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Jonathan Villagra
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Gabriel Villagra Bustamante
Date of birth (2001-03-28) 28 March 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Quilicura, Santiago, Chile
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Unión Española
Number 28
Youth career
2009–2016 Cobreloa
2016–2019 Unión Española
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Unión Española 39 (0)
International career
2022– Chile U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 October 2022

Jonathan Gabriel Villagra Bustamante (born 28 March 2001) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a defender for Chilean Primera División side Unión Española.

Club career

As a child, Villagra was with Cobreloa until the age of 15 and next joined Unión Española youth system. Initially a attacking midfielder, once he was with Unión Española he became a central defender.[1] He made his professional debut in the 2020 Primera División match against Cobresal on February 15, 2021, along with his teammate Gabriel Norambuena.[2]

International career

He represented Chile at under-23 level in a 1–0 win against Peru U23 on 31 August 2022, in the context of preparations for the 2023 Pan American Games.[3]

Personal life

His nickname is Jona, a short form of Jonathan.[4] He has stated that his football models are Arturo Vidal and Sergio Ramos.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Huerta, Rodrigo (4 August 2021). "De '10' a central revelación del torneo: la historia de la nueva perla de Unión Española" (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Unión Española finalizó el torneo con una derrota en El Salvador" (in Spanish). Unión Española. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Jonathan Villagra" (in Spanish). Unión Española. Retrieved 20 May 2022.