Alexander Aravena

Alexander Aravena
	Aravena with Universidad Católica in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Alexander Ernesto Aravena Guzmán
Date of birth	6 September 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth	Huechuraba, Santiago, Chile
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Universidad Católica
Number	18
Youth career
2010–2020	Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years	Team
2020–	Universidad Católica
2022	→ Ñublense (loan)
International career‡
2018–2019	Chile U17
2022–	Chile U23
2023–	Chile
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Chile
Pan American Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 December 2023; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 February 2024

Alexander Ernesto Aravena Guzmán (born 6 September 2002) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chilean club Universidad Católica and the Chile national team.

Club career[edit]

Universidad Catolica[edit]

Aravena debuted the year 2020 in the match against Huachipato in San Carlos de Apoquindo, on the following date.^[1]

International career[edit]

He represented Chile at under-23 level in a 1–0 win against Peru U23, where he scored the goal, on 31 August 2022, in the context of preparations for the 2023 Pan American Games.^[2] He was included in the final squad for the games,^[3]^[4] where Chile won the silver medal.^[5]

In 2024, he took part in the Pre-Olympic Tournament.^[6]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 9 December 2023^[7]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Universidad Católica	2020	Primera División	4	0	—		—		—		4	0
	2021	Primera División	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2023	Primera División	28	13	5	1	1^[a]	0	—		34	14
	Total club		33	13	5	1	1	0	0	0	39	14
Ñublense (loan)	2022	Primera División	30	11	6	1	2^[a]	0	—		38	12
Total carrera			63	24	11	2	3	0	0	0	77	26

^ ^a ^b Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana

International[edit]

As of match played 21 November 2023

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Chile	2023	9	0
Total		9	0

Honours[edit]

Universidad Católica

Chile U23

Pan American Games Silver Medal: 2023

References[edit]

^ "El ejemplo de la UC que deja al descubierto a la U y Colo Colo" (in Spanish). 6 September 2020.
^ Quijada, Vicente (31 August 2022). "En un intenso encuentro, La Roja Sub 23 se impuso por 1-0 ante Perú en Iquique". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
^ "Team roster CHI - Chile" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
^ "Individual Statistics" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
^ "Medallists" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
^ "La Roja Sub 23 presentó la nómina definitiva para el Preolímpico". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
^ "Alexander Aravena".

External links[edit]

Media related to Alexander Aravena at Wikimedia Commons
Alexander Aravena at Soccerway

[CS-8] Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana

[1] "El ejemplo de la UC que deja al descubierto a la U y Colo Colo" (in Spanish). 6 September 2020.

[2] Quijada, Vicente (31 August 2022). "En un intenso encuentro, La Roja Sub 23 se impuso por 1-0 ante Perú en Iquique". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 7 October 2022.

[3] "Team roster CHI - Chile" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.

[4] "Individual Statistics" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.

[5] "Medallists" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.

[6] "La Roja Sub 23 presentó la nómina definitiva para el Preolímpico". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. Retrieved 13 February 2024.

[7] "Alexander Aravena".

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