Ronald de la Fuente
Chilean footballer (born 1991)
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Ronald Vladimir de la Fuente Arias (born January 25, 1991) is a Chilean footballer who plays for Deportes Iquique. He plays as a defender.
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de la Fuente with Universidad de Concepción in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronald Vladimir de la Fuente Arias[1] | ||
| Date of birth | January 25, 1991[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Talcahuano, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Deportes Iquique | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Huachipato | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2015 | Huachipato | 8 | (0) |
| 2013 | → San Marcos (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | → Iberia (loan) | 41 | (2) |
| 2015–2018 | Universidad de Concepción | 86 | (3) |
| 2019– | Colo-Colo | 25 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Curicó Unido (loan) | 31 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Curicó Unido | 46 | (0) |
| 2024– | Deportes Iquique | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 January 2024 | |||
Career
De la Fuente was born in Talcahuano,[1] where he began his football career with Huachipato. He made a few appearances in the 2011 Clausura and the 2012 Apertura before joining another Primera División club, San Marcos de Arica, on loan.[2] He made only three appearances in the 2013 Transición before making another loan move, to Segunda División (third-tier) club Iberia, under the management of Ronald Fuentes.[2] He started 18 matches as Iberia won the 2013–14 title, before returning to his parent club for whom he made three appearances in the group stages of the Copa Chile.[2] De la Fuente rejoined Iberia for the 2014–15 season, but injury prevented his playing as much as he would have liked.[3]
After Fuentes took over as manager of Primera División club Universidad de Concepción, he signed De la Fuente.[4] He made 11 appearances in the 2015 Apertura and 9 in that season's Copa Chile, helping his team reach the semifinals, as well as appearing on the losing side in the 2015 Supercopa.[2][5] Although he played little in the Clausura, he established himself in the starting eleven the following season,[6] and his performances attracted attention from other clubs.[7][8] In early 2018, De la Fuente played in the Copa Libertadores for Universidad de Concepción against Vasco da Gama of Brazil: despite a 4–0 defeat in the first leg, he felt the tie was not over,[9] but, at 2–0 down in the return leg, he was sent off for kicking an opponent in the groin.[10]
In 2024, he joined Deportes Iquique.[11]
Personal life
He began to study law in the context of COVID-19 pandemic, but he had to suspend due to the fact that the university changed the course to in-person mode. So, he began to study at the INAF [es] (National Football Institute).[12]
Honours
Huachipato
Deportes Iberia
Colo-Colo