Pablo Aránguiz
Pablo Mauricio Aránguiz Salazar (born March 17, 1997) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Unión Española.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pablo Mauricio Aránguiz Salazar[1] | ||
| Date of birth | March 17, 1997[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Independencia, Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Unión Española | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Unión Española | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Unión Española | 51 | (11) |
| 2018–2020 | FC Dallas | 20 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Unión Española (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Universidad de Chile (loan) | 10 | (4) |
| 2020–2022 | Universidad de Chile | 17 | (1) |
| 2023 | Ñublense | 16 | (1) |
| 2024– | Unión Española | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2020 | Chile U23 | 8 | (0) |
| 2021– | Chile | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:15, 22 June 2021 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Aránguiz was born in Independencia, Santiago.[1] He and his younger brother lived with their grandparents in Recoleta after their parents separated.[2] Aránguiz began his football career with Independencia-based club Unión Española. He made his first-team debut on 2 August 2015, as a late substitute in a Copa Chile match against Unión San Felipe, and made his first appearance in the Primera División on 15 October in a 4–0 win at home to Unión La Calera.[3] Under the management of Martín Palermo, Aránguiz became a regular in the match day squad in the 2016–17 Clausura,[2] and a regular in the starting eleven in the 2017 Torneo de Transición, to the extent that he was named under-20 Player of the Season at the ANFP awards ceremony.[4][5]
On 24 July 2018, Aránguiz signed with Major League Soccer side FC Dallas.[6]
On 30 December 2019, Aránguiz was put on loan from FC Dallas to Universidad de Chile for one year with an option to buy. Universidad made the transfer permanent on 25 November 2020.[7]
In 2023, he played for Ñublense in the Chilean top division.[8] The next season, he returned Unión Española after four years.[9]
International career edit
Aránguiz represented Chile U23 at the 2019 Toulon Tournament[10] and at the 2020 Pre-Olympic Tournament, making four appearances in both tournaments.
At senior level, he received his first call-up for the 2021 Copa América, making his international debut in the second match against Bolivia at the minute 84.[11]
Honours edit
- Unión Española
- FC Dallas
- Mobile Mini Sun Cup (1): 2019
- Individual
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Pablo Aránguiz". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ^ a b Sánchez, Osvaldo (March 19, 2017). "Pablo Aránguiz: "No me molesta para nada que me llamen el Principito"" [Pablo Aránguiz: "It doesn't bother me at all that they call me the Little Prince"]. La Tercera (in Spanish). Santiago. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ^ a b "P. Aránguiz". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ^ "La Gala del Fútbol premia a Paredes como el mejor del año" [The Football Gala gives Paredes the Player of the Year award]. AS (in Spanish). Chile. December 11, 2017. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ^ Gálvez, Roberto (December 18, 2017). "El Príncipe irreverente" [The irreverent Prince]. La Tercera (in Spanish). Santiago. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ^ "FC Dallas Signs Attacking Midfielder Pablo Aránguiz". fcdallas.com. FC Dallas. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "FC Dallas transfer Pablo Aranguiz to Club Universidad de Chile". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ Vega, Diego (13 December 2023). "Ñublense anuncia salida masiva". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Pablo Aránguiz vuelve a Unión Española después de cuatro años". ESPN (in Spanish). 8 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Ángelo Araos y Pablo Aránguiz lideran la nómina de Chile Sub 23 para Toulon" (in Spanish). La Tercera. 2019-05-21. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Pablo Aránguiz fue pura alegría por su debut en la Roja" (in Spanish). TNT Sports Chile. 19 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "El fútbol chileno premia a los mejores de la temporada 2017" [Chilean football rewards the best of the 2017 season] (in Spanish). Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional. December 11, 2017. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
External links edit
- Pablo Aránguiz at Soccerway
- Pablo Aránguiz at BDFA (in Spanish)