Bryan Cortés

Not to be confused with Brayan Cortés (Chilean goalkeeper).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cortés and the second or maternal family name is Carvajal.

Bryan Cortés
Bryan Cortés with Cobreloa.
Personal information
Full name Bryan Alfonso Cortés Carvajal
Date of birth (1991-08-19) 19 August 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Calama, Chile
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1998–2010 Cobreloa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 Cobreloa 85 (4)
2013–2017 Universidad de Chile 19 (0)
2015–2016 → Santiago Wanderers (loan) 19 (0)
2016–2017 → Deportes La Serena (loan) 20 (4)
2017 Deportes La Serena 10 (0)
2018–2019 Unión San Felipe 41 (8)
2019–2021 Deportes Melipilla 24 (1)
2021 Cobreloa 21 (1)
2022 Deportes Recoleta 6 (0)
2023 Eléctrico Refinería – (–)
Total 245 (18)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bryan Alfonso Cortés Carvajal (born 19 August 1991), known as Bryan Cortés, is a Chilean former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

A product of Cobreloa youth system,[1] he signed with Universidad de Chile in 2013, being compared to the Chile international Charles Aránguiz due to his playing style.[2]

After playing for Deportes Recoleta in the 2022 season and having no offers, he retired at the beginning of 2023.[3] However, he joined club Eléctrico Refinería from Calama for the 2023 Copa Chile alongside the former professional footballers Sebastián Romero [es] and Nicolás Dávila.[4]

Post-retirement

Subsequently, his retirement from playing, Cortés began to study Industrial engineering. He is also a Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment Technician and began to work at Radomiro Tomic mine.[3]

Honours

Universidad de Chile

References

  1. ^ Sánchez, Francisco (21 January 2023). ""Se creen patrones de fundo; lo han hecho pésimo": ex capitán loíno dispara contra Cobreloa". Diario AS (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  2. ^ Sánchez, Francisco (20 January 2023). "Ex jugador de la U prepara su adiós con 31 años: "Si no hay ofertas, mi retiro es inminente"". Diario AS (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b c García Mendoza, Javier (31 March 2023). "Entrevista: Jugó en la U y se retiró silenciosamente: "Me pesó que me compararan con Charles Aránguiz"". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  4. ^ Fernández, Franco (31 March 2023). "Club Eléctricos Refinería de Calama incorporó a jugador profesional para afrontar la Copa Chile 2023". Madero CL (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 August 2023.


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