José Pedro Fuenzalida
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| Full name | José Pedro Fuenzalida Gana | ||||||||
| Date of birth | 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) | ||||||
| 2008–2009 | → O'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) | ||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 April 2016. | |||||||||
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
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 19 January 2013 | Estadio Municipal de Concepción, Concepción, Chile |  Haiti | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Club
- Universidad Católica
- Colo-Colo
- Boca Juniors
- Primera División (1): 2015
- Copa Argentina (1): 2014–15
International
- Chile
Individual
References
- ↑ 26. José Pedro Fuenzalida - Club Atlético Boca Juniors sitio oficial
- ↑ "Unión Española le pegó en el suelo a Universidad Católica". Radio Cooperativa. 10 April 2004. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ↑ "José Pedro Fuenzalida anuncia su retiro momentáneo del fútbol". Emol.com (Emol). 18 June 2007. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ↑ "José Pedro Fuenzalida regresa definitivamente al fútbol". Radio Cooperativa. 28 December 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ↑ "Marcador Virtual: Colo-Colo v Universidad de Concepción". Radio Cooperativa. 13 February 2007. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- ↑ "Colo Colo impuso su jerarquía frente a un frágil Antofagasta". Radio Cooperativa. 23 March 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- ↑ "O'Higgins confirma llegada de Fuenzalida y Caroca". La Tercera. 16 June 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- ↑ "Boca Juniors confirma el fichaje de Fuenzalida". Fichajes.net. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ↑ "José Pedro Fuenzalida: Quiero ganar títulos y volver a ser un jugador importante para la UC". Radio Cooperativa. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ↑ "Sampaoli confirms final Chile squad for Copa America". goal.com. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ↑ "Fuenzalida replaces injured Carmona in Chile's Copa América squad". ca2015.com. 7 June 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
External links
- José Pedro Fuenzalida – FIFA competition record
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