José Pedro Fuenzalida

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Fuenzalida and the second or maternal family name is Gana.
José Pedro Fuenzalida
Personal information
Full name José Pedro Fuenzalida Gana
Date of birth (1985-02-22) 22 February 1985
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Playing position Full-back / Winger
Club information
Current team
Universidad Católica
Number 19
Youth career
1996–2003 Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 Universidad Católica 96 (9)
2008–2014 Colo-Colo 155 (21)
2008–2009O'Higgins (loan) 51 (14)
2014–2015 Boca Juniors 25 (0)
2016– Universidad Católica 13 (4)
National team
2005 Chile U20 8 (3)
2008 Chile U23 4 (2)
2008– Chile 26 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 April 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 March 2015

José Pedro Fuenzalida Gana (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse ˈpeðɾo fwensaˈliða]; born 22 February 1985) is a Chilean footballer who currently plays for Universidad Católica of Chile.

Club career

Product of Universidad Católica youth set-up, Fuenzalida was promoted to first-adult team in 2004 aged 19. He debuted in a 4–0 defeat with Unión Española at San Carlos de Apoquindo for a league game, during a moment considered as one of the club's biggest sports crisis.[2]

During the winter of 2007, Fuenzalida aged twenty-two decided to take a break as footballer to study commercial engineering at Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.[3]

After six month studying, he returned to professional football[4] and joined rivals Colo-Colo on a four-year deal. Fuenzalida debuted on 13 January 2008 against Universidad de Concepción[5] and scored his first goal in a 2–1 home win over Deportes Antofagasta.[6] In June he joined O'Higgins on loan after an unsuccessful tournament where only scored one goal in seven games.[7]

In December 2009, it was reported that Fuenzalida finished his loan spell at O'Higgins and would return to Colo-Colo to face the next season. Seasons later, he helped the team to win the 2014 Torneo Apertura, being a key player in the title obtention which was his first honour playing for the club.

On 29 July 2014, Fuenzalida reached a one-and-half year with Argentine powerhouse Boca Juniors.[8]

Following an unsuccessful spell at Boca, he returned to Universidad Católica, signing for Las Condes-based club as a free agent.[9]

International career

Fuenzalida has played in the U-20 and U-23 levels of the Chilean national team in the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2008 Toulon Tournament respectively.

Usually called up by Marcelo Bielsa for the 2010 World Cup qualification, he was chosen by Jorge Sampaoli in Chile’s list of 23 for 2014 FIFA World Cup. In 2015, after being disaffected of the 30-man provisional list for the Copa America,[10] he was re-considered by Sampaoli in the definitive list following Carlos Carmona withdraw for injury.[11]

International goals

Honours

Club

Universidad Católica
Colo-Colo
Boca Juniors

International

Chile

Individual

References

External links

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