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Bastián Yáñez

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Bastián Yáñez
Yáñez with Unión Española in 2023
Personal information
Full name Bastián Jean Yáñez Miranda
Date of birth (2001-06-21) 21 June 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Left winger
Youth career
2009–2019 Unión Española
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2024 Unión Española 116 (5)
International career
2021– Chile 2 (0)
2022 Chile U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 October 2022

Bastián Jean Yáñez Miranda (born 21 June 2001) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a forward.[1]

Club career

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Yáñez came to Unión Española at the age of 8[2] and became champion of the Campeonato Nacional Sub 17 (National under-17 Championship) in 2018.[3] In the same year, he made his professional debut in a Chilean Primera División match against O'Higgins.[4] He ended his contract at the end of 2024.[5]

International career

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In September 2021, he was called up to the Chile senior team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers,[6] but he was withdrawn from the squad due to an injury.[7]

Yáñez made his debut for the Chile national team on 9 December 2021 in a 2–2 draw against Mexico.[8]

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.[9]

Honours

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Unión Española U17
  • Campeonato Nacional Sub-17 (1): 2018

References

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  1. ^ Bastián Yáñez at Soccerway
  2. ^ Silva, Felipe (8 August 2021). ""Lloraba cuando no era citado, me sentía bajoneado; ahora sueño con ser campeón"" (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Unión Española venció a la "U" en penales y obtuvo el trofeo de la Sub 17 Apertura 2018". ANFP (in Spanish). 11 July 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Bastián Yáñez, la revelación de Unión Española: Mi gran sueño es llegar a Europa". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Cooperativa. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  5. ^ Vera, Pablo (12 December 2024). "Fue la gran promesa del fútbol chileno y ahora quedó libre". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Nómina de la Selección Chilena para la triple Fecha Clasificatoria de octubre". www.laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Jugadores liberados de la convocatoria de la Selección Chilena". www.laroja.cl. FFCh. Retrieved 1 October 2021. liberó a los jugadores Eduardo Vargas y Bastián Yáñez de la convocatoria
  8. ^ "Mexico vs. Chile". Soccerway.com. 29 January 2022.
  9. ^ 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.
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