Jorge Araya (footballer, born 1996)

Not to be confused with Jorge Araya (footballer, born 1924).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Araya and the second or maternal family name is Pozo.
Jorge Araya
Personal information
Full name Jorge Matías Araya Pozo
Date of birth (1996-03-25) 25 March 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Provincial Ovalle
Youth career
2004–2015 Colo-Colo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Colo-Colo B 3 (0)
2014–2021 Colo-Colo 20 (0)
2019–2021 → Palestino (loan) 23 (0)
2022 Deportes Melipilla 11 (0)
2023 Trasandino 11 (0)
2023 Cobreloa 1 (0)
2024– Provincial Ovalle 0 (0)
International career‡
2013 Chile U17 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 April 2013

Jorge Matías Araya Pozo, (born 25 March 1996) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Provincial Ovalle in the Segunda División Profesional de Chile

Club career

Product from Chilean giants Colo-Colo, Araya joined the club’s youth ranks aged 8.[1] Two seasons later, in 2016, he was considered by coach José Luis Sierra and fully debuted in a 0–0 Copa Libertadores group stage draw with Atlético Mineiro as home, previously playing some minutes in the derby against Universidad Católica, won 3–0 by Colo-Colo.[1]

After being loaned to Palestino from 2019 to 2021,[2] in 2022 he left Colo-Colo and joined Deportes Melipilla in the Primera B de Chile.[3]

In 2023, he signed with Cobreloa from Trasandino de Los Andes.[4] The next season, he switched to Provincial Ovalle in the Segunda División Profesional de Chile.[5]

Honours

Colo-Colo

References

  1. ^ a b "Jorge Araya, juvenil de Colo Colo, tras su debut copero: "Es un sueño hecho realidad"". La Tercera. 11 March 2016. Archived from the original on 20 June 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Un refuerzo inesperado: Jorge Araya deja Palestino y vuelve a Colo Colo". DaleAlbo.cl (in Spanish). 21 March 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Jorge Araya fue anunciado como refuerzo de Deportes Melipilla". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Cobreloa refuerza su mediocampo con Jorge Araya para la segunda rueda de la Primera B 2023". Deportes13 (in Spanish). 17 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  5. ^ Rubio, Jorge (12 February 2024). "De PROMESA en Colo Colo a REFUERZO en Provincial Ovalle". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 February 2024.