilean victory.
Honours
Colo-Colo
- Chilean Primera División: 2006-A, 2006-C, 2007-A, 2007-C
- Copa Sudamericana runner-up: 2006
Magallanes
- Tercera División A: 2010