Andrés Vilches

Andrés Vilches
Vilches with Unión La Calera in 2020.
Personal information
Full name Andrés Alejandro Vilches Araneda
Date of birth (1992-01-14) 14 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Talcahuano, Chile
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Cobresal
Youth career
2000–2012 Huachipato
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 Huachipato 42 (19)
2013 → Barnechea (loan) 6 (0)
2013–2014 → Deportes Valdivia (loan) 21 (6)
2015–2019 Colo-Colo 56 (11)
2018 → Universidad Católica (loan) 18 (2)
2020–2022 Unión La Calera 47 (19)
2022 → Palestino (loan) 18 (1)
2023 Ñublense 21 (2)
2024 Santiago Wanderers 18 (2)
2024– Cobresal 0 (0)
International career‡
2015–2020 Chile 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 November 2020

Andrés Alejandro Vilches Araneda (born 14 January 1992) is a Chilean footballer who plays for as a forward for Cobresal.

Club career

From 2015 to 2019, he played for Colo-Colo.[1]

In 2023, he played for Ñublense in the Chilean top division.[2] The next season, he switched to Santiago Wanderers.[3]

In the second half of 2024, Vilches signed with Cobresal.[4]

International career

Vilches got his first call up to the senior Chile squad for a friendly against the United States in January 2015 and made his international debut in the match.[5]

Personal life

His older brother, Eduardo [es], is also a professional footballer.[6]

Vilches is nicknamed Andy, an affective form of Andrés.

Honours

Huachipato
Colo-Colo
Universidad Católica

References

  1. ^ Colo-Colo [@ColoColo] (2 December 2019). "Muchas gracias por todo este tiempo juntos. Seguro vendrán desafíos importantes para ustedes" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 June 2021 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Vega, Diego (13 December 2023). "Ñublense anuncia salida masiva". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  3. ^ "¡Es oficial! El delantero Andrés Vilches se transforma en el tercer refuerzo del Decano para el 2024". Santiago Wanderers (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  4. ^ Rosenberg, Daniel (2 August 2024). "Andrés Vilches fue oficializado como nuevo jugador de Cobresal". Radio Agricultura (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Chile boss Jorge Sampaoli names home-based squad for USA friendly". ca2015.com. Goal. 21 January 2015. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  6. ^ "La historia del hermano de Vilches que brilló ante Cobreloa". AS Chile. 25 March 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2020.