Guillermo Maripán

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Maripán and the second or maternal family name is Loaysa.

Guillermo Alfonso Maripán Loaysa (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡiˈʝeɾmo maɾiˈpan]; born 6 May 1994) is a Chilean footballer who plays as centre-back for Ligue 1 club Monaco and the Chile national team.

Guillermo Maripán

Personal information
Full name	Guillermo Alfonso Maripán Loayza
Date of birth	(1994-05-06) 6 May 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Monaco
Number	3
Youth career
2002–2014	Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2017	Universidad Católica	59	(3)
2017–2019	Alavés	43	(2)
2019–	Monaco	101	(10)
International career^‡
2017–	Chile	42	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:34, 21 June 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Universidad Católica

Maripán made his debut for Universidad Católica playing the last 15 minutes against Audax Italiano in Estadio Bicentenario in 2013. Later, he played again against Audax Italiano, but this time in the Chilean Cup, playing the entire match. That same year Maripán entered for the first time in the UC starting eleven in the Chilean Primera División, this time against Cobresal.

Alavés

On 7 July 2017, Maripán moved abroad for the first time in his career after agreeing to a four-year deal with La Liga side Deportivo Alavés.^[2]

Monaco

On 24 August 2019, Maripán joined Ligue 1 club Monaco on a five-year deal.^[3] His second season in the Monegasque team consolidated him as one of the best defenders in Ligue 1: he was designated by the CIES Football Observatory as the best Chilean of the season, and he was also the central defender who scored the most goals.^[4] Guillermo Maripán signed his best scoring season in the 2020–21 academic year,^[5] and also improved five key aspects in his game that evidenced his sporting growth.^[6]

International career

Maripán was called up to the Chile for the 2017 China Cup in China. Maripan was called up again to the Chile for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers against Brazil and Ecuador. Guillermo Maripán faced the Copa América 2021. He starred in one of the tournament's plays after making a feint to Lionel Messi.^[7]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 21 June 2021. Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first.^[8]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	31 May 2018	Sportzentrum Graz-Weinzödl, Graz, Austria	Romania	1–1	2–3	Friendly
2.	4 June 2018		Serbia	1–0	1–0

Honours

Monaco

• Coupe de France runner-up: 2020–21^[9]

Universidad Católica

• Campeonato Nacional: Torneo Clausura 2015–16, Torneo Apertura 2016–17^{[citation needed]}
• Supercopa de Chile: 2016^{[citation needed]}

Chile

• China Cup: 2017^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "Guillermo Maripán". AS Monaco FC. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
2. "El Deportivo Alavés refuerza la defensa con Guillermo Maripán" [Deportivo Alavés bolster their defence with Guillermo Maripán] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
3. "Guillermo Maripán à l'AS Monaco" [Guillermo Maripán at AS Monaco] (in French). AS Monaco FC. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
4. "Maripán sigue sumando y es el mejor chileno de la temporada". AS.com. May 5, 2021.
5. "Maripán aterriza en Chile como el central más goleador de Europa". es.besoccer.com.
6. "La evolución de Maripán que lo llevó a su primera final europea". May 15, 2021.
7. "Guarden este vídeo porque puede ser la primera vez que lo vean: Maripan pone a Messi a 'bailar'". 15 June 2021.
8. "Maripán, Guillermo". National Football Teams. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
9. "PSG beat Monaco to win French Cup". BBC Sport. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 2022-06-21.

External links

• Profile at the AS Monaco FC website
• Guillermo Maripán at National-Football-Teams.com
• Guillermo Maripán at Soccerway