Bilan De La Paz

Bilan Cristóbal De La Paz Castillo (born 16 November 1995) is a Chilean futsal player who plays as a defender or winger for Ferro Carril Oeste in the Argentine Primera División (futsal) and the Chile national team.

Career
Born in Maipú commune, Santiago de Chile, De La Paz stood out as a futsal player at primary school level. In 2012, he joined the Palestino futsal team, winning the league title in 2013 and represented them in the Copa Libertadores. Subsequently, he played for the futsal teams of Cobresal, Colo-Colo and Everton.

At university level, he represented the Universidad Central futsal team, becoming the captain. In 2018, they won the Ligas de Educación Superior (LDES) (college futsal leagues of Chile) after defeating University of Chile.

Also in 2018, he joined the Universidad de Chile futsal team and won both the 2018 Torneo Apertura and the Copa de Campeones against Deportes Melipilla, then the Torneo Clausura champions, qualifying to the 2019 Copa Libertadores.

In 2019, he moved to Argentine and joined Newell's Old Boys, coinciding with his compatriots Bernardo Araya and Renato Martínez-Conde. In the same year, they got the promotion to the Primera División B de Argentina (futsal). Subsequently, they got promotion to the Argentine Primera División (futsal) in the 2020 season. In 2021, they lost the Supercopa de Futsal AFA against San Lorenzo de Almagro (futsal).

In 2023, he switched to Primera División side Ferro Carril Oeste. He renewed with them in 2024.

International career
Since 2013, De La Paz has been a member of the Chile national team, first with the under-20's. At senior level, he has taken part in many tournaments such as the 2015 Copa América, the 2016 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, a tour in Argentina, the 2023 CONMEBOL Evolution League, among others.

He was included in the squad for the 2024 Copa América.

Personal life
De La Paz graduated as a PE teacher at the Universidad Central de Chile.