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José Pedro Fuenzalida

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fuenzalida and the second or maternal family name is Gana.

José Pedro Fuenzalida
Fuenzalida with Universidad Católica in 2019
Personal information
Full name José Pedro Fuenzalida Gana
Date of birth (1985-02-22) 22 February 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Las Condes, Chile
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s)
Forward, right winger
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)
2016–2022 Universidad Católica 169 (38)
Total 496 (82)
International career
2005 Chile U20 8 (3)
2008 Chile U23 4 (2)
2008–2020 Chile 55 (5)
Medal record
Representing  Chile
Copa America
Winner 2015 Chile
Winner 2016 USA
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Pedro Fuenzalida Gana (Latin American Spanish: [xoˈse ˈpeðɾo fwensaˈliða]; born 22 February 1985) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a right winger.

Club career

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A product of the Universidad Católica youth set-up, Fuenzalida was promoted to the first-adult team in 2004, at the age of 19. He debuted in a 4–0 defeat with Unión Española at San Carlos de Apoquindo for a league game, during a moment considered one of the club's biggest sports crises.[2] Similarly, Fuenzalida collated his football career with his studies in business administration at the University of the Andes,[3] which he abandoned after a short time.[3]

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.[4]

After six month studying, he returned to professional football[5] and joined rivals Colo-Colo on a four-year deal. Fuenzalida debuted on 13 January 2008 against Universidad de Concepción[6] and scored his first goal in a 2–1 home win over Deportes Antofagasta.[7] In June, he joined O'Higgins on loan after an unsuccessful tournament where only scored one goal in seven games.[8]

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.[9]

Following an unsuccessful spell at Boca, he returned to Universidad Católica in 2016, signing for Las Condes-based club as a free agent.[10] He helped the team to win Torneo Clausura.

Fuenzalida left Universidad Católica at the end of the 2022 season, not confirming his retirement.[11] However, in April 2023, his wife confirmed he had retired from football.[12]

International career

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Fuenzalida has played in the U-20 and U-23 levels of the Chile 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 América,[13] he was re-considered by Sampaoli in the definitive list following the withdrawal of the injured Carlos Carmona.[14]

Personal life

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Following his retirement, Fuenzalida and his family emigrated to Los Angeles, California, and he began to study English.[12]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 30 June 2022[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Universidad Católica 2004 Chilean Primera División 26 4 2 0 — — 28 4
2005 Chilean Primera División 26 0 — 10[a] 0 — 36 0
2006 Chilean Primera División 32 4 — 6[b] 1 — 38 5
2007 Chilean Primera División 12 1 — — — 12 1
Total 96 9 2 0 16 1 0 0 114 10
Colo-Colo 2008 Chilean Primera División 7 1 — — — 7 1
2010 Chilean Primera División 31 3 1 0 7[c] 1 — 39 4
2011 Chilean Primera División 26 5 6 2 4[b] 0 — 36 7
2012 Chilean Primera División 39 4 8 3 — — 47 7
2013 Chilean Primera División 17 4 — — — 17 4
2013–14 Chilean Primera División 33 4 7 1 4[a] 0 — 44 5
2014–15 Chilean Primera División 2 0 — — — 2 0
Total 155 21 22 6 15 1 0 0 192 28
O'Higgins (loan) 2008 Chilean Primera División 20 6 1 0 — — 21 6
2009 Chilean Primera División 31 8 — — — 31 8
Total 51 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 52 14
Boca Juniors 2014 Argentine Primera División 12 0 — 6[a] 1 — 18 1
2015 Argentine Primera División 13 0 2 0 3[b] 0 — 18 0
Total 25 0 2 0 9 1 0 0 36 1
Universidad Católica 2015–16 Chilean Primera División 13 4 — — — 13 4
2016–17 Chilean Primera División 22 4 4 2 6[d] 0 1[e] 1 33 7
2017 Chilean Primera División 13 4 3 0 — 1[e] 0 17 4
2018 Chilean Primera División 29 5 2 0 — — 31 5
2019 Chilean Primera División 21 10 3 0 8[f] 0 1[e] 0 33 10
2020 Chilean Primera División 22 4 — 11[g] 0 1[e] 0 34 4
2021 Chilean Primera División 24 3 4 0 6[b] 0 — 34 3
2022 Chilean Primera División 11 0 2 1 6[h] 0 1[e] 0 20 0
Total 155 34 18 3 37 0 5 1 215 37
Career total 482 77 45 9 77 3 5 1 609 90
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
  3. ^ Five appearances in the Copa Libertadores, two in the Copa Sudamericana
  4. ^ Five appearances in the Copa Libertadores, one in the Copa Sudamericana
  5. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in the Supercopa de Chile
  6. ^ Six appearances in the Copa Libertadores, two in the Copa Sudamericana
  7. ^ Five appearances in the Copa Libertadores, six in the Copa Sudamericana
  8. ^ Five appearances in Copa Libertadores, one in Copa Sudamericana

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[16]
National team Year Apps Goals
Chile 2008 4 0
2009 4 0
2010 5 0
2012 1 0
2013 5 1
2014 4 0
2015 1 0
2016 12 2
2017 10 0
2019 5 2
2020 2 0
Total 55 5
Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fuenzalida goal.
List of international goals scored by José Pedro Fuenzalida[17]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 19 January 2013 Estadio Municipal de Concepción, Concepción, Chile  Haiti 3–0 3–0 Friendly
2 6 June 2016 Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, United States  Argentina 1–2 1–2 Copa América Centenario
3 22 June 2016 Soldier Field, Chicago, United States  Colombia 2–0 2–0 Copa América Centenario
4 6 June 2019 Estadio La Portada, La Serena, Chile  Haiti 2–1 2–1 Friendly
5 21 June 2019 Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil  Ecuador 1–0 2–1 2019 Copa América

Honours

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Universidad Católica

Colo-Colo

Boca Juniors

Chile

Individual

References

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  1. ^ 26. José Pedro Fuenzalida - Club Atlético Boca Juniors sitio oficial
  2. ^ "Unión Española le pegó en el suelo a Universidad Católica". Radio Cooperativa. 10 April 2004. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  3. ^ a b González Lucay, Carlos (23 June 2014). "Estos son los ilustrados de la Roja". La Tercera. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  4. ^ "José Pedro Fuenzalida anuncia su retiro momentáneo del fútbol". Emol.com. Emol. 18 June 2007. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  5. ^ "José Pedro Fuenzalida regresa definitivamente al fútbol". Radio Cooperativa. 28 December 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Marcador Virtual: Colo-Colo v Universidad de Concepción". Radio Cooperativa. 13 February 2007. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Colo Colo impuso su jerarquía frente a un frágil Antofagasta". Radio Cooperativa. 23 March 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  8. ^ "O'Higgins confirma llegada de Fuenzalida y Caroca". La Tercera. 16 June 2008. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  9. ^ "Boca Juniors confirma el fichaje de Fuenzalida". Fichajes.net. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ Bustos, Daniel (2 November 2022). "Chapa Fuenzalida, en su despedida de la UC: "Dejo de vestir esta camiseta dentro de la cancha, pero soy cruzado para siempre"" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  12. ^ a b Salas, Cristian (24 April 2023). ""Miami no fue opción": 'Chapa' Fuenzalida se retiró del fútbol y se fue de Chile". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  13. ^ "Sampaoli confirms final Chile squad for Copa America". goal.com. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  14. ^ "Fuenzalida replaces injured Carmona in Chile's Copa América squad". ca2015.com. 7 June 2015. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  15. ^ "J. Fuenzalida". Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  16. ^ José Pedro Fuenzalida at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  17. ^ "José Pedro Fuenzalida". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
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